Basketball
2005-06 Points of Emphasis: Player, Coach and Spectator Behavior Addressed; Seeing Eye 2 Eye; Chalk Talk: Three Person: Covering Trouble Spots in Transition
Baseball
What Line is It, Anyway? Field Markings Addressed in the Rules; Calling Areas Exist Without Markings; Sometimes Fair, Sometimes Foul; Five Minutes With ... Tony Walsh
Softball
Face It! It's an Umpire's Friend: How to Wear and Use Your Mask Properly; Gloves and Mitts; Illegally Batted Ball; Five Minutes With ... Susie Benzel
Soccer
An Evolving Game: 2005 Law Changes and IFAB Decisions Take Effect; 3 Ways to Determine Dangerous Play; How to Manage the Wall; Collina Gets Another Year
Football
Learning the ABCs of DPI: What Constitutes Defensive Interference?; On the Flip Side: Duties Between Quarters; Passing the Word; An Official's Philosophy; Five Minutes With ... Bill Leavy
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Put It in Writing
Report-writing may be a favorite pastime of bureaucrats and accountants, but for officials, it can be a nightmare if it's not done right. What situations call for a written report? What should you put in or leave out? Why do you need it in writing? You must know all those answers or you may find yourself short on games, or worse — in a court of law!
Cajun Connection
They called them "Salt and Pepper." Or in the vernacular of their Lafayette, La., hometown, "Salt 'n Peppah." Some 30 years ago, Gerald Boudreaux and Greg Gautreaux met through officiating. Though careers have taken them to the most prestigious stages in sports — the courts of the NCAA Final Four and fields of the NFL — they forged a friendship born in the youth leagues of Louisiana, working baseball, basketball and football games together.
Get Yourself on the Radar Screen
They're watching you. Supervisors, assigners and observers are on the lookout for the best officials, the ones who'll go to state or to the conference tournament. They see hundreds of officials every season, but they only need a handful for the postseason. How can you stand out from the crowd?
You Are There: Hammerin' Hank 715
It was perhaps the most sacred of all of baseball's sacred records, but when Hank Aaron launched long ball number 715, he became baseball's new home run king, dethroning the near-mythical Babe Ruth. Umpire Satch Davidson recalls the four-bagger that made history.
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