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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.
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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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The honor hardly could be more fitting. OK, perhaps having a behind-the-plate stance named after you — as Gerry Davis does — isn’t technically an honor. But it certainly speaks [...]
12 officials and 4 alternates have been selected to work the NBA Finals. [...]
Aside from offside decisions, which are factual, all subjective VAR decisions are ultimately decided by the on-field referee only. [...]
Four rule changes were recommended by the NFHS Ice Hockey Rules Committee at its meeting last month in Indianapolis. [...]
What’s the protocol when a fan throws something on the court or field? How do you react on a personal level, and what should you do in your role as [...]
Look at Monty McCutchen on the court, and you see an NBA referee near the top of his game. A veteran in his 16th season, he’s climbed the ladder. But [...]
Because it has to be done on nearly every play, ball placement is one of the most important elements of officiating a football game. My experience is that it’s also a phase of the game [...]
It builds valuable life skills such as communication, decision-making, and confidence that translate into everyday life. [...]
As the game clock counted down that cold Dec. 9, 2006, night at Jackson Memorial Stadium in Mississippi, so was football official Sarah Thomas’ high school career. “I told my [...]
Guidelines to help game officials manage the game clock is among the rule changes in high school basketball for 2026-27. [...]
