Welcome
Sports Collaboration is a site dedicated to supporting officials in their sports officiating journey.
Check out the Behind the Whistle podcast to hear from various officials about why they officiate and some of the key characteristics that are required by officials. You'll also hear about their own journey and how their passion for their chosen sport has impacted on their lives and careers
Interested in becoming an official? Check out the Directory to locate an association in your area to start to your journey in officials.
Suggestions for future developments, or site improvements can be made via the Feedback section here.
Sports & Association Listings
A directory of sports and associations in your area with contact details that you can use to reach out to those associations.
Behind the Whistle Podcast
“Behind the Whistle” is a weekly podcast where we talk to sports officials about their personal officiating journey.
Officiate American Football?
Check out our easy to read and referenced full set of International Federation of American Football Rules and Mechanics, with videos.News and Articles
Dec / 2023
For the Love of the Game, Referee Ron McEwen
Dec / 2023
For the Love of the Game, Referee Ron McEwen
Dec / 2023
For the Love of the Game, Referee Ron McEwen
Dec / 2023
For the Love of the Game, Referee Ron McEwen
Nov / 2023
Pima County Sports Hall of Famer Rich Hall on what it’s like to officiate in the NFL
Nov / 2023
Pima County Sports Hall of Famer Rich Hall on what it’s like to officiate in the NFL
Nov / 2023
Pima County Sports Hall of Famer Rich Hall on what it’s like to officiate in the NFL
Nov / 2023
Pima County Sports Hall of Famer Rich Hall on what it’s like to officiate in the NFL
Nov / 2023
Stephanie Frappart: The trailblazing female referee in charge of England v Australia
Nov / 2023
Stephanie Frappart: The trailblazing female referee in charge of England v Australia
Nov / 2023
Stephanie Frappart: The trailblazing female referee in charge of England v Australia
Nov / 2023
Stephanie Frappart: The trailblazing female referee in charge of England v Australia
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Auburn basketball fans hurled garbage at referees following the Team’s Tuesday, Jan. 6 loss to Texas A&M. The post Officials Targeted by Auburn Fans After Buzzer-beater Overturned appeared first on [...]
Politics had the Adamses. Big band music had the Dorseys. Acting had the Barrymores. And officiating has the Crawfords. Umpire Henry “Shag” Crawford retired in 1975 after 20 distinguished major [...]
Thursday, January 29: How Campus Recreation Can Power the Future of Officiating The post NFHS/NIRSA Webinar appeared first on Referee.com. [...]
When Ohio State linebacker Jack Sawyer completed his scoop-and-score after sacking Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers with a little more than two minutes remaining in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 10, [...]
This is the sixth year of the expanded playoff system with six Wild Card Playoff games. The post NFL Wild Card Weekend Officiating Crews appeared first on Referee.com. [...]
Do you sometimes suddenly feel like you’re struggling at the plate? One game, you’re fine, and the next you’re just … off? Take a quick inventory of yourself. If you [...]
Tom Lopes, a longtime college men’s basketball official and former Executive Director of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO), died Dec. 27 at age 83. Lopes retired from [...]
A well-read woman with an insatiable desire to cram yet more knowledge into her mind was sitting poolside at an Aruba timeshare dwelling in the summer of 2015. Simply reading doesn’t cut it for June Courteau. Inquisitive since [...]
Great crew chiefs are like great leaders because … well, because they are great leaders. But in officiating, the whole is only as good as the sum of its parts. Even the best crew chiefs will [...]
Social media and sports officials are increasingly colliding, creating new risks that officials at every level must understand and manage carefully. As officials, social media is great for keeping track [...]
