‘Pioneer’ women to make NRL history as first solo referees
Referee “pioneers” Belinda Sharpe and Kasey Badger have been appointed as the first women to referee in the men’s NRL under the single referee system. Read the full article here
Santa Fe crew’s long weekend epitomizes cost of referee shortage
Most have families of their own. They’ve got kids at home — for some, their kids have grown and had kids of their own. They have spouses waiting for them … Read More
Referees selected for FIBA Basketball World Cup
The referees to officiate games at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, which tips off on August 25, have been announced. For the first time in the history of FIBA’s flagship … Read More
World’s first international match officials body launched
The world’s first representative body for international high performance match officials has been launched, with the dual objective of supporting officials on and off the field and furthering their voice … Read More
Behind the Whistle – Episode 10 – Dan Cook – Reaching your goals is not a smooth journey
Our guest for this episode is Dan Cook. Dan is an assistant referee in the English Premier League. During his previous season Dan officiated 2 of the biggest games of … Read More
FIFA World Cup officials continue preparation for Qatar 2022
Between 31 May and 22 June, FIFA held three seminars to thoroughly prepare the 36 referees, 69 assistant referees and 24 video match officials from all six confederations chosen to … Read More
Behind the Whistle – Episode 9 – Gavin Graham – Adjusting to a new version of a sport
Our guest for this episode is Gavin Graham. Gavin is the chair of the local officials organisation in his local areas and looks after both the contact and non-contact version … Read More
USFL 2022 – Playoffs – Canton, Ohio
Written by Greg Evers – June 2022With the USFL playoffs being played in Canton, OHIO, anyone that knows anything about American Football knows that the Pro Football Hall of Fame … Read More
Behind the Whistle – Episode 8 – Caleb and Bruce Lawson – The start of the journey
Our guests for this episode are Caleb Lawson and his father Bruce. Caleb’s journey in to officiating started when he was 12yrs old and he has already had the opportunity … Read More
Tait Consul Griffith Officiating Clinic Cedar City – 2022
Written by Greg Evers – June 2022The nonstop travel continued, this time after leaving Rapid City, it was a couple of flights to Las Vegas. Originally I had planned to … Read More