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FOOTBALL BASKETBALL ALL SPORTS SOCCER SOFTBALL SNAP SAY WHAT TIME TO MAKE 5MW NFHS ADDS CHATS WHEN? YOUR MOVE AMANDA ROSS INTENTIONAL WALKS NOVEMBER 2017 // REFEREE.COM POLITICAL BASEBALL THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE OFFICIATING IT’S PROVIDENCE PG.20 SURVEY IN HISTORY PG.50 VOLLEYBALL WHAT’S MY LINE? BASEBALL NFHS NEW RULES your voicemember since edition 1976 $6.95 •Nov_Magazine.indb 1 9/13/17 2:54 PM Cliff_Keen.indd 2 9/13/17 3:09 PM CONTENTS NOVEMBER 2017 Volume 42, No. 11 Issue 493 38 FEATURES 20 THE ‘RHODE’ THROUGH PROVIDENCE Despite his rapid ascent through the ranks of the D-I hoops, referee Mike Stephens has never lost touch with his hometown roots. 38 CALLING YOUR CONGRESSMAN It wasn’t a typical game for the umpires who volunteered for this year’s Congressional Baseball Game. 50 17,487 OFFICIALS SPORTS COLUMNS HAD SOMETHING TO SAY The NASO survey of 12 BASKETBALL 4 PUBLISHER’S MEMO 78 FOR THE RECORD officials brought in Chat ’Em Up? When Is A Roof Over One’s Head NHL Roster a surprising amount It Appropriate to Talk of data and reveals to Players?; Straight 6 THE GAG RULE 80 LAW amazing insights into Jacket; Know Your Six Letters: A Movie Worth Words to Live By: Write who we are and what Seeing; Snap Shot: Mud Reports Right; Lawsuit we think. 26 FOOTBALL Slide; Your Call @facebook; May Be Filed Long After It’s a Snap (Or Is It?): Referee.com Poll the Fact Shenanigans May Precede, Prevent a 8 THE NEWS 81 CLASSIFIEDS Legal Snap; Fumble Me Ken Kaiser, Former MLB Camps/Clinics/Schools; This; One Play, Lots of Umpire, Dies at Age 72; Equipment/Apparel; Training Teachable Moments Umpires’ Protest Leads to Resources; Leadership ON THE COVER Meeting With Commish Resources 32 SOCCER ZAC WILES Penalty Area Pressure: 42 GETTING IT RIGHT 82 LAST CALL Naperville, Ill. Every Decision in the It’s No Accident That Umpire Strike Out: I’m quite sure Penalty Area Is a Big Chose to Live; Football With that a called strike didn’t Occupation: Paralegal Decision; ‘Stop the a German Accent cost anyone a scholarship Clock, Ref!’; 5MW: opportunity or the chance Offi ciating experience: Amanda Ross 66 PROFILES to be drafted. High school and college Talks Basketball, Calls volleyball of cial (D-I women’s 44 VOLLEYBALL Baseball; ‘Kung Fu’ Umpire volleyball line judge and D-III Et Tu, R2? Second Reaches Milestone men’s volleyball line judge). Referees Need Training, Formerly of ciated high Too; Round and Round school football and basketball. We Go; Fine Line: BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHT THIS MONTH Worked the 2016 IHSA girls’ Primary Duties of the JEFF MALET PHOTOGRAPHY/NEWSCOM (BASEBALL), VIPIS.COM (COVER), JIM WHITE (BASKETBALL) JEFF MALET PHOTOGRAPHY/NEWSCOM state volleyball tournament Line Judge and 2015 IHSA boys’ state volleyball tournament. 60 BASEBALL Walk on By: NFHS Rules to Allow Overrun of First on Base on Balls; NFHS Points of Emphasis for 2018 68 SOFTBALL Check This Out: Intentional Walks Are In, Equipment Checks Out; Here’s the Dish on Working the Plate; Coaching Up Coaches 74 ALL SPORTS Prep Step: Be Ready Free-throw situations are a popular time for players to want to ask to Make a Move When the officials questions. Officials should be open, approachable and Opportunity Presents willing to discuss matters when players and coaches ask questions Itself in a respectful manner. Dave Christian, Indianapolis. FOR MORE, GO TO PAGE 12 Find Referee Magazine on Facebook and follow RefereeMag on Twitter •Nov_Magazine.indb 3 9/13/17 2:54 PM PUBLISHER’S MEMO Watch the video at referee.com/pubmemo Chief Strategy Of cer/Publisher Barry Mano Chief Operating Of cer/Executive Editor A Roof Over One’s Head Bill Topp Chief Marketing Of cer Jim Arehart John Higgins owns over. His business and its employees, Chief Business Development Of cer a roofing company his family and John himself became Ken Koester in Omaha, Neb. long-suffering hostages to sports fans Managing Editor John is one of the acting like jerks, thugs and idiots. Brent Killackey most respected The NASO Summit was four Assistant Managing Editor NCAA men’s months off and was being held in Julie Sternberg Senior Editor basketball referees Louisville — and in case you forgot, Jeffrey Stern on planet Earth. Louisville is in Kentucky. Those of us Assistant Editor His officiating in the office were plenty upset with Tom Conroy experiences led him to name his the way John was being treated and Copy Editor company Rooferees. It also goes by we wanted to do something. We came Jean Mano Education Director the corporate name of John Higgins up with the idea of presenting John Margaret Domka Weatherguard Inc., for those of you with the NASO Great Call Award, Director of Design, Digital Media and Branding reading this who could use a new roof. not for a call he made on the floor but Ross Bray On Sunday, March 26, John was rather for the professional way he had Publication Design Manager on the crew that worked that Elite been handling the firestorm. Matt Bowen Graphic Designer Eight game between Kentucky and I phoned John with news of the Dustin Brown North Carolina. UK got beat, 76-73, award and told him we wanted Video Coordinator and the Big Blue Nation of Kentucky to present it during the Celebrate Mike Dougherty supporters went berserk. It felt Officiating Gala that closes the Interactive Media Developer Higgins had to be called to account. Summit. He had some hesitation but Michael Kielas Director of Audience Development One Kentucky-based radio sports- then agreed to join us in Louisville. Dan Olson talk host led the way to bringing It would be his first trip back to Event Planner/Marketing Coordinator John to that accounting. Full contact Kentucky since the “troubles” began. Nancy Short information for John and his business About 10 days before the Summit Comptroller somehow soon found a home on began I received a call from John. He Marylou Clayton social media. said the hate mail and death threats Data Analyst/Ful llment Manager Judy Ball After that catnip of information had started up again, apparently Director of Administration and Sales Support was given to the Wildcats of the Big because word had gotten out that he Cory Ludwin Blue Nation, well, what you might was coming to Louisville. Imagine, it Of ce Administrator have predicted did in fact happen. was almost four months after the fact Garrett Randall John’s business was trashed via social and Kentucky fans still felt a need to Customer Service Support Specialists Michelle Murray media. Many fake reviews of the work threaten him. What a fan-club badge- Lisa Burchell of Rooferees were posted. More than of-honor that must be! Transportation Services Assistant 3,000 communications containing hate John wondered what type of Bob Wemmert mail and death threats found their way security arrangements we might Editorial Contributors to John, his company and his home. develop. I got off the phone, spoke Jon Bible, George Demetriou, Alan Goldberger, Jerry A very short time after working the with our team, got intel from a Grunska, Judson Howard, Peter Jackel, Jay Miner, Tim Sloan March 26 game, John was notified that security person in Lexington, another These organizations offer ongoing he had been selected to work the Final from Louisville and decided, because assistance to Referee: Four. This assignment marked his of the risk, it was not wise to bring Collegiate Commissioners Association, MLB, MLS, NBA, NCAA, NFHS, NISOA, NFL, NHL, Minor League seventh Final Four appearance. Guess John to Louisville. We decided Baseball Umpire Development and U.S. Soccer. the guy can referee! to make the presentation some Their input is appreciated. But because of the threats being time after the Summit and not in Contributing Photographers made against him and his family, the Kentucky. The Gala audience first Ralph Echtinaw, Dale Garvey, Ken Kassens, Jack Kapenstein, Bob Messina, NCAA felt special security for him learned of this during the banquet. Bill Nichols, Ted Oppegard, Jim White was necessary. The security team The disappointment was palpable. Editorial Board assigned to John during his entire My job was to give in brief the back Marcia Alterman, Mark Baltz, Gloria Cox, Ron Huffman, Wade Labecki, B.J. Ligocki, time in Phoenix for the April 3 game story as I shared it with you in this Cheryl McCarthy Chiari, John O’Neill, Brent Rice, George was comprehensive and thorough. column. 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