After 51 years, official Jim Brackey has no plans to quit anytime soon
(7/7) Fifty-one years is a long time to do anything, but for the Thompson man – who officiates softball, football and basketball –...
Centennial Conference Update Regarding Fall 2020
(7/7) "In response to the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centennial Conference Presidents Council has been meeting diligently to address the...
WIAA says it isn’t spending ‘any serious staff time and discussion’ on moving specific...
(7/7) It is likely local decisions by counties and school districts will guide what conferences do and subsequently determine what fall sports look...
Movement Only One Part of the Job for Umpires
It takes a great deal of fortitude to venture into the jumble of flailing arms and bodies where only linebackers dare to tread. But in addition to...
Concerned Power 5 leaders remain in wait-and-see mode about on-time start for college football
(7/6) As the number of coronavirus cases continues to climb throughout the country, the level of concern among college football's decision-makers has risen,...
MCAC Presidents Announce Decision on Fall Sports
(7/6) The Minnesota State presidents of the member colleges of the MCAC met to determine how to move forward with intercollegiate athletics for...
Ivy League set to move football season to spring | What it means for...
(7/6) Multiple football coaches in the Ivy League told The Athletic over the weekend that they expect Wednesday’s announcement to be that the...
Jerry Snodgrass abruptly removed as OHSAA executive director
(7/6) In a stunning development Monday night, Jerry Snodgrass was relieved of his duties as executive director of the Ohio High School Athletic...
Fewer faces expected for Tuesday’s referee selection day at Phillips
(7/6) Everything else is different in our lives, so why should the selection of football referees be any different? Come Tuesday morning, it...
Soccer player appeals court ruling on obscene gesture
(7/6) A former UConn soccer player who lost her scholarship after giving the middle finger to a television camera has taken her case...
Addin Fonua-Blake to miss two NRL matches following tirade at referee
(7/5) "Referees have a very tough job and we all need to respect their decisions even when we may not agree with them....
Big 12 Mulls Criteria for Canceling, Postponing Games
(7/5) A group of five Big 12 athletic directors is reportedly pondering different thresholds and criteria for canceling, postponing or forfeiting football games...
‘Do you want to become a referee?’ That question changed Robb Mackett’s life
(7/4) Mackett, a former college football player at Rhodes College, a Division 3 school in Memphis, Tennessee, still loved to be around sports....
Green Bay Packers: Face coverings will be required at games
(7/3) In a message from Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy, season ticket holders were told that the team is optimistic fans will be able...
Olympia High School Graduate Chandler Sam is One of the State’s Best Soccer Referees
(7/3) As Thurston County begins to make the shift into Phase 3 of the reopening from COVID-19 closures, Sam and his teammates remain...
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...
Mississippi Executive Director Don Hinton to Retire
(7/2) Don Hinton will retire as Executive Director of the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA), effective December 31, 2020. Hinton joined the...
HS Baseball Game Stopped Mid-Inning Over COVID-19
(7/2) A high school baseball season in eastern Iowa was abruptly suspended mid-game after word was received that one of the players may...
Fear of Abandonment
Webster’s defines abandonment as “to leave or forsake completely; to give up possession or control of or to give up, discontinue or withdraw...
For Warned
Warnings come in a variety of forms. There’s “the look,” “the stop sign” and “the quiet word,” to name a few. Each can...
Head of the Class
Early in my umpiring career I took a cavalier approach to the rules. I got by because I had played the game and...
Referee Magazine – August 2020 Preview
Features
NASO at 40. NASO has long stood as the leading advocate for sports officials and the officiating community.
Virtually Overnight. COVID-19 forced...
Chula Vista teacher among 47 MLS referees who also will experience ‘bubble life’
(7/1) In her 11 years as a professional soccer referee, Felisha Mariscal has worked World Cup games, MLS playoffs and Olympic qualifiers. She...
NHL Referee, Linesman Join Celebs for High School Virtual Awards Ceremony
(7/1) Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute ended its year on a very memorable note. The Ontario high school’s virtual year-end awards ceremony featured over...
