Jim Tunney, Tunneyside: A tribute to the National Association of Sports Officials
(9/27) After further review … The National Association of Sports Officials is celebrating its 40th year as a professional officials organization. The profession of...
The Referee Shortage is Growing
(11/2) Supplies of public school sports referees are getting shorter. Michael Fitch of the Texas Association of Sports Officials says more referees are not...
NFL: Rules proposal extends low block fouls to scrimmage downs
(4/21) The Competition Committee has put forth a proposal to eliminate low blocks in the open field on all scrimmage plays, much like how...
Game officials for 2024 men’s Final Four
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee has approved the 11 game officials recommended by Chris Rastatter.
Sarah Thomas on “falling in love” with officiating football and being first woman to...
(2/10) Thomas made history Sunday when she became the first woman to referee a Super Bowl. She was part of a seven-person crew officiating...
Kevin Pethtel: ‘I Still Get Excited for Every Game’
(2/9) Mark Twain once wrote,“Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Division 1...
IHSA: Referees enforce new mask policy
(3/18) Another referee named Mr. Gerdes, an IHSA official for both basketball and baseball, has also seen changes due to COVID-19. As an umpire,...
Big Ten Hosts Clinic For Prospective Football Officials
The Big Ten hosted a clinic in State College for prospective football officials focused on the topics of diversity, equity & inclusion.
OBITUARY: Richard Day, longtime high school basketball assigner passes away
(7/1) Rich Day, who served as a CIF-Southern Section basketball assigner for nearly three decades, passed away.
Bill would provide more protection for Arkansas sports officials
House Bill 1496 would broaden the definition of “harming a sports official” and change penalties from misdemeanor to felony.
NFL: Week 7 referee assignments
Adrian Hill and his crew will be in Cleveland Thursday night. The crews of Jerome Boger, John Hussey, Clay Martin, and Shawn Smith are...
USA Hockey Restructures Officiating Education Efforts
In an effort to further enhance its officiating education program, USA Hockey announced it is restructuring its efforts into three areas.
Veteran referee calls time after decorated career
(8/23) Jimmy Oliveira has decided to hang up the whistle after a decorated career that included 455 games.
High school sports in dire need of more referees
(1/29) With high school sports finally making their return in Illinois, the scheduling frenzy is under way. However it's not just teams who have...
Referees Are Quitting, Lack Of Respect On The Field May Be The Reason
Unsportsmanlike behavior from students, coaches, parents, and fans all contributed to the referee shortage, in addition to the pandemic-related challenges.
Local News Live: NASO President Bill Topp
WATCH: Anchor Debra Alfarone talks shortages, sportsmanship, curriculum and training with NASO President Bill Topp.
Everett, WA mourns the loss of athletic director/official
(4/13) Polk spent the last 17 years managing a wide variety of responsibilities as Everett Public Schools’ director of activities and athletics. He also...
Referee Rebecca Welch makes history in English Football League debut
(4/6) Rebecca Welch made history on Monday as she became the first appointed female referee to take charge of an English Football League (EFL)...
Female officials Q&A Part 1: Path to the NBA
(3/26) This season, there have been a record 7 female NBA referees who officiated at least one game. In the first section of a...
NFL: Week 12 referee assignments
Carl Cheffers, Bill Vinovich, and Tra Blake are working the Thanksgiving games with their crews this year.
Long Island soccer referee community pays tribute to Nick Apostolides
(4/7) Tributes are pouring in from throughout the Long Island soccer referee community after the passing of Nick Apostolides from the coronavirus and health...
NFHS: Acts of Good Sportsmanship on Display in High School Sports
Perhaps the one aspect of high school sports that best distinguishes it from all other levels of play in our country is the focus...
Former Dunbar football player gets probation in referee head-butting incident
(2/2) A former Dayton Dunbar football player who head-butted an official during a game was sentenced to probation. The football player, who was 17...
Basketball referee John Higgins isn’t afraid to call foul on bad behavior
“When it gets personal. Everybody has a line in the sand. At one time I gave more than anybody. If he starts embarrassing us,...
