RULES, MECHANICS, TECHNIQUES:

Basketball
That's Intentional! Call It! 'To Be or Not to Be' Intentional? Four Levels of Consistency; NFHS, NCAA Men: After Introductions, Before Tip-off

Baseball
Hey Partner, Let's Play Two! Working Doubleheaders in a Two-Umpire Crew; McSherry's Perfect Pivots; Home is Where the Rules Are; Don't Get Straightlined; Five Minutes With ... Paul Guillie

Softball
Things Happen Fast in the Running Lane: Recognizing and Calling Three-Foot Lane Interference; Chalk Talk: No Runners, Trouble Ball to Right; Five Minutes With ... Ed Whipple

Soccer
Setting Some Limitations in 2005: Goalkeeper Re-entry Headlines NCAA Rule Changes; Be Seen and Heard; Chalk Talk: Valid Goal: Problems With Players; Five Minutes With ... Ricardo Valenzuela

Football
The Toughest Judgment Call? Many Factors Involved in Determining Holding Fouls; Heads or Tails?; Mistakes We Make (and Learning From Them); First Down Inbounds; Five Minutes With ... Jon Butler

FEATURES:

A 'Hands On' Experience
The simple act of touching a player, whether it's pushing two players away from each other to prevent a fight, giving assistance to an injured player or simply helping a kid up from the ground, isn’t so simple when the courts get involved.

Good Will Games
Socializing with coaches? God forbid! Officials and coaches may as well be cats and dogs for as much as they trust each other. But some officiating groups are finding that breaking down those barriers and learning about each other on a personal level might not be all bad.

Buckeye Boom
In the midst of a national shortage of officials, one state has bucked that trend. Ohio has enjoyed a decade-long steady growth in its number of officials. How'd they do it? Simple. They just made everything harder.

You Are There: The Curse Continues
It was the most famous error in Major League Baseball history and kept alive one of the most enduring legends in sports history. When Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner missed what looked like an easy grounder in the 1986 World Series, it helped deny the Sox their first title since 1918, and the Curse of the Bambino struck again.

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS:

Publisher’s Memo
Sorry, Wrong Number

The Gag Rule
Safety First and Last

The News
Nevada Gov. Signs Officials' Protection Bill; Van Gundy Fined Record Amount

Back to Basics
What Comes After the Ejection?

Getting It Right
Pro Umpires Build Foundation of Faith

Tools
Basketball Officials Guidebook: Crew of Three; NFHS Football Methods Course; Peak Vision Sports Sunglasses; The Watch and the Whistle

Law
A Lesson in Liability and Waivers

Profiles
A Man of the Mat

For the Record
MLS, National Indoor Football League, and United States Basketball League rosters

Classifieds
Camps/Clinics; Equipment/Apparel; Nutritional Products; Leadership Resources; Miscellaneous; Cyberspace; Computer Software

Last Call
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