Referee Magazine – February 2020 Preview
Features
Don’t Sell Him Short. Joe Vaszily stands tall in the world of women’s college basketball officiating.
How to Write an Officiating Resume....
Eight Ways To Avoid Negative Attention
The pages of Referee often feature the do’s for landing the next big game and breaking into the next level. But equally important...
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Principles With Interest
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fficiating has been in my blood since I was a scholastic wrestler during the mid-1960s. Throughout the decades, I gradually began to understand...
‘In’s’ and Outs
There are two rules that often give umpires pause during a game — infield fly and intentional drops. The rules regarding each are...
Been There, Done That
One of the hallmarks of Referee is the willingness to publish articles offering advice on how officials can advance in their particular sports....
Advanced Softball Mechanics
Today’s players are quicker, faster, stronger, smarter, more athletic and better coached. Ask yourself: are our mechanics keeping pace with the rapid development...
Core Values Form Your Foundation
There are as many different values as there are officials. Core values are those attributes we hold dear and they form the foundation...
The Art of Assessments
Carl, I think I’m becoming a softy at assessments.”
Matt Slovacek is a referee and assessor from Michigan.
That was the way the email started....
Referee Magazine – January 2020 Preview
Features
A Higher Calling. Steve Javie planned to retire somewhere warm after his career as an NBA referee. Then God came calling.
Your...
Return To Play
Think back to the beginning of your officiating career, those Saturday mornings working Pop Warner football or Tuesday evenings overseeing CYO basketball.
Chances are,...
30 Basics of Officiating
If you've officiated for any length of time, you’ve probably heard most of these basics of our avocation before, but they bear repeating...
2019-20 NBA G League
7 Agon Abazi, 2
28 Nate Anderson, 4
6 Shante Anderson, 3
14 Clare Aubry, 2
21 Stephanie Barksdale, 2
18 Isaac Barnett, 7
32 Jacob Barnett, 4
27 Omar...
Are You Choosing Your Partner Wisely?
Some sports officials do not have the luxury of choosing their game partner. Many organizations have a commissioner or game assigner that schedules...
Attitude Adjustments That Improve Performance
There are a lot of things I know now that I wish I had known when I started officiating. One area that I needed attitude...
Stay Home in Primary
Supervisors want officials to master the fundamentals, creating good habits and developing a consistency to their game — characteristics shared among the elite...
Referee Magazine – December 2019 Preview
Features
A Look Back. From catching fly balls to ruling on “The Catch,” Dean Look’s life has been one field of dreams after...
Four Errors You Might Be Making
We don’t like it when we mess up. Yet, in trying to eliminate errors, most of our focus is on rules and mechanics....
Make Positive First Impressions With New Coaches
There are many activities that are always part of sports contests regardless of the type of sport, the equipment used, or in what venue the game occurs....
It’s Not Your Timeout
A timeout provides officials with an opportunity to galvanize, regroup, clarify or simply maintain focus on the game at hand.
What can a person do in 60 seconds?
An...
2019-20 National Basketball Association Roster
3 Nick Buchert,
Smithfield, Ky., 9
4 Sean Wright,
Dacula, Ga., 14
5 Kane Fitzgerald,
Toms River, N.J., 10
6 Tony Brown,
Atlanta, 17
7 Lauren Holtkamp-Sterling,
Tampa, Fla., 5
8 Marc Davis,
Chicago,...
Getting the Play Right Is Not Enough
Many officials can cite large swaths of the rulebook from memory. Others know down to the inch where the mechanics manual says they’re supposed to be on the field or court....
No Dead Ends
When the late Jerry Seeman was NFL director of officials, he developed his 10 Commandments for Officiating. Ninth on his list was: Thou...
The Stands Have Eyes
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or roughly the first half of my amateur umpiring career — which lasted from 1966-2016 — umpires could go about their business without...
