RULES, MECHANICS, TECHNIQUES:

Basketball
Defensive Breakdown:
Five Excuses After (Wrongly) Penalizing the Defender;
Three is Better Than Two;
Five Minutes with … Ted Hillary

Football
Facemask and Helmet Contact:
Sorting Out the Legal Acts from Fouls;
Staying on the Same Page;
Proper Penalty Enforcement Begins with Communication;
Five Minutes with … Jim Tunney

Baseball
Dealing with Catchers:
Tips for Establishing a Good Working Relationship;
NCAA Rule Changes 2002;
Five Minutes with … Dan Pedersen

Soccer
Keeper and Attacker Contact:
Self-Protection, Dangerous Play or Penal Foul?;
Common Referee Errors

FEATURES:

Standing Up for Sportsmanship
Poor sportsmanship — it’s almost always cited as a leading reason why officials leave officiating. So what’s being done about the problem? Representatives from the NFHS, the NCAA and the NFL tell you.

No Ordinary Joe
There’s only one basketball official in history to work championship games at the state high school level, the NCAA, the Olympics and the NBA. Joe Forte is known for much more than giving Jimmy Buffett the heave-ho.

Smart Talk
If you don’t have anything appropriate to say, don’t say anything at all. Play it smart when you open your mouth. Whether it’s before, during or after a game, somebody’s always listening.

You Are There: Frozen in Time
Time stood still, or at least moved very, very sloooowwly, when the Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Temple Owls, 11-6, in the lowest-scoring NCAA men’s basketball game in modern history.

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS:

Publisher’s Memo
Teamwork, Coverage, Communication!

In Black & White
Turnabout is Fair Play’ Any Day

The News
Soccer Referee Tamberino Retires

Back to Basics
Are You Sending the Right Signals?

Getting It Right
NBA Refs Pull Together for New York

Tools
The Center for Sports Parenting;
Canadian Poster Program;
The UMPouch;
Offsides! — Fred Wyant’s ‘Inside the NFL’ Book

Interview: John Maxwell
Are Officials Leaders?

Profiles
Investing in Stripes and Whistles

For the Record
CBA, NBDL and Minor League Baseball rosters

Classifieds
Camps/Clinics;
Books, Manuals, Cassettes;
Equipment/Apparel;
Miscellaneous

Last Call
A Simple Flip of a Coin