UMPS CARE: 100 BEARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
(12/16) The Holidays are a time for giving, and this year is no exception. YOU can give the gift of a furry friend...
With 2021 Around the Corner, All States Expected to be Playing High School Sports
(12/16) We are nearing the halfway point of the most challenging school year in history. While each area of the country has had...
Strategies to Stay Above the Fray
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the officiating industry has taken a heavy blow. All officials in some shape or form were impacted and continue...
2020 Sports Law: Year-In-Review
(12/15) Beginning in mid-March of 2020, example after example emerged across the country of school and athletics administrators relying on the recommendations of...
VHSL No Longer Requiring In-Game Masks
(12/15) The Virginia High School League rescinded last week’s announcement that prep student-athletes were required to wear masks while participating in practices and...
Texas high school football star who attacked referee suspended from all sports for remainder...
(12/15) Emmanuel Duron, the Edinburg defensive lineman who was ejected and charged with assault after hitting a referee during a high school football...
The Pandemic’s Impact on Referees and Umpires
(12/14) The coronavirus pandemic has impacted so many lives and industries which includes sports. But how exactly has it effected referees and umpires?...
16 Sure-Fire Ways to Improve
Tens of thousands of words have been devoted to helping officials improve their performance. No attempt has been made here to identify these as the best tips....
FIBA Honorary Referee Bernard Pasteris passes away
(12/14) International basketball is in mourning following the passing of FIBA Honorary Referee Bernard Pasteris. Born in 1937, Pasteris was an influential figure...
UIL hands down punishment to Emmanuel Duron, Edinburg after referee attack
(12/14) The University Interscholastic League executive committee voted unanimously to suspend Edinburg High School senior Emmanuel Duron from competing UIL-sanctioned events for the...
NCAA to play women’s NCAA basketball tournament at one site, eyes San Antonio
(12/14) The NCAA plans to stage the entire women's basketball tournament in one geographic area, and San Antonio is the likely host site....
ROBERT LUONGO ALS FUNDRAISER
(12/14) Virtual fundraiser January 28 for ALS! Join Phil Cuzzi, Joe Torre and Bob Costas in support of this great cause!
Obituary: William J. “Boomer” Nalli Jr.
(12/14) Always active in the community, Boomer was a cook at Scout weekends, Little League coach and umpire, high school basketball referee, part-time...
Kathryn Nesbitt Becomes First Woman To Officiate A Major Men’s Championship Match In North...
(12/13) History was made at the MLS Cup final on Saturday night. Kathryn Nesbitt became the first woman to officiate a championship match...
Florida defender throws shoe for costly unsportsmanlike penalty
(12/13) Florida's Marco Wilson gets hit with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty as he throws Kole Taylor's shoe across the field after Taylor is...
PRO crew confirmed for 2020 MLS Cup
(12/12) Jair Marrufo will referee his third MLS Cup Final when Columbus Crew take on defending champions Seattle Sounders for the 2020 title...
How Grace Christian AD Cross balances time with career as NCAA women’s basketball official
(12/12) While the COVID-19 pandemic has put a pause on all high school and youth sports at the moment, as well as some...
ACC officials spread “Blow the Whistle on Injustice” message with wristbands
(12/12) In support of this year’s monumental social justice movements that have captivated our country in recent months, the ACC Football Officials Association...
Welsh referee Nigel Owens retires after 100 rugby tests
(12/11) Welsh referee Nigel Owens announced his retirement from international rugby on Friday after 100 tests. The 49-year-old Owens became the first ref...
Youth sports across the U.S. are struggling to find referees
(12/11) According to a survey conducted by the National Association of Sports Officials and published in the Harvard Gazette, adult behavior is the...
Terry McAulay to receive 2021 Dave Dixon Louisiana Sports Leadership Award
(12/11) Hammond native and LSU alumnus Terry McAulay, a 20-year NFL official who refereed three Super Bowls, is the 2021 winner of the...
NFHS Sport Questionnaires
(12/10) Click on a link below to take one of the 2020 NFHS sport questionnaires as a Coach or Official.
Is the Rose Bowl in jeopardy? Doubt looms over one of college football’s greatest...
(12/10) The Rose Bowl has long been regarded as the Granddaddy of Them All, the quintessential college football experience replete with an epic...
COASTAL BEND SOCCER REFEREE ASSOCIATION TOY DRIVE
(12/10) On Wednesday, December 9th, members of the TASO Coastal Bend Soccer Referee Association delivered toys that had been donated by their association...
