Association Management
11 Things Your Officials Association Should Be Doing Right Now
Is your officials association doing what it should be doing?
If it’s not tackling the things on the following list, it’s probably falling short in serving you and...
What is the Best Way to Test Sports Officials?
If you’re a typical Referee reader, you’re college educated and have spent 15 or 20 years in school. That means you’ve probably taken thousands...
Grade Your Local Association
What would make the ideal local officials association? After years of publishing articles on officiating and officials association management, and being involved in associations...
Board Must Lead From The Front
The folks who raise their hands and volunteer to serve on the board of directors for your non-profit officials association ought to be applauded....
Employment Status Risks To Associations
When officials go to meetings, they sometimes “learn” misinformation, repeated over and over, resulting in costly and unpleasant consequences. And so it is with...
Nine Tips to Decrease Your Association’s Exposure to Liability
1. Follow Your Bylaws
Officials who are skilled in enforcing the rules of the game while officiating often don’t feel bound by any of the...
The Officiating Economy: Bull or Bear?
When financial experts think of economic indicators, they often look at variables like ongoing increases in the stock market, building permits and retail sales...
Take Association Action on Social Media Policies
Associations need to have social media policies in place in their bylaws. Like all things in the bylaws, associations need to enforce them. It...
Educate Your Members to Avoid Liability
When lawyers file a lawsuit, they look for as many defendants as they can find. Don’t just sue the truck driver that ran into...
When Associations Need to Weigh In
Historically, too many officials take the approach that they just have to worry about one thing: officiating. Too many associations believe their sole roles...
