Professional Soccer Referee Rebecca Welch Inspires Students
(6/7) Rebecca Welch delivered refereeing workshops with a CITC City Inspires mixed gender groups and a girls-only group too. As well as delivering...
Wise words on wrestling from longtime official Phil Grebinar
(6/7) Just last week, the 73-year-old Grebinar officiated a couple of high school dual matches in Tyngsboro and three days later worked as...
Do you look good in stripes and a whistle? We have a job for...
(6/7) There is a shortage of high school football officials for the upcoming season, as some official said they needed time away to...
NFL: Officiating crews for the 2021 season
(6/7) The hiring of only one new official is the fewest number of new hires since the 2013 season, when then-back judge Dale...
Official/Player Communication Influences Conduct
Trying to manage a football game would be nearly impossible without effective and pointed communication. Although managing players is primarily the responsibility of the coaching staff, officials can...
The Way We’ll Play Today
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aseball is unique in the fact its playing confines are not always specifically spelled out by the rulebook.
Yes, at the NFHS, college and...
MLB’s enhanced plans for enforcement of foreign-substance rules being finalized, sources say
(6/5) All Major League Baseball pitchers will be checked repeatedly and randomly for foreign substances by umpires under the plan being swiftly advanced...
Women make State Soccer history
(6/5) IOWA: Four women become the first crew to referee a boys State Soccer game.
Use Warnings in the Right Situations
Warnings done correctly can be very useful, but if they are used in the wrong situation, they can hurt more than they help...
WIAA: Wisconsin Wrestling Referees Supported in Courts
(6/4) Racine County Circuit Court Judge Eugene A. Gasiorkiewicz ruled on June 2 that he would not second-guess the judgment of high school...
UMPS CARE Charities: Official Leadership Program
(6/4) There is a growing crisis across the country with a shortage of sports officials impacting all youth sports. Through the Official Leadership...
Yellow Flags to Checkered
In 2005, Dick Kitchens, from the Gold Leaf Football Officials Association in Tifton, Ga., gave then-17-year-old Jeremiah Thalheimer of Tifton a shot at...
NCAA: International 3-point line distance approved in women’s basketball
(6/3) The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel today approved moving the 3-point line to the international distance of 22 feet, 1¾ inches in...
NCAA: Live statistics can be transmitted to benches in men’s basketball
(6/3) The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel today approved allowing the transmission of live statistics to the bench area for coaching purposes in...
NBA launchpad established as league’s new research and development platform
(6/3) Companies and entrepreneurs can apply to NBA Launchpad by submitting innovations that address one of four priority areas: Elevating Health and Wellness...
Survey: Fans say they will attend fewer games because of VAR
(6/2) In what was the largest survey of its kind on VAR, the more than 33,000 supporters polled were almost unanimous in their...
Timed Properly, Appeal Plays Result in an Out
Why should umpires like appeal plays? Because we can get an out if appealed properly. An appeal play is a play or rule...
Extra Point: Looking back at how sports—and fans—handled the pandemic
(6/2) High school sports officials and referees: A-Plus Plus. Nobody wants to risk his/her life for 75 bucks. But, after taking extreme measures...
Capelli Sport Becomes the Official Referee Kit Provider of Heartland Soccer
(6/2) America's largest soccer league, Heartland Soccer Association, has partnered with Capelli Sport to outfit referees for league and tournament play commencing in...
NFHS Playing Rules Committees Address Religious, Cultural Concerns of Participants
(6/2) This year – more than ever before – the NFHS has been asked to consider another factor when writing playing rules and...
Nationwide referee shortage impacts the Florida panhandle
(6/2) Referees and officials of all sports in the panhandle are struggling as there has been a nationwide shortage working for amateur sporting...
Classifying Fouls Eases Enforcement
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here are several elements to correctly enforcing a penalty. The first is to accurately identify a foul. If there is no foul, there...
Pennsylvania: Local teacher is set to referee upcoming Summer Olympic wrestling
(6/1) For Schuylkill Haven native Sammy Julian, a longtime teacher, coach and wrestling official - it's an honor to be invited onto the...
Australian referee Jarred Gillett set for historic promotion to the Premier League
(6/1) On the back of a successful season refereeing in the Championship, the 34-year-old is reportedly one of five EFL officials being considered...
