Referee subscribers are experienced officials who were motivated to start officiating “for the love of the game.” They work all sports and levels and more than 92% of Referee subscribers indicated they receive their officiating news and information from Referee magazine each month. 

Referee subscribers trust and value the magazine. 

More than 85% indicated Referee magazine was their preferred source for officiating related news and information.  More than 85% of Referee readers have recommended to other officials they should subscribe to Referee.

Referee readers spend time with each issue. On average they spend just under two hours reading each issue.

Referee magazine is a benefit of the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO) and the National Association of Sports Officials – Organizations Network (NASO-ON) memberships.

National Association of Sports Officials
More than 60% of Referee subscribers are sports officials who are also members of NASO.
100% of NFL and NBA officials are NASO members. Because NASO is a voluntary membership association with annual dues, NASO members show a heightened dedication to officiating and a greater willingness to pay for products and services.

National Association of Sports Officials–Organizations Network
NASO-ON was developed to help leaders of officiating organizations accomplish everyday association management tasks by providing educational resources and management tools.

Referee magazine is distributed to more than 900 local officials’ associations.

NASO-ON leaders influence purchasing decisions for officiating products and services for their members.
No other source gives you access to this vast market of active, sports-minded individuals.

MyReferee
MyReferee is the largest officiating database available. Sports officials get instant access to more than 13,000 searchable articles FREE OF CHARGE from Referee magazine. 

Users have instant access to:
• Breaking officiating news from around the world.
• Exclusive MyReferee articles from top officiating experts.
• Sport specific pages that include rules, mechanics and philosophy articles.
• Links to officiating education products, apparel and equipment.

Sports Worked
When it comes to sports officiated, Referee subscribers officiate them all.  Here’s a sampling of the sports worked by Referee subscribers.

Annual Spending On Officiating Expenditures
On average Referee readers spend almost $1,000 annually on camps, clinics, equipment and officiating related travel generating more than $28,000,000 in officiating related sales each year. They spend...

• $257 per year on camps and clinics.
• $244 per year in officiating equipment.
• $437 per year in officiating related travel.
• $938 per year in officiating related purchases.

Advertising in Referee
Advertising in Referee is a valuable source of information for Referee subscribers. Almost 70% indicated advertising in Referee was either very important or somewhat important.

Referee subscribers are Internet savvy. They use the Internet to purchase both officiating-related and non officiating-related purchases. Referee subscribers also use the Internet several times per week to access officiating-related information from sites such as MyReferee and receive game assignments

Internet Activities
• 80% of Referee subscribers make at least one Internet purchase each month. On average they make 2 Internet purchases per month.

• 85% have purchased officiating-related products using the Internet, with officiating gear, books and apparel being the most often purchased items.

• 90% have purchased non officiating-related products using the Internet.