Relationships

I won’t bore you too much with the details, but I wanted to blog about the surprise retirement party that was held for me last Saturday night.  Friends and officials both locally and from all over the country came to the Maverick Center in Salt Lake City where they had assembled.  After dinner, we were [...]

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Fouls During Run Plays

I have just added to the video section of MentorRef.com, penalty enforcement for Fouls During Run Plays.  Keep in mind, this is for College Rules.  Many of the things discussed in this video are not the same at the High School Level, so beware.  Over the next few weeks I will be posting video covering [...]

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Two Big Announcements

In this blog, I take great pleasure in announcing two projects I am releasing.   Number One:   Over the next few months, I will be releasing videos corresponding to the Bins in my published Bin Book wherein I explain penalty enforcement made simple.  All penalties for all fouls fit into bins.  You decide which [...]

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Officiating Camps

It’s that time of year when officials make decisions about attending officiating camps during the Spring and Summer.  To be clear, I’m talking about optional, commercial camps; not the Conference required camps where you are required to attend in order to become certified.  I’m talking about pay “to go to” camps.  Should you go to [...]

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Consistent Mechanics

The NFL Officials have the benefit of having one governing body that supervises and trains their officials.  The Referee’s job is to make sure everyone on the crew is prepared and knows their keys and correct mechanics.  College football officials do not have that luxury.  Each college conference has a supervisor or coordinator who unfortunately [...]

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