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New Video Guide on Targeting is Like Nothing You’ve Seen Before
The holy grail of officiating training is useful video. The key word there is 'useful'. In sports, video is now everywhere. The problem with...
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When someone wants to become an official, it can sometimes be confusing or daunting to navigate the landscape of state and local associations.
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Poor Signals Lose Time
By Gerry Grunska
Recently I witnessed a victory that was essentially accomplished through timing errors by the officials. The process went like this. Time was running out for team...
Five Keys to Penalty Kick Administration
Conventional wisdom says that about eight of 10 penalty kick attempts in high school soccer competition will be successful, emphasizing the critical responsibility of...
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6 Qualities That Get You Respect
In a business environment, you know the people you don’t like to work with. You know the laggards, the braggers and the ones who shove daggers in your...
When a No-Call is the Best Call
The absence of an official’s whistle has its own characteristic sound — that of continued action. That silence is thought to bring an official further along the line...
