Magazine Highlights

Magazine Highlights

Referee Magazine – June 2021 Preview

Features They’re Out. All minor league umpires dream of making the big leagues. Unfortunately for most, that dream will never come true. All the...

Referee Magazine – November 2022 Preview

Features The Chickasaw Way. With a work ethic passed down from his ancestors, Mike Weatherford has earned everything he has achieved. The Squawk Box....

Referee Magazine – April 2018 Preview

Referee Magazine - April 2018 Highlights Features Crisis. In these contentious times, how do officials handle difficult situations? ‘I’m Still Here.’ Unthinkable tragedy struck his...

Referee Magazine – May 2017 Preview

Referee Magazine - May 2017 Highlights Features Marc of Distinction. Meet Marc Ratner — the respect he has earned for his work in boxing and MMA...

Referee Magazine – February 2022 Preview

Features McCall ’em as He Sees ’em. NCAA Final Four stalwart Randy McCall wasted no time reaching his sport’s pinnacle. Big Stories 2021. Referee...

Referee Magazine – May 2022 Preview

Features Drumm Beat. Chris Drumm wears many hats when it comes to softball. She excels at all of them. Keep It Movin’. Solid movement...

Referee Magazine – August 2019 Preview

Features Roller Coaster Ride. Officials need to find the right rhythm to keep their lives in balance. Make Way. NCAA national coordinators hold inaugural...

Referee Magazine – April 2022 Preview

Features All the Way Back. A series of setbacks never slowed down women’s basketball official Michol Murray. Don’t Choke. How to make sure you’re...

Referee Magazine – September 2020 Preview

Features Greg Gibson’s Whole Life. The longtime MLB umpire has ensured that he is insured for a life after baseball. The Numbers Don’t Add...

Referee Magazine – October 2022 Preview

Features Sky Walker. Jabir Walker’s life has taken off, as a skilled teacher, a proud father and husband, a successful NFL official and a...

Referee Magazine – June 2022 Preview

Features He Rings True. A job well done — not accolades — is what drives NCAA umpire Perry Costello. An Open Letter to Parents...

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 career...

Referee Magazine – March 2021 Preview

Features Full Court Press. A look at times officials have turned to the judicial system to defend their reputations. Watching Like a Hawk. Hawk-Eye...

Referee Magazine – February 2020 Preview

Features Don’t Sell Him Short. Joe Vaszily stands tall in the world of women’s college basketball officiating. How to Write an Officiating Resume. What...

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 Go....

Referee Magazine – November 2018 Preview

Referee Magazine - November 2018 Highlights Features Skate for Dough, Putt for Show. Twin skills of skating and golfing are the bookends of Garrett Rank’s...

Referee Magazine – July 2020 Preview

Features They Stepped Up. Officials doing good deeds. COVID Tests Kitts. Longtime NCAA hoops official battling back after contracting virus. Sports Soccer. Make new officials...

Referee Magazine – September 2021 Preview

Features Gold Whistle Award: UMPS CARE. Helping people is an easy call. Bring ’Em Back. States seek to reverse pandemic-worsened shortage of officials. Sports Soccer....

Referee Magazine – January 2020 Preview

Features A Higher Calling. Steve Javie planned to retire somewhere warm after his career as an NBA referee. Then God came calling. Your Lane....

Referee Magazine – December 2021 Preview

Features Judgment Daze. A call at a prep tourney leads to a multi-year court battle, bringing the officials along for the legal ride. Cruse...

Referee Magazine – October 2018 Preview

Referee Magazine - October 2018 Highlights Features Transition Game. Player-to-Ref camps aim to move former athletes into officiating. Hot Wired. NFL officials’ belts are packed...

Referee Magazine – September 2018 Preview

Referee Magazine - September 2018 Highlights Features Just Say No! When it comes to conflicts of interest, perception matters as much as reality. 53 Things...

Referee Magazine – January 2022 Preview

Features Net Positive. Devonie McLarty has not let personal hardships derail her journey to becoming one of the top volleyball officials in the country. ...

Referee Magazine – July 2021 Preview

Features Philly Rules. Philly referees have dominated NBA officiating for decades. Here’s why. Subject to Interpretation. Statewide rules interpreters play a crucial role in...