WELCOME TO THE GCCOA WEBSITE
-- Recruit, Train, & Retain --
Genesee County Coaches and Officials Association is the longest serving MHSAA local approved association in the state of Michigan, covering MHSAA middle and high school sanctioned contests for football, basketball, baseball, softball, and Girls Lacrosse. The intended mission of the GCCOA is to recruit, train, and retain MHSAA registered members in the sports the GCCOA supports. To learn more, please go to the ABOUT page.
Officiate Michigan Day 2026
Officiate Michigan Day 2026 will be held on July 25, 2026, at the DeVos Place in Grand Rapids. Online registration will become available in March. Stay tuned for more details!
NASO Officiating Summit follows Officiate Michigan Day July 26 thru 28th 2026
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Subscribe to receive emails from GCCOA President, Sports Directors, and Trainers. This is where you receive various information regarding GCCOA business, meetings, training, and specific sports content. You can always unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive emails.
Upcoming Training Events
FOOTBALL
No training event(s) scheduled
BASKETBALL
No training event(s) scheduled
Officiating Camp coming in June 2026 – Northwood University (Date & Time TBA), organized by Steve Muenzer & Scott Helmka
BASEBALL
Sunday, Feb 22 – Week 1 Training Bentley HS 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Sunday, Mar 08 – Week 2 Training Bentley HS 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Sunday, Mar 22 – Week 3 Training Bentley HS 3:00 – 5:00 PM
SOFTBALL
Sunday, Feb 22 – Week 1 Training Bentley HS 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Sunday, Mar 08 – Week 2 Training Bentley HS 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Sunday, Mar 22 – Week 3 Training Bentley HS 1:00 – 3:00 PM
LACROSSE
Sunday, Jan 25 – Week 1 Training Zoom Meeting (Time TBA)
Sunday, Feb 15 – Week 2 Training Zoom Meeting (Time TBA)
Sunday, Mar 01 – Week 3 Training Zoom Meeting (Time TBA)
Week 4 Training – Onsite (Location & Time TBA)
Board Meeting & Notices
Note: Board meeting minutes, treasury reports, and By-Laws can be found in the About page of this site.
GCCOA Board Meeting
Date: Sunday, Jan 18, 2026
Location: Marios G5227 Fenton Rd
Time: 6:00 PM
Notices & News
Dec 2025: The GCCOA Board has voted to eliminate the optional $1.50 processing fee starting June 1, 2026.
July, 2025: The GCCOA Board:
- Has approved Girls Lacrosse as a sport supported by the GCCOA. See the About page for Director and Trainers.
- Has initiated a review of the By-Laws with NASO, an update will be coming in 2026
- Is evaluating having an online store to order GCCOA apparel, more to follow in 2026
— Recruit, Train, & Retain —
Becoming a high school official is the easiest call you’ll ever make. High school officials protect the integrity of the games our kids love to play by demonstrating qualities like honesty, objectivity, consistency, courage and common sense. They have the opportunity to help teenagers learn life lessons that will benefit them for a lifetime. As veteran officials continue to retire, new officials have an opportunity to make a huge difference in the lives of hundreds of young people every year.
High school sports officiating is a challenging job, but there are great rewards. To be a successful official, you will need mental toughness, good people skills, and a thick skin. Sports officiating will inherently teach you all of those skills and much more. To learn more, click Become An Official to get started!!
For registered officials, your monthly digital edition of Referee Magazine, customized specifically for Michigan high school officials. Click the image to access.
* Requires your MHSAA magazine password to access current and past issues.
As social media and networking continue to increase in popularity, MHSAA Registered officials must understand the importance of participating in various communication platforms in an appropriate and ethical manner befitting the position of an impartial arbiter. Violations of the standards included in the guidelines, which are determined as unbecoming of an official and in violation of the “Code for Athletic Officials,” may cause the suspension of an official’s registration with the MHSAA.
Decisiveness, judgment and confidence are some of the “must-haves” at the highest levels of sports officiating, but they’re also necessary traits at all levels of officiating. Those three traits are tightly tied together in the sense that you can’t truly be decisive without good judgment and the appearance of confidence.
Do you know what type of official you are? What kinds of officials are on your crew? This officiating personality quiz will help you find out. The decisions you make and how you make them can help you define your officiating personality. You’ll be guided through some routine and some difficult situations and your choices will give you insight into yourself and the officials you work with. Learn how to maximize your success and where you can improve to be come the best official you can be.
Tri-City Area Officials Association
GCCOA and TCAOA collaboration is beneficial to the membership (training, clinics, & information), including assignors who use members from both associations. To learn more about TCAOA, click the image to go to their website.