Cover design by Matt Bowen; Cover inset photo: Inc. array courtesy Willy Guardiola; Baseball and Moose Stubing by Bob Messina


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  April 1999 - Vol. 24 - No. 4

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Baseball 20 Federation rule changes; Mechanics Illustrated: New angle at first base for college games Softball 48 NCAA rule changes; Chalk Talk: Covering pickoff attempts Football 54 Mistakes we make; Scrimmage formations Soccer 60 Penalty kicks; A player's code; Quiz Basketball 66 Counting technique; Naismith's 13 rules

Whatever Happened to ... Irv Brown 10 New feature premiers with profile of colorful former basketball official: 'I could referee right now.' Taking Care of Business 32 For some, officiating is more than an avocation; it's a livelihood Basic Training: When You Kick One 38 Tips on how to react when you've blown a call 'Hey You Like Beer?' 42 Meet Moose Stubing, Division I college basketball's version of Shakespeare's Falstaff. Interview: Curtis Shaw 72 Overcoming a hot head early in his career

Publisher's Memo 4 Job one - or is it two? In Black & White 6 Free speech, opinion or plain ol' bashing? Viewpoint 8 Apologies are nice, but they aren't enough Profiles 12 The great grandfather and the torch collector The News 14 Assaulted ref awarded $10,000; Bop Bag banned Law 28 Liability for officials associations Back to Basics 30 Seven ways to manage your conversations Your Call 46 What one piece of officiating advice would you pass on to other officials? Between the Lines 71 It all comes down to the parents For the Record 74 NFL, College soccer playoff rosters Classifieds 76 Camps/clinics; Books, manuals, cassettes; Equipment/apparel; Miscellaneous