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GAME OVER: Inactivity throws financial curveball at umpires

(4/19) Ray Burwell will remember his 13th season as a softball umpire for all the wrong reasons. The Pea Ridge resident had reached...

Area umpires, officials also affected by no spring sports thus far

(4/19) But not one game has yet to be played. The COVID-19 pandemic has postponed all athletic activities until at least May 20.

It was the hottest basketball sectional. Later attendees started dying of coronavirus.

(4/18) It was the hottest ticket in the state for high school basketball. Four great teams. An electric atmosphere was guaranteed for the...

Coronavirus: Pandemic sidelines youth sports referees

(4/18) With no contests to officiate, referees are losing anywhere from $400 to $1,000 a month depending on how many games they usually...

Former boxing referee, IBF director Eddie Cotton dies of coronavirus

(4/17) Eddie Cotton, a member of the IBF’s board of directors and professional referee from 1992-2014, has died of coronavirus at the age...

Coronavirus: Hope action resumes soon, says Asia’s only gold badge tennis referee

(4/16) Officiating is a thankless job, but a rewarding one. The Indians officiate in the Grand Slams and other major events around the...

Ref Union Using Treasury to Assist Members During Crisis

Ref Union, a California based assigning group focused primarily on the travel basketball market, has gone above the call of duty for their...

High Performance Referee Development During Shutdown

(4/16) Over the past four weeks, the IRFU’s high performance panel of referees has had webinars with insight provided by Ireland’s national scrum...

Umpires feel financial sting with baseball, softball seasons shut down amid coronavirus

(4/16) Once COVID-19 cases began to show up in Florida, the suspension of sports seasons quickly followed.

Water Polo Referees Marco Ercoli & Giuliana Nicolosi On Working During Pandemic

(4/15) Sport action is on a halt these days, the battle lines are drawn in hospitals and research laboratories against a global enemy...

MLB’s radical Arizona plan offers best hope at return of pro sports

(4/15) At a time when other professional sports leagues have been seemingly reluctant to get creative in exploring ways to restart their brands,...

PIAA cancellation could bring officials back into the fold

(4/15) High school officials have been dwindling in numbers for years. It’s always been more difficult to get referees for afternoon sports like...

TSSAA cancels remaining events for the current school year

(4/15) With the Governor’s announcement of school closure for the remainder of the school year, all remaining TSSAA events for 2019-20, including all...

UMPS CARE DURING CORONAVIRUS

(4/15) UMPS CARE Charities Secretary and MLB Crew Chief Paul Emmel shares his time and talent with those affected by COVID-19.

Comedy Group Adds Officiating Humor to Serious Message for Social Distancing

(4/15) The skit starring the Trinity Trails Referee reminds people to keep their distance as they walk, jog or bike on the Trinity...

Top SA referee getting some DIY done in between skipping sessions

(4/15) Leading referee Marius van der Westhuizen has been adapting well to life in lockdown, with home-based training sessions and video conferences.

Local official also feels impact of COVID-19

(4/15) Teacher Donnie Fleenor and his wife, Marla, are feeling the economic impact of the COVID-19 virus when schools were closed across North...

Former A-League referee Mark Shield is helping in the fight against coronavirus

(4/14) Shield's company has developed a program that can read people's temperatures through live CCTV footage, and immediately identify if a person has...

Special Circumstances That Go Beyond Any Rulebook

If you work long enough most officials will find themselves in the middle of special circumstances that go beyond any rulebook. It’s a cold December evening but the...

Umpires saddened by spring sports’ cancellation

(4/14) Most baseball and softball umpires choose their jobs to stay close to the sport they love. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck and...

Referee Alan Kelly is staying positive despite soccer shutdown in America

(4/14) Making the most of this downtime, MLS referee Alan Kelly is kept busy with online education training as well as recovering from...

Covid-19 Frontline Dr. Giuliana Nicolosi, Immunology Expert & Water Polo Ref

(4/14) Less than three months ago Giuliana Nicolosi whistled the women’s semi- final at the European Water Polo Championships. Today her focus is solely...

NMOA: BE READY

(4/13) The message is quite simple: BE READY! When the kids are back out there playing the games that they love they will...

Local umpire waits for teams to play ball

(4/13) One of the things Ballston Spa native Jesse Bush says he loves about being a minor league baseball umpire is the travel.

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