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Approaching the Playoffs as a Referee
So playoffs are here, or right around the corner depending on the leagues you are working. It’s always a fun time of the year – where emotions are amped-up, and the game gets a little faster and more intense. Whether you are working playoffs for Atom or the NHL, you are asked to perform to […]
The Strength to Make the Right Call
Referees have to think about a lot of things when they are on the ice. The number of players, where the puck is, are just 2 of the hundreds of other things that are going on at any given time on the ice.The teams of referees and linesmen are trying to
Mentorship and Progressing in Officiating
Seeing as Brandon and Craig had a great discussion about Mentorship, I thought I would pull out this article I wrote a few months back on the same subject: I have often heard it said: “Those who can do, and those who can’t teach”. I guess that after a few years of officiating I might […]