What does it take to officiate basketball at the highest level? For the guys who get there, what's it really like? Officiating insiders, like ourselves, ask these questions. When you sit down to watch a game on any sports network,

What does it take to officiate basketball at the highest level? For the guys who get there, what's it really like? Officiating insiders, like ourselves, ask these questions. When you sit down to watch a game on any sports network,

If you want to become a great referee, you must develop great mechanics.  Freddy from myvirtualofficialsassociation.com joins me to talk about some of the common mechanic-errors officials make. He has come up with some catchy phrases to help you keep t...

If you want to become a great referee, you must develop great mechanics.  Freddy from myvirtualofficialsassociation.com joins me to talk about some of the common mechanic-errors officials make. He has come up with some catchy phrases to help you keep t...

Joe DeRosa (Wikipedia) - former NBA official and current NCAA D1 official - joins us to talk about officiating apparel.  He's very well known for being one of two officials to have worked both the NBA Finals and the NCAA Final Four.

Joe DeRosa (Wikipedia) - former NBA official and current NCAA D1 official - joins us to talk about officiating apparel.  He's very well known for being one of two officials to have worked both the NBA Finals and the NCAA Final Four.

Rarely do we officials think about the significance of that piece of plastic we have sticking out of our mouths during  a basketball game.  It's just there - always there.  And if it's not, we're in big trouble. - We call it a whistle.

Rarely do we officials think about the significance of that piece of plastic we have sticking out of our mouths during  a basketball game.  It's just there - always there.  And if it's not, we're in big trouble. - We call it a whistle.

If you want to become a great official, listen to this episode, not once, not twice, but as many times as it takes to get this stuff right. So much of being a great basketball official is perfecting the details of your game.

If you want to become a great official, listen to this episode, not once, not twice, but as many times as it takes to get this stuff right. So much of being a great basketball official is perfecting the details of your game.