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Officials Who Coach

We start with my story. I was officiating with a rookie partner (who had great potential) on a middle school championship basketball game. Perfect...

Forget Perfection, Here’s 5 Ways To Be Great

Perfect games are for athletes and they are rare. A bowler or pitcher may achieve perfection once in a while. But beyond that, athletes, like officials, aren’t...

The Ice Bowl: Green Bay vs. Dallas Dec. 31, 1967

The Northland Hotel’s cheerful wakeup message belied what had settled in during the night. “Good morning,” the answering service chirped. “It is 16 degrees below zero...

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...

70+ Free Officiating Video Sessions Available On Demand – WATCH NOW!

(1/4) The Sports Officiating SUMMIT@HOME was an incredible success! All the videos are still available for EVERYONE to watch ON-DEMAND, totally free. The...

Principles With Interest

O 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,...

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