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Mission Statement
The purpose of the Georgia Athletic Officials' Association (GAOA) is to organize Georgia's athletic officials into a cohesive statewide association that encourages excellence in all sports, that emphasizes sportsmanship, fair-play, and integrity at all levels, and that provides services and support for the benefit of its membership."
Alan Smith - Executive Director
Latest News - July 2008
This year's Conference features a golf scramble and a low-country boil
on Friday, August 8, and on Saturday, August 9, it will feature an
exceptional day of informative speakers on subjects that will inspire and
motivate attendees. The Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) will
sponsor the GAOA membership luncheon and the Georgia Athletic Coaches
Association (GACA) will sponsor the B-B-Q dinner on Saturday, August 9, too.
On Sunday, August 10, GAOA's leadership along with Earl Etheridge, GHSA
Chairman of Officials, will host a session designed to identify "what's
going right and what needs tweaking" to benefit our membership as well as to
help improve high school athletics.
GAOA’s 2nd Annual Statewide Athletic Officials’ Conference is shaping up
nicely. A sampling of the presenters follow: Billy Smith who has refereed in
the NFL for over 20 years, Tom Lopes a 25 year veteran basketball official
who has worked in the SEC, the ACC, Conference USA, and the ECAC
conferences, Bob Hoffman, Mercer University’s head men’s basketball coach,
and Ernie Yarbrough top the list. The Conference will also feature sessions
on volleyball, lacrosse, soccer, basketball, and football.
In addition to this impressive line-up, the GHSA will conduct its basketball
clinic on Saturday, August 9, at 5:30 P M, and its softball exam on Sunday
August 10, at 11:00 AM. Please make sure that your officials receive this
information.
