MLB Umpires Association addresses home-plate collision rule in statement
The Major League Baseball Umpires Association released a statement Wednesday regarding the criticism around the home-plate collision rule.
HITC Sevens: Why We’re Running Out Of Referees
From the grassroots game all the way up to the Premier League, Champions League, and the World Cup, football is facing a shortage...
Tim Lewis follows the bouncing ball to officiating accolades
Tim Lewis has been named Boys Basketball Official of the Year by the Washington Officials Association (WOA).
Onfield Meetings – Short, Simple & Complete
Much has been written and said about the importance of perception in officiating. Image is everything, as the saying goes and that is true not only...
FIFA referee chief Pierluigi Collina urges World Cup officials to minimize their use of...
FIFA referees supremo Pierluigi Collina has warned World Cup officials to only use technology as the last resort in Qatar later this year.
Here’s to Hugh
Editor’s Note: Hugh Evans died shortly before this issue (9/22) went to print.
by Bob Delaney
We have walked through the “tunnel” of many NBA...
You Are There: Trumbull Upsets Taiwan in 1989 LLWS Final
If it’s David versus Goliath stories you are looking for, you need to go no further than the 1989 Little League World Series championship game between Taiwan and Trumbull,...
Fifteen illegal contact flags thrown in Week 1 of NFL preseason
NFL officials threw 15 flags for illegal contact during the first week of the preseason, obviously paying closer attention to those fouls.
USA Hockey: Officiating Classroom Seminars
Welcome to the USA Hockey Officiating Classroom Seminar page. All USA Hockey Officials must attend a seminar each season to complete their registration.
Set the Table
For years, we’ve never really acknowledged the importance of the scorer as an integral part of a volleyball officiating crew. It seems there...
How to Keep Your Head From Spinning
The athletic spin move is often one that players, coaches and fans love to see during a game and also one that makes...
Lake Placid’s Hero in Stripes
As a former collegiate player and now a longtime men’s lacrosse referee, Jim Loffredo, 50, knows what it feels like to be ‘in...
Action clock modifications approved in NCAA baseball
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Thursday approved modifications to baseball's 20-second action clock with runners on base for the 2023 season.
Panel approves double first base experimental rule in NCAA softball
NCAA softball games can be played using a double first base on an experimental basis for the 2022-23 academic year.
Little League® Launches Campaign to Address Adult Behavior in Youth Sports
The launch of these two new PSAs will air during the 340 Little League games broadcast on the ESPN Family of Networks this...
GUEST COLUMN: My top 10 great things about being a soccer referee
Why don’t you consider becoming a ref in 2022? It could be one of the best decisions you ever make!
Per the new edict on abuse of officials, a little clarity is needed
The card has been pushed to the point of extreme verbal and physical attacks. A tour of YouTube will show you it's ugly...
Partner’s Heart Attack on the Court is Never Forgotten
It is Aug. 20, 2002 and the WNBA is becoming firmly entrenched as a professional league, now in the playoffs of its sixth...
Before The Flag
No one likes to see a lot of flags thrown. They interrupt the flow of the game and can seem to make it...
Before, During or After the Play When to Throw the Flag Determined by Foul...
All team A players are set before a snap. Then two backs go in motion. Both are still moving just before it appears...
Heady times for Super Cup referee Michael Oliver
There’s a lot of refereeing ahead for Michael Oliver in the second half of 2022.
Texas referees crack down on ‘excessive verbal’ abuse from fans
Executive Director of the Texas Association of Sports Officials Michael Fitch provides a unique perspective on Texas referees' decision.
Art McNally – It’s official, former referee joins Pro Football Hall of Fame
“He really pulled it all together. He kind of took it from an avocation to a profession and set the stage for everything...
NCAA hoops leagues grapple with unequal pay for women’s refs
As the NCAA examines various disparities across men’s and women’s sports, pressure is rising to pay referees equally during the regular season.
