Panama City Beach baseball tournaments put umpires back to work
(6/20) Dozens of umpires are able to get back to work with the 2020 Grand Slam World Series of Baseball tournaments happening in Panama...
AUSTRALIA’S TOP FEMALE REFEREE ON ‘FORGOTTEN’ SIDE OF COVID’S SPORT IMPACT
(6/20) There’s another team in Australia that is raring get back on the pitch when football returns. A team that is sometimes an afterthought...
Take it easy on the umpire, okay?
(6/19) Right now in America, we’re going through a little bit of a referee shortage. Nobody wants to take that kind of abuse from...
Army veteran working as football referee with ‘Battlefields to Ballfields’
(6/19) Moore is a part of 'Battlefields to Ballfields,' an organization that helps veterans get into refereeing and officiating. And Moore sees some common...
The former referee chief tackling dementia and loneliness
(6/19) Now, having gained so much from the sport, FIFA’s former Head of Refereeing is using the beautiful game to give something back. He...
Chris Wilder sympathises with referee Michael Oliver over technology failure
(6/18) Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder admits he has sympathy for referee Michael Oliver after a goal-line technology farce denied them victory at Aston...
SEC Announces new Assistant Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials
(6/18) The Southeastern Conference also announced that Reggie Cofer, a veteran NCAA official with Final Four experience and current coordinator of officials for the...
2020 U.S. Open plan: Electronic line-calling, fewer line judges and ball people
(6/18) Electronic line-calling will be used instead of line judges for U.S. Open matches at all courts except the two largest arenas, while singles...
FROM THE ASHES: HOW THOMAS EDISON INSPIRED OUR COMPANY TO SURVIVE THE 2020 SPORTS...
(6/17) Call it a 100-year challenge. Call it a real-life stress test. Call it whatever. Regardless, the thought of Thomas Edison and his response...
Meet the former referee still pushing boundaries
(6/17) The 47-year-old Tempa has no need to thank anyone for her incredible refereeing career. "I used to watch football on TV when I...
‘A big unknown’: Experts forecast referee shortage for youth sports season
(6/17) "The referees are an after thought," said Paula Hildeman, the state referee administrator for the Minnesota State Referee Committee in soccer. "The clubs...
Retired MLB umpire Dale Scott on coming out, Pride, and robo umps
(6/16) Scott, now 60, was a major league umpire from 1986 until his retirement due to post-concussion complications in 2017. In those 31 years,...
Boyer to discuss individual techniques for referees
(6/16) The FIBA Oceania Technical Official Webinar series returns on Wednesday (June 17) with James Boyer discussing the 'Referee Module: Individual Techniques'. Boyer, a...
National Basketball Referees Association Teams Up with The Salvation Army
(6/15) A $25,000 gift from the NBRA will be divided among The Salvation Army USA and The Salvation Army of Canada, representing the breadth...
How the late Paul Schmitt helped grow Louisville’s pool of minority referees
(6/15) Paul Schmitt, who died Friday at age 82, coupled keen eyes with a judicious application of football’s rules. In more than half a...
New Jersey Officials Release Guidelines For Organized Sports As State Enters Stage 2 Of...
(6/15) New Jersey officials have released guidelines for organized sports as the state enters stage two of the reopening process. The state entered stage...
BASEBALL BEGINS, UMPIRE DISCUSSES CHANGES DUE TO COVID-19
(6/15) Local umpire of more than three decades Fran Stigers discusses the excitement of starting high school baseball and the safety measures in place...
Officials ready to return despite COVID-19 presence
(6/13) Although many officials are hesitant about returning to officiate youth and high school sports amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a large majority appear ready...
PRO referee Katja Koroleva on frontlines battling COVID-19: We need to unite together
(6/13) One of North American refereeing’s rising stars, Koroleva is usually calling a packed slate of NWSL, USL and international matches, plus holding MLS...
Umpires don’t hesitate to return to field
(6/12) Players, coaches and fans were not the only ones excited when it was announced high school baseball and softball would be played this...
Loss of high school, summer baseball seasons hurting local umpires
(6/12) The Denton resident hasn’t enjoyed the adrenaline rush making a big call provides all summer due to the spread of COVID-19. The University...
Don’t put coronavirus duties on referees
(6/12) Munster GAA referees committee secretary John Sexton says match officials should not have to take on any Covid-19 related responsibilities when GAA action...
Should there be college and high school sports this fall season?
(6/12) What about sports? As Ohio continues to reopen in this next phase of the coronavirus pandemic, should the state’s high schools and universities...
The Premier League’s first foreign ref set to be Australian Jarred Gillett
(6/11) Australian referee Jarred Gillett is set to become the Premier League’s first foreign official. The 33-year-old is reportedly in line to referee a...
