{"id":664,"date":"2025-04-23T10:56:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T16:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cfoaonline.com\/?page_id=664"},"modified":"2026-08-20T19:35:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T01:35:48","slug":"testing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cfoaonline.com\/testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Certification Exams for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"664\" class=\"elementor elementor-664\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-154ba40b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"154ba40b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;opacity-tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 2600 131.1\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.5\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 69.1z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.25\" d=\"M2600 0L0 0 0 130.1 2600 69.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588839eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"588839eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23412e29 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23412e29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53ef1ddb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53ef1ddb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Annual testing helps ensure consistent rules knowledge, mechanics, and officiating standards across Colorado. All officials are required to complete testing each year to maintain certification.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">To be certified for the 2026 football season, every Colorado official must successfully pass the Mechanics Exam and one of the two Rules Exams listed below.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-718f803 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"718f803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Before You Begin<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p1\">For the best experience, please complete your exams using a desktop or laptop computer with Google Chrome as your web browser. Chrome is the officially supported browser for CFOA online testing. Other browsers may work, but compatibility, functionality, and performance cannot be guaranteed. If you encounter any technical issues, please contact <strong>support@cfoaonline.com<\/strong> for assistance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb954f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6cb954f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b028a5f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b028a5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f782fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f782fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cfoaonline.com\/testing\/2026-video-test\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/cfoaonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cfoa-color-logo.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-102\" alt=\"CFOA logo with a football replacing the letter &quot;O&quot;; text below reads &quot;Colorado Football Officials Association.\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Certification Exams for 2026\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fdab90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fdab90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026 Mechanics Exam<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1830c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f1830c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>TEST STATUS: <span style=\"color: #008000;\">OPEN<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>New Officials Only<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b18d1be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b18d1be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>CLOSES: 10\/31\/2026<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-403a58f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"403a58f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 20<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>PASSING SCORE: 85%<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85c460a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"85c460a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cfoaonline.com\/testing\/mechanics-exam\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start Exam<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e2e9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70e2e9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e284c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7e284c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cfoaonline.com\/testing\/2026-video-test\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/cfoaonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cfoa-color-logo.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-102\" alt=\"CFOA logo with a football replacing the letter &quot;O&quot;; text below reads &quot;Colorado Football Officials Association.\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Certification Exams for 2026\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c126d24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c126d24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026 Non-Playoff Exam<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f44aa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f44aa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>TEST STATUS: <span style=\"color: #008000;\">OPEN<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>New Officials Only<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a81f35a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a81f35a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>CLOSES: 10\/31\/2026<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1977b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1977b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 80<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>PASSING SCORE: 85%<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c5b85 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b7c5b85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cfoaonline.com\/testing\/non-playoff-exam\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start Exam<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a4b835 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a4b835\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bfc774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bfc774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cfoaonline.com\/testing\/2026-video-test\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/cfoaonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cfoa-color-logo.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-102\" alt=\"CFOA logo with a football replacing the letter &quot;O&quot;; text below reads &quot;Colorado Football Officials Association.\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Certification Exams for 2026\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1b9d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b1b9d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026 Playoff Exam<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b8252b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b8252b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>TEST STATUS: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">CLOSED<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f93bcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f93bcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>CLOSES: 08\/19\/2026<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8fb3a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8fb3a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 50<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>PASSING SCORE: 90%<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b207f62 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b207f62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start Exam<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annual testing helps ensure consistent rules knowledge, mechanics, and officiating standards across Colorado. 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