News & Announcements
Get the latest news and announcements in high school sports news, including UIL updates and more.
November 29, 2021
2021 UIL VOLLEYBALL STATE TOURNAMENT
Congratulations to these TASO Volleyball members selected to officiate the 2021 UIL State Tournament: NAME CHAPTER NAME CHAPTER Phillip Franco ...
November 29, 2021
2021 TAPPS VOLLEYBALL STATE TOURNAMENT
Congratulations to these TASO Volleyball members selected to officiate the 2021 TAPPS Volleyball Tournament: NAME CHAPTER NAME CHAPTER Lynn Pricer ...
November 9, 2021
LESSONS BEYOND THE GAMES
It’s Worth the Wait “I’ve officiated football and volleyball since 1978 and worked the volleyball state finals in 1994, ...
November 9, 2021
TAPPS FALL SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP OFFICIALS
Congratulations to these TASO members for being selected to officiate the TAPPS Fall Soccer State tournament. SEMI FINALS ...
November 5, 2021
RULE CHANGES THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
The when, why and how some of history’s most significant rule changes became part of the fabric of the sports ...
October 26, 2021
TASO FOOTBALL BESTOWS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD TO BILL FECCI
The TASO Football Division has presented their most prestigious honor, The Sam Brown Award, to Bill Fecci. Sam Brown, a ...
October 20, 2021
OFFICIATING SHORTAGE REACHES CRISIS LEVEL – ALL GROUPS MUST WORK TOGETHER
By Dr. Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director, NFHS Click here for the video.
October 9, 2021
2021 Volleyball Elections
The elections for TASO Volleyball Officers and District Directors in odd number districts 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 ...
July 28, 2021
TASO RELEASES 2021- 2022 COVID GUIDELINES
August 20, 2021 CHAPTERS The UIL and TAPPS have determined that each individual school district or private school will establish ...
September 22, 2021
TITLE IX CONTINUES TO FUEL GROWTH OF GIRLS AND WOMEN’S SPORTS, OLYMPIC DOMINANCE
To say that American female athletes dominated the recent Olympics in Tokyo would be an understatement. Among the 66 medals ...
September 16, 2021
HISTORIC FIRST EVER ALL FEMALE FOOTBALL OFFICIATING CREW VIDEO
TASO Football has created a video to commemorate the historic first ever all female football officiating crew for a varsity ...
September 13, 2021
MLB Crew Chiefs to Wear PA Microphones, Starting in 2022
According to a source, Major League Baseball will mike its crew chiefs starting in 2022. When there is a replay ...
August 25, 2021
FIVE DECADES OF PAM YOUNG
When the U.S. Department of Education leveled the playing field for males and females in 1972 by ratifying Title IX, ...
August 25, 2021
MUSCLES AND DETAILS LEAD TO MIKE DEFEE’S MASTERY
We’ll waste no time addressing Mike Defee’s Popeye‑the‑Sailor‑style arms in an effort to satisfy one of the rages on social ...
August 25, 2021
GET RID OF ANGER AND IMPROVE YOUR GAME
Perturbed. Agitated. Ticked off. Peeved. Whatever label you give it, we all know it. Whether the cause is a know‑nothing ...
July 29, 2021
FOOTBALL DISTRICT DIRECTOR ELECTIONS
The TASO Football Division will hold elections for the positions of District Director in Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and ...Clinics & Events
Rules & Regulations
KEEP WATCH ON BASERUNNERS ABANDONING THEIR BASE
Webster’s defines abandonment as “to leave or forsake completely; to give up possession or control of or to give up, ...
FORMAL CHECK OR NOT, ILLEGAL EQUIPMENT DESERVES ATTENTION IN NFHS PLAY
NFHS rule 4‑3 requires an illegally equipped player to leave the field and not return until the next legal substitution ...
CRITICAL RULES FOR UMPIRES TO KNOW
The umpire is in charge of the line of scrimmage and all the action that takes place in and around ...
KEEP FOCUS SHARP AT THE BUZZER
Most of us are well aware that bad judgment or lack of focus in the last minute of a game ...
11 HACKS FOR ONFIELD UMPIRES
by John Bible With a new baseball season rolling along, here are a few tips and hacks involving plate work ...