NOV 09
2026
2026
News
HONORING OUR VETERANS
We pause to honor our TASO members who are veterans, and all veterans everywhere!
TASO ABUSE OF OFFICIALS POLICY
All‑Sports Board of Directors is very concerned with the number of incidents of excessive verbal abuse directed toward our members, ...
UNIQUE HS SPORTS VENUES: TEXAS FOOTBALL FIELD SITS ATOP GRAVEYARD
by Jordan Morey, NFHS Most Texas football fields are built on tradition. San Saba’s Rogan Field in Central Texas is ...
BEYOND THE SCOREBOARD: USING ATHLETICS TO BUILD LIFE SKILLS
BY Daniel W. Uszaki, Ed.D. ON August 5, 2025 | 2025, HST, MAY Athletics are often interpreted as wins ...
HOW SUSAN BREWER TURNED A DREAM INTO 1,296 WINS AND COUNTING
UMHB Life When Susan Brewer ’77 walked onto the Mary Hardin‑Baylor campus as a young athlete from East Bernard, Texas, ...
JAKE O’DONNELL: THE NBA REFEREE WHO WALKED AWAY AT THE TOP
Referee.com It’s been almost a year since the legendary Jake O’Donnell officiated his last game. It was strange not seeing ...
IMPROVE BY ELIMINATING ANGER
Referee.com Perturbed. Agitated. Ticked off. Peeved. Whatever label you give it, we all know it. Whether the cause is a ...
SELL THE TOUGH CALL
Referee.com It was a 50‑50 call and you know you got it right. How do you convince half the people ...
POST-GAME DISCUSSIONS THE RIGHT WAY
Post‑game discussions the right way by Referee It was a tough game and not much went as planned. Now it’s time ...
HOW VIDEO HAS CHANGED OFFICIATING
By Jeffrey Stern Referee.com One of my favorite books is Instant Replay. The author, Jerry Kramer, was a guard for ...
HOW OFFICIALS CAN CONTROL EMOTIONS IN HIGH-PRESSURE MOMENTS
by Dr. Joel Fish, Ph.D. Referee.com Officials often tell me, “I have difficulty managing emotions during high‑pressure moments.” I’ll then ...
TEXAS LEADS THE COUNTRY IN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION
According to the NFHS website, Texas has the largest number of high school sports participants with 364,020 girls and 515,383 ...