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Tips For Volleyball’s Toughest Calls
No matter your experience level on the stand, every volleyball official deals with the toughest calls in the game. Play at the net can...
One Constant In Times Of Change
Every sports official has ups and downs in their career. This past year, in many parts of the country, the officiating industry itself was...
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Officiating In Perspective with Barry Mano
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Take a Number
What's in a number? You'd be surprised how some NFL officials wound up with their uniform numbers, and the history behind those identifying digits.
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No Substitute for Awareness
There is more to know than just foul or violation. Commonly astute officials might have heard once to have an awareness to what type...
General Officiating
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You Are There: Cal vs. the Stanford Band (November 20, 1982)
By Leon Davis
No, the Pac-10 title was not on the line, but when Stanford's Cardinal traveled to Berkeley to take on California's Bears it...
Umpire George Magerkurth Ruled With An Iron Fist
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Umpire George Magerkurth ruled with an iron fist, which he wasn’t above wielding when challenged on a baseball diamond.
Magerkurth worked 2,808 regular-season games and...
