Mechanics

Beginning, Middle, and End We need to see the whole play (beginning, middle, and end) to determine if a player fouled. Sometimes we’ll only see the end of the play and throw…

I’ll never forget my first inadvertent whistle. My mistake was during a first-round playoff game. I was the “youngster” on a crew of veteran officials, so I was excited and honored to…

Occasionally, I will share a play in which I made a mistake. This is a “fun” story to tell 15 years later, but it wasn’t fun for my crewmate at the time.…