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How to Write an Officiating Resumé
Nine times out of 10, a bad resumé will land in the “circular file” before the first half is read. Some bad resumés are just...
You’re Your Own Agent
By Michael Menard
At a referee development camp that I attended last summer, the camp director began with a single question: “Who is your agent?”
After...
Learn to Love Your Schedule C
If you thought understanding the offside rule in soccer or the DH rule in college baseball is complicated, try handling the Schedule C, line...
What Do You Have to Hide?
Knock, knock. “Hello, Mr. Smith. We’re with the state association. We’re conducting a little check of all our registered officials. You don’t mind if...
Keep Expenses Simple or Be Sorry
"KISS” is an acronym for the design principle, Keep It Simple, Stupid! When talking about your officiating taxes, it should be "Keep Expenses Simple."
The KISS principle...
Good Reports Earn You Respect
It’s a good idea to send misconduct reports — sometimes referred to as incident reports — to proper authorities, even if it’s not required....
