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Football
History: The Rules of Football — Part VIII
The road of professional football
By Darin Hayes
July 2nd, 2009

Our story on the history of football rules has guided us through many changes in different aspects of the game. One area we have yet to explore is that of players who are paid to play the game. Today, professional players make money that most of us have a hard time even fathoming. The sport has turned from a mere game to that of "Big business" and football's most recognized level of play. How did all that come about?

Log in and join Darin Hayes and Officiating.com as we take you along "The Road of Professional Football."

Basketball
The Renaissance Referee
Science, engineering, art, and mechanics
By Ray Cox
July 2nd, 2009

It was only a phrase. I don't even know if Kent Holm intended it as a throw-away line, glib grabber fodder, or if it was fraught with meaning in his mind. It certainly got me thinking. And when I get thinking, my mind usually goes to interesting places. (My wife doesn't always agree on the interesting part, but....)

Anyway, if you have come here only seeking knowledge, things they would not teach you in college; today we cover science, engineering, and art in ways your professors never dreamed of.

Basketball
Avoiding Correctable Errors
By Todd Warnick
July 1st, 2009

Tweet!!! The referee yells: "Block!" Suddenly, he realizes he should have called a charge. But it's too late: That's not a correctible error. Todd Warnick, though, explains just what those gizmos really are — and why.
Baseball
How to Look... — Part I
...Like you know what you're doing
By Jim Porter
July 1st, 2009

Former National League Umpire Larry Goetz said: "It isn't enough for an umpire merely to know what he's doing. He has to look as though he knows what he's doing, too." Although Goetz retired in 1957, his advice continues to ring true even to this day. Exactly what does it take for an amateur umpire to look like he knows what he's doing?
Football
Let Them Play — Part IV
By Ed Hickland
July 1st, 2009

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