Iowa State track: Denny White works his final meet as meet referee
(5/22) Denny White has been a fixture at the state track and field meet since 1965, either as the boys coach at Mount...
One and Nearly Done
G
was both excited and nervous as I took the field for my first high school
game in late summer 2014. It was my third...
Local referees looking for younger resurgence in sports officiating
(5/21) Officiating numbers are hoping for a large turnaround in local and state sports. Across New York State and in our region, there...
Kansas State baseball coach Pete Hughes suspended for four games
(5/21) Kansas State head baseball coach Pete Hughes was issued a four-game suspension on Friday for making contact with an umpire during Thursday...
NCAA Referee Keith Kimble Keeps It All In Perspective
Sure, basketball is important to NCAA men’s referee Keith Kimble. But that’s only 20 percent. It’s the other 80 percent of his life...
1994 World Cup final referee Sandor Puhl dies
(5/20) Hungarian Referee Sandor Puhl, who refereed the 1994 World Cup final between Brazil and Italy at the Rose Bowl Stadium, died at...
Neal Maupay was shown a red card for unsporting behavior toward referee Jon Moss
(5/20) Brighton forward Neal Maupay called referee Jon Moss "a fucking joke" when he was sent-off after the final whistle at Wolves. Maupay...
‘I do it for the joy’ – South Carolina Hall of Fame basketball referee...
(5/20) For Piedmont native Al Banister, the highlight of spending the past 37 years as a high school basketball referee has been working...
NFHS, USA Lacrosse Sign Agreement to Continue, Strengthen Working Relationship
(5/20) The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), the national leader and advocate for high school athletics and performing arts programs,...
SEC says it sent each school $23M to make up for financial losses related...
(5/20) "The extraordinary circumstances produced by the global pandemic have presented colleges and universities with an unprecedented disruption to their programs and budgets,"...
How To Develop The Mental Skills to Thrive as an Official
How to develop the mental skills needed to thrive and advance in officiating.
By Karen Swanner
D
o you have the mental skills to become one...
Grand Rapids official Lew Clingman earns prestigious award
(5/19) Lew Clingman has been a registered official with the Michigan High School Athletic Association for nearly 54 years, and he still chuckles...
Campaign Continues to Tout Benefits of High School Football
(5/19) A full return to high school sports and performing arts programs – that’s the hope for this fall in schools across the...
Umpires nail the call, Davey Martinez throws first base after being ejected
(5/19) After Trea Turner is ruled out for a running lane violation going into first base, Davey Martinez is ejected and throws first...
Get Out Of The Way Blue! What is and isn’t Umpire Interference
Know What Is, And Is Not, Umpire Interference
F
or many umpires, their definition of a job well done includes being able to walk off...
Brooke Mayo: “You never know who you could be inspiring”
(5/18) After the NWSL Challenge Cup Final last weekend, match officials Natalie Simon, Brooke Mayo, Deleana Quan, Karen Callado, and Rachel Smith stayed...
Fearing for their safety, Wisconsin sees shortage of youth sporting officials
(5/18) The hero at a youth baseball game is rarely the person you hear behind home plate, but without them, kids can't play...
Meet NBA Referee Natalie Sago
(5/18) A Farmington High School graduate is making history in the National Basketball Association. Natalie Sago is a 2007 graduate of Farmington, and...
NFL referee Sarah Thomas encourages UM graduates to ‘leave their mark’
(5/18) “I want to share a few things that I’ve learned after leaving the University of Mobile that have truly helped me to...
Howard Webb on how MLS is getting VAR right and what other leagues can...
(5/18) If there's one man to speak to about the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) project, it's Howard Webb. A former FIFA World Cup...
It’s Black and White
H
ave you ever wondered why officials wear black and white stripes? In the early days of football, referees wore white dress shirts, bow...
Foul Ball: WIAA down 1,600 officials since 2019; fan abuse a big reason why
(5/17) A survey by the National Association of Sports Officials shows nearly half of sports officials in Wisconsin fear for their safety at...
Referee Lee Mason to retire at end of Premier League season
(5/17) Referee Lee Mason will retire from officiating at the end of the 2020-21 Premier League season. Manchester United's fixture against Fulham on...
Great Position – Great Look – Great Call
Great Position, Great Look, Great Call
A
lthough most umpires would prefer working in crews of three or four, the two-umpire system, if used properly,...
