Derek Linn’s basketball officiating “career” got off to an inauspicious start. Linn was 14 years old, tagging along with his father, Bob, who was working Jerry Hoover’s D-One basketball camp at Spiece … Read More
It wasn’t just the players, coaches and spectators that enjoyed the Bathurst Cup experience last weekend, it was also the 50-strong rising young NSW referees that took charge of over … Read More
Our guest for this episode is our first international official, Frank Kristensen. Frank is the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Coordinator of Officials in Europe. Frank has been officiating … Read More
Our guest for this episode is FIFA International Assistant Referee George Lakrindis. George has been appointed to the panel of FIFA Internatational referees since 2016 and was selected to officiate … Read More
Welcome to episode number 3 of Behind the Whistle. The weekly podcast series where we talk to sports officials about their personal officiating journey. We will provide insights in to … Read More
Welcome to Episode number 2 of Behind the Whistle. The weekly podcast series where we talk to sports officials about their personal officiating journey. We will provide insights in to … Read More
Three Bend (Oregon) High School varsity softball players have a new appreciation for umpires after getting experience seeing the profession up close and personal as umpires themselves. Check our directory … Read More
Our very first guest is former NRL Rugby League and current Rugby League Wheelchair official, Tim Robinson. I started off by asking Tim how he started in his officiating journey.
Hockey Australia expresses its appreciation for the ongoing support of officials who have committed their time in 2021 but missed out on the opportunity to take part in national hockey … Read More
There will be a strong force of NSW referees, assistant referees, fourth officials and video assistant referees with the commencement of the A-League Men’s and Women’s seasons kicking off for … Read More
