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Football
Rules ...
... and mechanics
By Lee Jones
September 2nd, 2010

My editor said I had to get cracking on some football articles. So I wrote abut enforcing penalties. He said: "Not long enough. And, Lee, we have FED officials, too. who read our pages."

So I added some mechanics about using captains effectively to control the game. "That's much better," he said.

Click the title to see what he meant.

Softball
Save The Last Dance For Me
Fall Sports including softball
By Del Brantley
September 2nd, 2010

I was getting ready to put away the softball gear when I got a call requesting help for a weekend tournament. End-of-summer ball is always "interesting."

Click the title to see if my experiences mirror some of your own.

Football
Crowd Noise/Violation or Foul
By Rogers Redding
September 1st, 2010

Two subjects for the price of one:

Crowd noise: Count me among the large number of referees who feel that crowd noise is just as much a part of the game conditions as the weather and that teams should be prepared to handle it. Indeed, the referee may force the issue himself by refusing to stop play. However, the rules committee continues to feel otherwise, so there are specific steps to deal with it.

Violation or penalty: The NCAA rules recognize two kinds of rules infractions: fouls and violations (2-9-1). A foul is an infraction for which some penalty is involved in every case except two. A violation, on the other hand, does not carry a penalty.

Basketball
Being a Crew Chief
By Ike Relacion
September 1st, 2010

The leader of an officiating crew must have certain qualities not characteristic of everyone. Do you have what it takes? Ike Relacion, currently a D1 official and prior ABL basketball official, shares his perspective on what distinguishes the Crew Chief from the others.

You'll find this "essay" filled with ideas that can shape a mature consideration of what one needs to rise above the fray. Hang on for a philosophic look at the job of Referee.

All Sports
Concussion
By National Federation
August 31st, 2010

The  NFHS is holding a media conference on concussions tomorrow, September 1. Officiating.com was invited to attend. We're passing that invitation on to you.

Click the title to read the details of this free article.

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