Referee Magazine – November 2017 Preview
Referee Magazine - November 2017 Highlights
Features
The ‘Rhode’ Through Providence. Despite his rapid ascent through the ranks of the D-I hoops, referee Mike Stephens...
2017-18 National Hockey League Roster
Referees
2 Jon McIsaac
Truro, Nova Scotia, 2013
4 Wes McCauley
Georgetown, Ontario, 2003
5 Chris Rooney
Boston, 2000
6 Francis Charron
Ottawa, Ontario, 2010
7 Garrett Rank
Kitchener, Ontario, 2015
8 Dave Jackson
Montreal,...
Body Language Speaks Volumes
When people hear the word “communication,” they think of how one person speaks to another. A sometimes overlooked yet critically important method is body language. In many ways,...
John Wooden: An Interview
You might wonder why a magazine for sports officials interviewed a coach, even one as legendary as John Wooden.
Through our decades of...
Week In The Life of An SEC Football Official
SEC FOOTBALL OFFICIATING WEEKLY PROCESS
SATURDAY
From the SEC Football Command Center, monitor games as well as internet and social media and note issues...
Turn The Cast Away?
One of the hazards of being a sports official is that you quickly become an expert consultant to your friends when they have a question about a...
NLRB Board Rules Lacrosse Officials Employees of PIAA
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a decision that could have nationwide implications, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that members of a...
Balk This Way
In many cases, not much happens after a balk. The runners get to advance one base, a defensive coach may squawk, but all...
Learn Lessons From Sports You Don’t Work
“What’s My Line?” was a popular TV game show 45 years ago. Larry Blyden was the host and the premise was that four celebrities had to...
2017-18 National Football League (NFL) Officiating Roster
122 Brad Allen
Lumberton, N.C., 4
11 Fred Bryan
South Minneapolis, Minn., 9
48 Jim Mello
North Andover, Mass., 14
40 Brian Bollinger, 1
97 Tom Hill
Hackettstown, N.J., 19
26 Jabir...
Referee Magazine – October 2017 Preview
Referee Magazine - October 2017 Highlights
Features
Officiating Vette. Excelling at two Division I sports — football and basketball — Terry Anderson spent his officiating...
Post-Match Pitfalls
We just want to be understood. It’s human nature, especially when it comes to officiating — we want people to know, understand and accept why we made...
Reality of Calling A Checked Swing
Many umpires would agree that there are very few judgment calls in baseball that are tougher to make than a checked swing. Whether you are the plate...
Media Relations
Ask pro or major college officials if they have a nightmare media relations scenario, and they’re likely to reply, “Yes. Having one of...
Formation Consternation Demands Concentration
Defensive players can align themselves anywhere for scrimmage plays as long as everyone is on the proper side of the neutral zone. There...
Dead-Ball Officiating in the Side Zone
How does the runner usually react when he’s been tackled? The norm in college and pro football is that runners lay patiently after...
Are You Addicted to Officiating?
Officiating sports for the vast majority of us is an avocation, a hobby, a distraction, a chance to exercise and to help. Officiating...
74 Percent: Scoring Chances In the Area
By Carl Schwartz
As I’m getting older, I’m learning more and more. I really wish I had known this 30 years ago. If you...
North Carolina Draws the Line
By Rick Woelfel
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) decided to address the issue head on. The NCHSAA, which serves 408 schools...
Flying Flag
On Dec. 19, 1999, Jeff Triplette — in his first year as an NFL referee — was working a game in Cleveland when...
2017 Short-Season Minor League Baseball
Appalachian League:
Hardlen Acosta Mercedes
Sanchez, Samana, Dominican Republic
Brandon Blome
Adairsville, Ga.
Nickelas Bray
Sharpsburg, Ga.
Benjamin Fernandez
Cape Coral, Fla.
Joshua Gilreath
Buford, Ga.
Steven Hodgins
Bowling Green,...
Referee Magazine – September 2017 Preview
Referee Magazine - September 2017 Highlights
Features
All for Von and Von for All. Ten Von Ruedens take to the basketball court.
Know Before You...
Which Strike Do I Get?
An old adage that we hear from time to time is, “When in doubt, call ’em out.”
While that is a myth that shouldn’t...
