The RoundBall Referee

The RoundBall Referee


Latest Episodes

010 – Rule 3.5 We are Fashion Police, right?
September 19, 2016

Do you ignore it? Enforce it? Love it? Hate it? - NFHS Rule 3-5 will drive officials crazy. There's a lot to pay attention to.  And it seems that every year  slight changes are made. And that drives us all the more crazy. - Fortunately for us,

010 – Rule 3.5 We are Fashion Police, right?
September 19, 2016

Do you ignore it? Enforce it? Love it? Hate it? - NFHS Rule 3-5 will drive officials crazy. There's a lot to pay attention to.  And it seems that every year  slight changes are made. And that drives us all the more crazy. - Fortunately for us,

009 – D1 Official Jim Schipper Shares Wisdom from Experience
September 19, 2016

What does it take to become a D1 official? And once you're there, what does it take to stay there? - Jim Schipper shares his story of how he's gotten to this level and how he's working to maintain this level of success. With 24 years of experience,

009 – D1 Official Jim Schipper Shares Wisdom from Experience
September 19, 2016

What does it take to become a D1 official? And once you're there, what does it take to stay there? - Jim Schipper shares his story of how he's gotten to this level and how he's working to maintain this level of success. With 24 years of experience,

008 – Darryl DeRuiter 2014-2015 Official of the Year – Iowa Boys Basketball
September 09, 2016

I am so excited to bring to you this conversation.  Darryl and I enjoyed our conversation over an early morning breakfast at a local restaurant.  As you listen, you'll find yourself right there at the table with us as we discuss basketball and officiat...

007 – What to do when… NFHS Cases 2.11.3-2.12.5
September 09, 2016

  - Wrapping up Section 2: Officials and Their Duties this short episode goes through a few final  cases.  The NFHS Case Book 2015-2016 once again proves so helpful for officials needing to prepare themselves for critical game-time situations.

006 – What to do when… NFHS Cases 2.10.1-6 Correctable Errors
September 09, 2016

Like a game that is really challenging to officiate, this show was a real challenge putting together.  For the next 45 minutes I'm going to walk you through the 16 case plays in the NFHS Case Book 2015-2016 that deal with correctable errors.

005 – What to do when… NFHS Cases 2.2.4-2.8.5
August 31, 2016

  - On today's show, and episodes 006 & 007, I'll be reading through a number of cases  in the NFHS 2015-2016 Case Book. My purpose is that you can play these episodes again and again  while driving to your game assignments.

004 – HS Tournaments, Title IX, and Thinking About Your Future
August 19, 2016

Michigan High School Athletic Association Assistant Director, Mark Uyl, discusses some important issues officials face both on the court and off. As an administrator, he talks about what's involved in assigning hundreds of officials to post-season tour...

003 – Was first-time camp experience worth it for two young officials?
August 16, 2016

On today's show I interview two guys who have a couple years' experience under their belts, but are eager to continue to grow and learn. They each recently attended a reffing camp and share about their experiences. -

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