Umpires feel the impact of canceled college baseball season
(4/21) College baseball’s canceled season impacted players, coaches and programs at every level. They are not the only ones affected by the lack of...
Coronavirus: Social distancing may lead to mobile VAR unit when soccer returns
(4/21) The Premier League continues to discuss the implementation of VARs, despite the game's shutdown.
Snooker referee Olivier Marteel is on hospital frontline in Belgium
(4/21) Marteel would have been at the Crucible to officiate in this year's championships had the tournament not been postponed, and taking precedence now...
OHSAA Cancels Spring Sports as School Facilities to Remain Closed
(4/21) The Ohio High School Athletic Association informed member schools Monday, April 20, that spring sports are now cancelled, as Ohio Governor Mike DeWine...
NFHS voice: Good Time To Appreciate Officials
(4/20) While we anxiously await the re-opening of schools and a return of high school sports and performing arts, this down time can be...
PIAA releases coronavirus FAQ’s for athletes, coaches, officials and spectators
(4/20) How many meetings do spring sport officials have to attend to avoid suspension? Will the meeting requirements change for the fall sports officials...
Sidelined officials also affected by ban on athletics
(4/19) Sports officials as well are also feeling the brunt of the lack of steady business. There is some sort of relief for that...
Umpires, officials adapt to sports stoppage
(4/19) For three decades, Roberson has umpired high school baseball and Little League games across Southeast Texas. It’s normally his busiest time of the...
GAME OVER: Inactivity throws financial curveball at umpires
(4/19) Ray Burwell will remember his 13th season as a softball umpire for all the wrong reasons. The Pea Ridge resident had reached a...
Area umpires, officials also affected by no spring sports thus far
(4/19) But not one game has yet to be played. The COVID-19 pandemic has postponed all athletic activities until at least May 20.
It was the hottest basketball sectional. Later attendees started dying of coronavirus.
(4/18) It was the hottest ticket in the state for high school basketball. Four great teams. An electric atmosphere was guaranteed for the night...
Coronavirus: Pandemic sidelines youth sports referees
(4/18) With no contests to officiate, referees are losing anywhere from $400 to $1,000 a month depending on how many games they usually work.
Former boxing referee, IBF director Eddie Cotton dies of coronavirus
(4/17) Eddie Cotton, a member of the IBF’s board of directors and professional referee from 1992-2014, has died of coronavirus at the age of...
Coronavirus: Hope action resumes soon, says Asia’s only gold badge tennis referee
(4/16) Officiating is a thankless job, but a rewarding one. The Indians officiate in the Grand Slams and other major events around the world.
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Ref Union Using Treasury to Assist Members During Crisis
Ref Union, a California based assigning group focused primarily on the travel basketball market, has gone above the call of duty for their members...
High Performance Referee Development During Shutdown
(4/16) Over the past four weeks, the IRFU’s high performance panel of referees has had webinars with insight provided by Ireland’s national scrum coach...
Umpires feel financial sting with baseball, softball seasons shut down amid coronavirus
(4/16) Once COVID-19 cases began to show up in Florida, the suspension of sports seasons quickly followed.
Water Polo Referees Marco Ercoli & Giuliana Nicolosi On Working During Pandemic
(4/15) Sport action is on a halt these days, the battle lines are drawn in hospitals and research laboratories against a global enemy called...
MLB’s radical Arizona plan offers best hope at return of pro sports
(4/15) At a time when other professional sports leagues have been seemingly reluctant to get creative in exploring ways to restart their brands, MLB...
PIAA cancellation could bring officials back into the fold
(4/15) High school officials have been dwindling in numbers for years. It’s always been more difficult to get referees for afternoon sports like baseball,...
TSSAA cancels remaining events for the current school year
(4/15) With the Governor’s announcement of school closure for the remainder of the school year, all remaining TSSAA events for 2019-20, including all spring...
UMPS CARE DURING CORONAVIRUS
(4/15) UMPS CARE Charities Secretary and MLB Crew Chief Paul Emmel shares his time and talent with those affected by COVID-19.
Comedy Group Adds Officiating Humor to Serious Message for Social Distancing
(4/15) The skit starring the Trinity Trails Referee reminds people to keep their distance as they walk, jog or bike on the Trinity Trails.
Top SA referee getting some DIY done in between skipping sessions
(4/15) Leading referee Marius van der Westhuizen has been adapting well to life in lockdown, with home-based training sessions and video conferences.