Roger Goodell’s letter as training camps commence
(7/27) After an offseason devoid of activity due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, football activities will soon resume across the NFL...
Whistles at NBA and WNBA games now have an extra COVID-19 safety measure
(7/27) Referees at the NBA and WNBA restarts are using the same whistles as they always have — albeit with one subtle but...
COVID-19 concerns, compressed schedules will make it more difficult to find officials for high...
(7/27) Some officials in the age bracket that is considered most susceptible to COVID-19’s effects could be wary of being close to high...
Pause Points Help Manage Stress
Officiating, at its core, is the ability to make quality decisions under stress. The loud environment, the passion of the players, and running up and down the...
Two MLB games postponed after Marlins coronavirus outbreak
(7/27) Two Monday night MLB games were postponed because of an outbreak of the coronavirus among the Miami Marlins. The Marlins' home opener...
NACC Postpones Fall Semester Conference Competitions and Championship Events
(7/27) The Council of Chief Executive Officers (institution presidents) of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) today announced that they made the difficult...
Collina: Our goal is to have consistency by VARs
(7/26) Chairman of FIFA's Referee Committee and former accomplished international referee Pierluigi Collina recently took part in the World Football Summit (WFS) Live...
State high school officials prepare for possible return of fall sports
(7/25) The looming decision on how or if high school sports will return this fall in Connecticut is on the minds of many,...
Referee shortage is real problem for Indiana high schools: ‘We didn’t have enough before...
(7/24) What happens when a referee shortage is combined with a global pandemic? With high school sports, for now set to begin next month,...
High school referees, assigners see challenges ahead, but are optimistic there will be more...
(7/24) It has been a week of optimism for high school coaches since the CIF released the new sports calendar for the 2020-21...
State-by-state look at plans for high school play amid coronavirus
(7/24) Many high school football players around the country are learning the fate of their seasons this week. Here's where each state stands...
Getting the Ruling Right Isn’t a Travesty
One of the “catch-all” rules in softball refers to “making a travesty of the game.” That was put in place to take care of those players who...
Stacey Fullicks makes great strides in transition from playing to refereeing
(7/23) Stacey Fullicks is a rising star of the officiating world. She may only have picked up the whistle for the first time...
SWAC announces that all fall sports will be postponed
(7/23) The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced Tuesday the postponement of all scheduled fall contests, including football, along with SWAC championships, due to continuing...
For this first-year umpire, 2020 season means fewer games, fewer fans and fewer boos
(7/22) Fewer than three weeks later, when the novel coronavirus pandemic shut down baseball, Segal and all his fellow umps were sent home,...
Angel Hernandez now interim umpire crew chief after opt outs
(7/22) Umpire Angel Hernández, who has sued Major League Baseball over a lack of top assignments, will serve as an interim crew chief...
MLB umpire Steve Rippley ejects 17 during one ’84 game
It may happen that an umpire can go through an entire career without a “hat trick.” That’s baseball parlance for ejecting three participants...
NFHS Enforcement Options on KCI
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nder NFHS rule 6-5-6, team R has three options if team K commits kick catching interference: the result of the play, an awarded...
REFEREE ANTHONY TAYLOR AND HIS TEAM WILL TAKE CHARGE OF THE HEADS UP FA...
(7/22) The team of match officials to take charge of the Heads Up FA Cup Final has been announced, with Cheshire FA’s Anthony...
Wittenberg, NCAC postpone sports competition until Dec. 31
(7/22) The North Coast Athletic Conference became the latest league to postpone its fall sports season, announcing Wednesday it has suspended intercollegiate athletics...
PRO: Inside Video Review
(7/22) PRO Manager of Video Review Operations, Greg Barkey, takes a closer look at the week’s Video Review use in MLS.
UPDATE: AHSAA to return to play with no delay
(7/21) The Alabama High School Athletic Association central board approved a “best practices” Return to Play plan to return to fall sports as...
Want to be a high school referee? Revamped prep sports season opens door to...
(7/21) With the official CIF announcement that fall sports for high schools won’t be played in the fall, and that high school football won’t...
IHSAA adopts NFHS volleyball rules considerations for 2020-21 season
(7/21) Last week — after discussions with IHSVCA leadership — IHSAA assistant commissioner Kerrie Schludecker, who administers volleyball, informed coaches that the association...
