RULES, MECHANICS, TECHNIQUES:

Basketball
Dealing With Disqualifications: Intense Situations Call for Cool Heads; Don't Go Over Often - Don't Stay Long; Timeout Reporting Order

Baseball
Look for the Signs of Trouble: Knowing What to Look for Can Prevent Problems; Remembering a Friend; Point Out the Tag; Chalk Talk: Two Umpires, Routine Fly Ball to Right With a Runner on First

Softball
New Rule on Foul Tips: NCAA Changes Include New Definition; Avoid 'Rubbernecking'; Got It Covered; Chalk Talk: Going Out the Back Gate; Five Minutes With ? Carl Sickles

Soccer
Mirror, Mirror on the Field: Putting the AR and Referee on the Same Page; Austin Gomez's Secrets to Success; Five Steps to Game Control; File Your Paperwork

Football
Bring in the Enforcements: Scrimmage Kicks, Scoring Plays Affected by Changes; Chalk Talk: Linesman's Duties on a Punt; Did You Know?

FEATURES:

Map It Out
Motivate yourself through goal setting. It's a concept athletes have used for years to push themselves toward peak performance. Come up with a plan to meet your own officiating goals and you¹re well on your way to where you want to be.

Eye for an Eye
Ever see a pitcher intentionally throw at a hitter? It sometimes happens - usually in retaliation for something. But when ballplayers take matters into their own hands and police themselves, safety becomes a big issue for umpires.

Seeing the Ice
Kerry Fraser is the NHL's senior referee, poised to break the record for most games by an NHL ref. If you watch hockey, you've seen him countless times - he's the one with no helmet and great hair. He's also introspective and thoughtful on the components of great officiating.

Let's Go to the Tape ...
The new NBA replay rules seem pretty cut and dried, right? Well, here are eight things you probably didn't know about the league's video review system.

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS:

Publisher’s Memo
Principal or Principle

In Black and White
'Judgment Calls Are Off Limits'

The News
Froemming, Hirschbeck Suspended; NBA Cracks Down on Referee Abuse

Back to Basics
The Great Debate: Is It Time to Drop a Sport?

Profiles
The Road to the Ring

Getting It Right
A Special Game Among Friends

Tools
GD-12 Convertible Shoe; NCAA Baseball Rules CD-ROM; Basketball Quiz; Guide to Procedures Video; NHL Officials Website

Law
Do You Know Your Assault Law?

For the Record
NFL playoff assignments; AFL roster

Classifieds
Equipment/Apparel; Books, Manuals, Cassettes; Nutrition; Miscellaneous; Computer Software

Last Call
They Knew I Was There