RULES, MECHANICS, TECHNIQUES:

Basketball
Delay of Game: Warnings That Can Lead to Penalties; Building Solid Basketball Principles; Who is Responsible for Sportsmanship?; Got It Covered

Baseball
Tag! You're Out! When It Takes a Tag to Get an Out; How Will the New Strike Zone Affect College Ball?; Obstruction Signals; Five Minutes With ... Nick Zibelli

Softball
More Than Bats and Balls: ASA Changes Address Many Facets; Simple Steal Mechanics; The Proper Stance; Chalk Talk: Two Umpires, Trouble Ball to Right

Soccer
When Law 18 Meets the Wall: Yards, Feet and Inches Another Guideline; Decisive Decisions: Dealing with Rough Play; The Eyes Have It; The I-Formation

Football
It's a Line! It's a Plane! Definitions Affect Many Decisions; Dead-Ball Fouls After the Ready; The Feet Don't Matter; Chalk Talk: Squaring Off

FEATURES:

Yes, You Are! No, I'm Not! Yes, You Are!
Sometimes we're our own worst enemies. That's especially true during heated game situations when we add fuel to the fire instead of dousing it. Are you argumentative? If so, what can you do to turn it around?

A Deeper Hue
It's Hue Hollins' last year as an NBA official. The longtime referee reflects on an astounding career, including the highs of whistling the NBA Finals and the tough times of dealing with the one call that still follows him to this day.

Scruples
Officials are held to a higher standard than most. Scrupulous officials take time to measure the weight of their actions, striving to ensure they act with integrity. But what happens when the course of action isn't clear? Here are five scenarios to test your ethical boundaries.

You Are There: Upset of the Century
In 1989 Mike Tyson was the "baddest man on the planet," but that reputation was shattered one night in Tokyo when a journeyman boxer named James "Buster" Douglas brought down the once-indestructible champion.

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS:

Publisher’s Memo
Terry Porter Got It Right!

In Black and White
'A Privilege to Know You'

The News
Three NFL Alumni Die in December; City Pushes for Sportsmanship Ordinance

Back to Basics
Foot Note: Caring for Your Dogs is a Shoe-In

Profiles
Veteran Umpire Makes Rookie Debut

Getting It Right
Back From the Brink of Death

Tools
The Soccer Referee's Manual, RulesCentral.com, Basic Umpiring and the Two-Umpire System, Official ASA Umpire Mechanics and Rulebook CD-ROM, Gerry Davis High-Top Patent Leather Plate Shoe

For the Record
NCAA Division I bowl games

Classifieds
Camps/Clinics; Books, Manuals, Cassettes; Equipment/Apparel; Officiating Scholarships; Cyberspace; Computer Software; Miscellaneous

Last Call
Oh, Canada!