Education & resources
Governing bodies
Certification, registration, scheduling and assignments are handled by these organisations. FLOA links to them and does not duplicate their systems.
USA Lacrosse
Membership, the online rules course, professional development and the annual rules exam.
Visit USA Lacrosse →FHSAA
Annual registration to work Florida high school games, background screening, the exam schedule, the lacrosse deadlines, and the Officials Regulations reposted each August.
Visit FHSAA →ArbiterSports
Where you keep your availability and accept games. FLOA's assignor works from what you open up.
Visit ArbiterSports →Officiating somewhere else in Florida
If FLOA does not serve your school, start with the association for your area. Each association below is described in its own words, checked on 4 September 2026.
FCLOA
First Coast Lacrosse Officials Association
Jacksonville, Gainesville, Tallahassee and the Pensacola panhandle
Boys lacrosse officials for North Florida since 2010, and both boys and girls in Pensacola and the panhandle.
Visit FCLOA →TBLOA
Tampa Bay Lacrosse Officials Association
The Tampa Bay region
Contest officials for boys lacrosse, youth through high school, and post-collegiate men's lacrosse around Tampa Bay.
Visit TBLOA →MCOA
Mid Coast Officials Association
Brevard, Volusia and Indian River counties
A multi-sport association covering boys and girls lacrosse alongside eight other sports on the Space and Treasure Coasts.
Visit MCOA →SGLOA
South Gulf Lacrosse Officials Association
Collier and Lee counties — Naples and Fort Myers
Officials for youth, high school and club tournament boys lacrosse on the southwest coast.
Visit SGLOA →SFLOA
South Florida Lacrosse Officials Association
Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties — Jupiter to Key West
Youth, high school and men's boys lacrosse across the four southern counties. USA Lacrosse and FHSAA certified.
Visit SFLOA →CFWLOA
Central Florida Women's Lacrosse Officials Association
Girls lacrosse in Lake, Orange and Seminole counties
The girls' game in this area, with its own rulebook, mechanics and registration. Different job, separate association — start there if that is the game you want.
Visit CFWLOA →FLOA currently serves Father Lopez Catholic High School in Volusia County. Mid Coast Officials Association covers the county's other schools.
Not on this list? The FHSAA publishes every sanctioned association by county and sport. Choose your county and lacrosse. FHSAA officials associations directory →
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