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TASO ABUSE OF OFFICIALS POLICY

The TASO Board of Directors has taken a bold stand in an effort to reduce the increasing problem of excessive ...

GENERAL RECOVERY CONCEPTS FOR REFEREES

By Austin Ardrey, runninref.com It’s obvious how physically and mentally demanding officiating a football game is.  I wake up with ...

OFFICIATING TIPS

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ADDRESSING AGING

Referee News bulletin: We’re all aging, and there’s nothing we can do about it. We’ll progressively become slower and less ...

HOOSIERS – MILAN VS. MUNCIE: 1954 INDIANA STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Referee.com Milan High School, enrollment 161, defeated the favored Bearcats of Muncie Central, 32‑30, to win the 1954 Indiana state basketball ...

HOW TO READ A GAME

Referee.com Once a referee reaches the point where he/she knows the Laws of the Game well and has learned effective ...

OFFICIALS VS. CANCER

The National Federation of State High School Associations calls on all sports officials to join us in our partnership with ...

DO’S & DON’TS OF PRE-GAME WARM-UPS

By Austin Ardrey, runninref.com Austin Ardrey is a personal trainer for many officials.  Here is his advice for a pre‑game ...

DON’T OFFICIATE AN “UNOFFICIAL” GAME

from Referee.com Games can be over before they begin. Some officials fall into the trap of officiating the extra inning ...

ALABAMA’S CHLOE SIEGEL BREAKS NATIONAL CAREER 3-POINT RECORD

from WAAY TV A new standard has been set for high school sharpshooters around the nation. On Friday night, Deshler ...

9 CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD MENTOR

Ask anyone who has “made it” in officiating about the people who have helped them along the way and they ...