The purposes of the WCOA is organized are as follows:

1) To establish and maintain an organization dedicated to providing competent contest officials that will assist in the educational and athletic development of young athletics.

2)T o provide competent, well-trained and unbiased contest officials for the youths that are participating in youth leagues, junior high, freshman, and high school athletic contests.

3) To promote through the actions, attitude and leadership of its members the ideals of good sportsmanship and respect for players, coaches, spectators, students, and administrative personnel and contest officials.

4) To sponsor, coordinate and promote programs that will provide training and continuing education to officials in order to improve their judgment, game management, knowledge of the rules, conditioning and opportunities for advancement.

5) To encourage and provide an equal opportunity for all its members with respect to contest assignments, advancement, ratings and selection for leadership positions, regardless of sex, national origin, race, age, disability or religion.

6) To enhance the recruitment of a diversity of members that reflect the community that WCOA serves, including, but not limited to, minority and female members.

7) To coordinate WCOA’s activities, purposes, policies, and functions with the rules, regulations and policies adopted by the Florida High School Activities Association (FHSAA).

8) To disseminate the aims and activities of the WCOA to the general public in a manner intended to evoke public involvement and support.

9) To collect membership dues from its members in furtherance of WCOA’s objectives, to prudently expend all funds received and disburse the net interest and other earnings that may be received in satisfaction of its operating expenditures and expenses and in support of meritorious projects which may further its objectives.

10) To perform all other acts and carry on and conduct all other activities necessary or useful in connection with or incidental to the accomplishment of any of the purposes set forth herein to the full extent permitted by the laws of the State of Florida.

11) To operate exclusively in any manner for the promotion of social welfare as will qualify WCOA as an exempt organization under Section 501©(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or under corresponding provision of any subsequent federal tax laws.