Officials Archive

In the recent national campaigns to recruit and retain high school contest officials, implementing a mentorship progr...

From the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder: Nearly 50 years ago this March, Jim Robinson made Minnesota boys’ basketbal...

Gather together a group of officials. Throw in some pizza and perhaps an adult beverage and the stories begin to fl...

1-5-4, 1-5-5, 3-5-10e (NEW) 3-6-2, 9-9: Improperly equipped player shall be replaced for at least one down. Rational...

Tim Coady, an Indiana high school basketball official, grew up loving the sport he gives back to. Although an Ohio ...

1-6-5, 1-6-5 NOTE: Clarifies ASTM 2713 standard labeling of goggles. Rationale: The language provides clarity and co...

A new penalty and signal related to unnecessary delay and a new procedure for warming up between sets that minimize...

2-4-1b: A referee shall stop play when any player gains an illegal advantage by contacting any team member while play...

They don’t make the headlines, their names are not in the box scores and they don’t make the all-star teams, but pe...

When it comes to high school officiating, it would appear there is no such thing as an easy call, although the Illino...