The following are Rock Valley Officials Association Meeting Dates, all meeting will be held on Monday's.

The Rock River Raptors of the Continental Indoor Football League created a youth indoor league in January, 2007, asked R.V.O.A. President and local assignor Pete Ducato to locate officials. League games are played at the Victory Sports Arena in Loves Park using four officials and a lot of modifications. Currently, four teams make up the league comprised of 11, 12, and 13 year-olds. The Raptors and fellow CIFL teams the Chicago Slaughter and Milwaukee Bonecrushers donated uniforms.

The RVOA will again assign football officials for the N.I.F.C. junior tackle league for the 2008 season. The N.I.F.C. was created in 2006 from teams leaving the local Rock Valley Junior Tackle. The N.I.F.C. and R.V.O.A. worked hard to encourage good sportsmanship and fair play for all in attendance. Teams from Roscoe, South Beloit, Rockton, Genoa, Belvidere, and Rockford will compete in three divisions: featherweight, lightweight, and heavyweight (grades 3 to 7.) More teams are expected to join in 2008 meaning more opportunities for area officials.

The N.I.F.C.

Several members have expressed concerns about accepting games from the RVOA for the NIFC season, specifically rumors of repercussions from other assignors. This topic was covered by Dave Gannaway at the 2006 IHSA convention in Peoria. Here is a summary of Mr. Gannaway's comments: First, no assignor can dictate what games an official may or may not accept. The decision must be free of coercion (implicit or explicit) and made only by the official. Second, an assignor cannot force attendance at assignor preferred meetings, clinics, or camps as a lure for future considerations.

Midway through the 2007 season, Genoa School District asked R.V.O.A. President and local assignor Pete Ducato to supply officials for its middle school home games played at Genoa HS. The request came after very positive feedback about officials assigned to Genoa NIFC games. Do a good job and word spreads quickly. Do a poor job and word spreads even faster! R.V.O.A.'ers will return in 2008.