RULES, MECHANICS, TECHNIQUES:

BASKETBALL
Protect the Shooter: Referee the Defense and Then the Offense; Legal Guarding; Dead-Ball Officiating; Throwing 'Bows

BASEBALL
'Got Him in the Box!' Batted Balls Off Foot Require Slow Timing, Luck; Windup or Set? The Feet Are the Key; 5 Minutes With Larry White

SOFTBALL
The 8-Minute Pregame: Concise Language for Three-Person Crew Develops Unity; Five Steps Toward Being Truly Great

SOCCER
Think in Sync: How to Stay Mentally in Tune With the Game; Anticipate the Long Ball; How to Cool a Coach's Fire; 5 Minutes With Herb Silva; Pick Up on Fouls

FOOTBALL
Life on the Run(ner): Rules Regarding Players in Possession of the Pigskin; Get 'em Back on the Field; Yawner? Blowout? Guess Again; Does the Touchdown Count?

ALL SPORTS
Magic Words: Be Patient, Positive When Dealing With Angry Coaches; Short-Term Memory Loss is OK; 5 Minutes With Gustavo Korte

FEATURES:

How to Get Officials to Buy In
Officiating leaders share their strategies to motivate officials so that they adopt the vision and standards of the association.

The Biggest Stories of 2011
Referee editors rank the top officiating stories of last year.

Stand By
Learn what it's like to be on call as an alternate official for a playoff or championship game.

Port of Calls
The officials who worked the Carrier Classic men's college basketball game on the USS Carl Vinson share their experience.

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS:

Publisher's Memo
Dinner at Seven

The Gag Rule
Striking a Chord; Have a Little Trust; Snap Shot

The News
Spooner, AP Settle Lawsuit; AP Removes Tweet; Wynns Named NFHS Director of Officials Education

Getting It Right
ACC Football Officials Enforce Education; Football Officials Unite Against Cancer; Umpire Injured in Blast Gets Support

For the Record
NBA D-League roster; high school fall state tournament assignments

Law
ADA Protects to Subjective Standard; ADA Can Apply to Independent Contractors

Classifieds
Camps/Clinics/Schools; Equipment/Apparel; Miscellaneous; Training Resources

Last Call
Are We All Nuts? "I wanted to relive all of those wonderful moments of elation I felt as a boy with a ball at my feet."