RULES, MECHANICS, TECHNIQUES:

Basketball
Is It Live or Dead? Does It Matter? Details About Why Live Balls and Dead Balls Do Matter; Working the Boards: Refereeing Rebounding; Chalk Talk: NFHS: Editorial Changes Help Make Rules Clear; Five Minutes With ... Bryan Enterline

Baseball
Irresistible Force, Immovable Object: The Rules (If Not the Physics) Involving Collisions; Rose Gambled and Won in All-Star Game; When It's Time for a Chat; Movin' On: Tips for Speeding Up the Game; Five Minutes With ... Dave Buck

Softball
It's a Fact: There's a Lot of Fiction Out There: Separating the Truth From the Baloney; When You're in the Middle of the Storm; Foul Ball vs. Foul Tip; Five Minutes With ... Craig Cress

Soccer
What Comes After Red? How to Control a Match After a Send-off; Keys to Recognizing Fouls; Dealing With Sideline Abuse; Chalk Talk: Ball Location: Attacking Indirect Free Kicks; Unfair Charge: Jumping at an Opponent

Football
2005 NFHS Rule Changes: Passing, Substitution Regulations Among Alterations; Don't Foul Up: How to Report a Penalty; Inducing a False Start; Chalk Talk: No Interference Called

FEATURES:

How We Annoy Assigners ... And How They Annoy Us
Assigners and officials ... neither group would survive long without the other, but sometimes tensions arise that make the relationships between the two, shall we say, strained at times. Don't miss the nine ways we really get under each other's skin.

The Game of Your Life
Many start out with big goals and bigger dreams in officiating. But as the years pass and you get married, start a family and embark on a career, those dreams of working in the pros or college may not take center stage anymore. How do you balance officiating in your life after your life changes?

Interview: Vin Scully
During a 55-year career calling Dodger games, legendary sportscaster Vin Scully has seen generations of umpires come through the ranks. From his seat up in the announcer's booth, Scully offers a fresh perspective on replay, gag rules and what makes a good umpire.

Basic Training: A Matter of Judgment
When you know your partner has it wrong on something like a catch/no catch call or an in-bounds/out-of-bounds call, you're obligated to tell him or her what you saw. But when it comes to plays involving contact in which severity and intent are matters of opinion, what do you do when you feel your partner has it wrong?

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS:

Publisher’s Memo
Your Eminence

The Gag Rule
'No Game is Too Big'; Bravo, Bravo; Magnets Offer Pain Relief

The News
Parent Attacked Referee 'By Mistake'; German Referee at the Center of Match-Fixing Scandal; Boo-rish Billboard

Back to Basics
Get Ready to Pack Your Bags

Getting It Right
College Officials Lobby for Security

Law
Manage Liability With Proper Mechanics

Profiles
A Great Name for a Gym

Take Care
Are You Ready to Explode?

For the Record
Arena Football League roster

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Camps/Clinics; Equipment/Apparel; Cyberspace; Nutritional Programs; Computer Software; Leadership Resources; Umpires Wanted; Collectables

Last Call
Still on My Mind