‘Officiating Will Be Back’; NASO board members’ video reminds the industry
The NASO Board of Directors took to video to remind officials everywhere that games, matches, meets and contests will return, and when they do,...
Status of State Association Activity Restrictions
(6/1) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, state associations in all 50 states and the District of Columbia suspended athletics and activities in March. As...
NASO’s 13-Point Plan: Getting Back To Officiating Sensibly
Much has been written and aired about organized sports reorganizing themselves such that games can again be played. When sports reignite, what will be...
Report: Some MLB owners willing to cancel 2020 season
(5/31) A group of Major League Baseball owners is perfectly OK with shutting down the delayed 2020 campaign in order to reduce payroll costs...
Basketball Ballarat leading way in referee education during lockdown
(5/31) Basketball Ballarat is leading the way in referee education during the COVID-19 lockdown. Ballarat referee manager Chloe Dunmore has been developing online web...
ACC referee and WSSU counselor, ready for whatever the college football season might look...
(5/30) More than 78,000 fans watched inside Mercedez-Benz Stadium in Atlanta as LSU rolled past Oklahoma 63-28. The college game was Hardin's last of...
NCAA baseball umpire details impact of work stoppage due to COVID-19
(5/29) This spring, umpires’ game checks were completely wiped away. This year has been a painful time for every aspect of baseball and at...
Minor league umpires remain stuck in limbo right along with the players
(5/29) Not only are umpires not getting paid while the baseball season is on hold, but they could lose a year of development in...
Officials are forgotten with sports on hold
(5/29) While support and sympathy has deservedly been showered upon student-athletes who have lost their opportunity to compete in 2020 due to the coronavirus...
NBA Referee Scott Foster joins GameTime
(5/29) Stephanie Ready and Steve Smith and NBA referee Scott Foster discuss how the hiatus will affect officiating.
COVID-19 makes umpire shortage even more challenging
(5/28) Umpiring a baseball or a softball game can be challenging in the best of circumstances. During COVID-19, those challenges are magnified.
NBA referee Scott Foster worried about officiating in empty arena
(5/27) It is impossible to imagine exactly what NBA games will look and feel like without fans in the stands, but we are going...
Football Referees Train Online During COVID-19 Pandemic
(5/27) With the sports world having been put on hold for months because of COVID-19, the people responsible for officiating football games are now...
NWSL announces plan to start season on June 27, will be first U.S. team...
(5/27) The National Women’s Soccer League announced on Wednesday its plan to start the 2020 season and become the first United States sports league...
REPORT: SOME NFL REFS ‘CONTEMPLATING’ NOT WORKING DUE TO COVID-19
(5/27) Referees play an integral role in the NFL’s success, as we saw in 2012 when the league needed replacements refs amid a labor...
Pandemic creates uncertainty for Staten Island minor-league umpire
(5/26) The coronavirus pandemic has put all Major League Baseball and minor league games on hold. That may be changing somewhat as most states...
NHL plans to return with 24 teams competing for Stanley Cup
(5/26) The NHL paused the regular season March 12 due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus and its remaining 189 games will not be completed....
Williams had been selected for 2020 Final Four
(5/26) In February, the Mifflin County High School English teacher and college basketball official got to cross a dream off the list, as she...
For two St. Louisans, being a minor-league umpire means unemployment and uncertainty
(5/25) The anticipation, the apprehension, the hint of optimism, the fear of impending doom. That especially is true for the minor-league umpires, who wonder...
WBA holds 2nd Judges/Referees Seminar
(5/25) The World Boxing Association (WBA) continued to develop the WBA Academy on Saturday with the second online Judges and Referees seminar titled “How...
An Estimated 36-38 Referees Needed To Resume Season
(5/23) Around 36-38 referees would be needed to finish out the regular season, a top referee told Tim Bontemps & Brian Windhorst of ESPN....
Like it or not, universal DH is here to stay in MLB
(5/22) Discussions between the MLB and the MLBPA have covered many subjects concerning COVID-19 and return to play. One topic could concern a permanent...
THIS NFL REFEREE IS RESCUING ANIMALS DURING LOCKDOWN
(5/21) NFL referee John Hussey has spent the past 19 years flagging penalties and calling touchdowns on the field. Off the field, Hussey has...
Financial toll of coronavirus could cost college football at least $4 billion
(5/21) As more and more college athletic departments cut sports programs, the financial wreckage due to the coronavirus pandemic is becoming devastatingly clear -- and...