We are excited to launch our new private community for officials and our developmental training program called Crown Refs MENTOR.  Adam Zohni is a long-time supporter and passionate 5th-year official from Toronto, CN, who was one of the first officials to sign up for our MENTOR tier.  So after a few years of exchanging messages online, we finally had the opportunity to sit down and meet for our first mentor session.

In this episode, we discuss why he decided to join Crown Refs MENTOR and some of the things that he's looking to gain from being part of the new community.  We also reviewed his referee profile, where he listed his biggest areas of growth that he's looking to improve on.  

His most difficult plays are calling flagrant fouls and managing unsportsmanlike technical fouls with players and coaches.  He's focused on slowing down and being emotionless to have a greater sense of control in those hostile moments.  We also go over some differences between FIBA and NFHS, proper time-out mechanics, and tips for calling double fouls.

Special thanks to Adam, Zack, Carmela, Pedro, Ryan, Lance, Will, Ken, Aaron, Joseph, Josiah, Chris, Tony, John, William, Alice, Jon, Justin, Luke, Jason, Scott, James, Korbin, Corbin, Isaiah, and every other official who has joined us for this next chapter of Crown Refs content.  #servethegame

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Penny Davis is the NCAA Women's National Coordinator of Officiating for divisions 1, 2, & 3, a position she's held since 2019.  Before that, she had an incredible 17-year division career working in such conferences as the Pac 12, West Coast, Mountain West, Western Athletic, & the Big Sky.

Penny is also fortunate enough to be in a select group of officials who have worked multiple NCAA Final Fours earning her way to the last weekend of the year in 2015 & 2018.  On top of her outstanding college career, she also spent time in the WNBA and the D-League (now the G-League.)

In this episode, we covered a lot from Penny's early beginnings to how she rose to become a final four official, her rocky first year as coordinator in a pandemic year, the importance of relationships, and some financial tips for officials.  We are super grateful to have Penny on the podcast and we hope you enjoy this episode. 

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In this episode of Game Notes, we graciously welcome back Travis Potter for his 2nd episode of Game Notes and his 3rd time total on the podcast.  We truly appreciate his continued support of the Crown Refs brand.

We had the opportunity to watch Travis work a Florida high school state semifinal game in which he showed a ton of growth from his first IPR experience.  In this episode we discuss the importance of not blowing the whistle while rotating, being proactive by using your voice to prevent game interrupters, and if you're leaning over that means it's time to position adjust. 

We also discussed the concept that sometimes there are elements of a foul but the contact has to mature to become illegal, and a pregame partnering and game management tip.  

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In this episode of courtside conversations, we hear from site supervisor Angel Martinez, and officials Robbie Donaldson, Khalil Dock, Taylar Brisbois, Darren Drake, & Donal Griffin.

You can also watch this series on all 3 tiers (pro, plus, mentor)

#servethegame

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The series formally known as Rules Talk has been elevated to Video Rules Talk as we supply you with more visuals to compliment the rule and further explain the play.

In this episode of Video Rules Talk, we discuss the rules for settting a legal screen and general guidelines to help you judge the legality of screens. Locations for the screening rules can be found below:

NFHS Rule 4-40

NCAA-W Rule 10 - Section 5

NCAA-M Rule 4 - Section 35

NBA Comments on the Rules -

Section II - 3: Screening

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As we close out the 3rd game of the day in blowout fashion, Shay and I reminisce with Ralph the Ref about her playing days, what type of player she was, and if she ever talked trash to the refs.

In the final episode of No Offseason, we have a postgame discussion to talk about what stood out from the day of games.  Shay mentioned one of her biggest pain points is understanding the difference between disrespect and just discussion, so how to accurately process her conversations with coaches from a game management POV.  We also stress the importance of providing a brief, yet loaded rule-based explanation but keeping it simple and informative.  

This series is available to watch on PLUS/MENTOR tiers. 

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On this special edition of Signal School, my nephew Ryan Ceglieski get to jam in our hotel room as we attended Roger Ayers Camp.  I had the chance to work with Ryan virtually a few months early, so it was nice to have a live and in-person session with someone so connected to the community.  

In this episode, I take a look at Ryan's pushing and hand check signal as we insert a few tweaks to try to improve the overall quality of his presentation.  We also watch Ryan's PC foul and travel violation signal, and finish up diagramming the 6 most common spots on the court that we stand in when we make our call.

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In this episode, Shay and I dispel the myth around the word “moving” and provide clarity on the rights of a legal defender and what they are legally entitled to. There were also a few opportunities in the game to be proactive and use my voice to put out the spark before it became a forest fire. If we have a Forrest fire then that means we have to call the fire department because we couldn't put out the little spark.

We also document a situation where a coach tries to talk to us about a play on the court but I invite him to discuss it in his coaching box as he shares his opinion on the play. After listening to his description of the play I show officials a quick way to respectfully exit the conversation and move on with the game.

We hope you enjoy and remember these episodes are available to watch on the PLUS/MENTOR tier. #servethegame

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For officials looking to gain that communication edge, the Rapid Responses series will be a great way to accelerate that process.  In episode 1, I interact with a few great people from the Crown Refs MENTOR Tier as we talk about everything from how to respond when a coach questions the foul count, how to evoke empathy in the mind of a coach, and fully utilizing the "I would never" approach for many different situations.

We also discuss what to say when a coach asks you about your partner's call and being more comfortable knowing that you're going to disappoint the coach at some point and not to fear it.  Another great point that the group made was to start thinking bigger and going more macro with your responses because sometimes coaches are so caught up in the moment that a reality-checking response might be highly effective.

Towards the end of this communications training we spoke about why we should stop providing explanations of why we gave the coach a technical foul, and we covered the relationship dynamics  between the ref and an assistant coach.  We hope this episode helps you add another layer to your communications package!

Here is the Google Drive link that we created from our rapid responses discord channel

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-2nqaujfwBLFOkezx_kyreqWZTlWYI5EQq7t6Ii0xTc/edit

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In this episode, we discuss an abnormal block/charge play where the defender isn't directly in front of the offensive player but is still in a legal guarding position, so it creates irregular contact that is difficult to determine.

We emphasize the constant need to let plays start-develop-finish-then decide and the proactive nature of using our voice to prevent game interruptions. We also discuss my block call where I was clearly stacked and probably should've called a charge on the play. Let us know what you got in the Patreon comments or discord chats.

This episode documents some of the in-between game interactions from fellow officials Fabian Jara and Rob Chin, more in-game interactions with players, and a drill for practicing your toss.

This video series is available to watch on the PLUS/MENTOR tiers. We hope to see you there!

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I get to meet and connect with Shay Baldwin, a passionate 3-year official from Long Island, as we get the opportunity to have a pregame to talk about some major rule differences between HS & College, like the Restricted area, technical foul administration, & the closely guarded count.

We also speak about having a patient whistle & keeping a big picture perspective when you're about to give a tech during a live and competitive matchup. It's important that we don't become emotional about rule preferences and simply called them as written.

Too many officials are particular about some rules that they disagree with and become vulnerable to calling them correctly because of their strong opinions. In this episode, Shay and I have some more helpful conversations about game management during timeouts that we think you will find valuable.

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It's a true blessing and honor to feature my father Philip Diasparra on the Crown Refs Podcast to speak about work ethic. I just dropped a new show called “Coach D’s Court” so it's only right that Pop’s show should be called “The Real Coach D” because he taught me so much about being a coach, helping others, and leading people.

In the first episode of his new reoccurring series, he preaches about work ethic and the some of the differentiators between average vs. successful people.

Here is the written version of his reading below. We hope you enjoy it!

WORK ETHIC

What is the definition of Work Ethic?

A work ethic is a set of moral principles a person uses in their j everyday life... A good work ethic fuels an individual's needs and goals, it is related to the initiative by a person for the objectives. It is considered as a source of self- respect, satisfaction, and fulfillment.

So you have to ask yourself, do you have a strong work ethic?

Have you ever accepted In your life that you might not be the smartest, or the sharpest, or fast enough, or had the best background, the most connections,

Maybe you didn’t have many of those things.

But the one thing we could control- was our work ethic. I think for the most part, gifted people struggle in life because things come easy to them, I like that things always haven’t come easy, and maybe you like that about you too. Maybe you’ve looked at yourself all your life and thought, Man, I don’t have the natural looks or the natural talent or Intellect or humor, maybe you didn’t have any of those things.

But what we all have is, the ability

To OUTWORK THE NEXT GUY.

If you want to be more SUCCESSFUL, for me, it comes down to maxing out.

What maxing out is, is you do at least one more than you think you’re capable of.

So when you’re done with whatever you’re doing, whether it’s at the gym, or phone calls, or setting up meetings, making sales calls, or in sports, one more shot, one more set in your conditioning, one more swing of the golf club or working on your mechanics, what the differentiator is for the winners,

THEY ALL DO ONE MORE.

We have to be the one, when they do 45 minutes on the treadmill, we do 46, so we deserve to be more fit.

I know that when I’m lifting weights, and they are doing 5 sets of 10, - EVERY SINGLE TIME I DO ONE MORE.

When it’s an 8 hour work day, we work 9, whatever it is we always do one more.

What that does, is it makes us eventually think, we’re doing things other people are not willing to do, so we should achieve things other people are not going to achieve.

That’s the DIFFERENTIATOR- ONE MORE

You always max out, you always go to the next level, you will convince yourself you deserve to win.

You can take low self- esteem, low identity, low confidence And change it over time by building this habitual addiction to always doing one more, this obsession of one more.

All the greats do one more, and all the average don’t.

Other people are going to get slowed down, other people are going to take a break, other people are going to flinch, other people are going to believe they’ve already made it, or maybe some people are going to believe they can’t make it.

BUT YOU ARE GOING TO BE RELENTLESS

YOU’RE GOING to BE REPETITIOUS

You may not be the fastest, you may not be the smartest.

You may not be the strongest, you may not be the most gifted, You may not have the most articulate thoughts and ideas in the world,

But what you have is, ONE MORE.

And when they get weak, you just keep coming, when they flinch, you blow by them.

That’s how you win in life, you keep getting after it, and keep getting after it until the job gets done.

A lot of people can be excited for a day, they can be excited for a month, BUT THE WINNERS they stay excited for as long as it takes to get the job done.

You’re going to knock down whatever that obstacle is that’s between you and your dream, you’re going to be relentless, you’re not going to give in.

And you know long term, all these other people, they’re going to hesitate, they are going to get weak,

BUT YOU WON’T.

You can’t control all the exterior things in your life, people’s attitudes, how they treat you, but you can control this...You can always do ONE MORE, always do one more session looking at film, YOU CAN DO one more hour in front of the mirror, one more hour working on your mechanics, or working on your agility you can always do one more,

ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS

And I promise you, if you keep doing one more, you will shatter that obstacle that stands between you and your dreams, YOU will become better at being the best Referee at whatever level your goal is you will make that a reality in your life

CROWN REFS -SERVE THE GAME

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Our list includes:

• Marking the 3pt attempt
• 3pt makes
• Stopping the clock
• Snapping the directional point
• Eliminating excess
• Sharpening the hand count
• Eliminating running and counting
• Best places to report the foul
• Chopping the clock
• How to execute layered signals

This video series is available to watch in the PLUS/MENTOR tiers.  We hope you can add a few new tools to your belt. #servethegame

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Welcome back to Through the Lens, our new show that brings you right onto the court to see and hear the game through a referee's eyes.  We appreciate the attitude adjustments of the players once they realized the camera glasses were rolling, it kind of gives us insight that if more officials start wearing the glasses it would instantly decrease the rate of disrespect that officials experience.  We recommend that you get yourself a pair (Ivue, zetronix) as it's one of the most accurate ways to replay your film and see the same angle that you had in the game.

In this episode, we state that sometimes plays are similar but very rarely the same and the fact that we'd rather be late and wrong than early and right. In the first half, we look at a rebounding play and talk about the importance of locking in the potential point of contact before it happens.  That's part of having the "feel for the game" is anticipating where the next play might occur.

We also reinforce the need to always defend and support our partners and not allow players and coaches to speak negatively about them without effectively responding to their comments.  In closing, we look at an AND 1 play and conclude that our dislike for cheap and 1's shouldn't cloud us from calling the good ones. 

Special thanks to the House of Sports, Leewood Basketball, and my partner Heath Miller for contributing to this content.  #keepservingthegame

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You are about to listen to a 3-part video series called "The Camp Commute"  which documents my experience attending Roger Ayers Referee Choice Camp. I had the opportunity to room with Ryan Ciegliski who was featured on Game Notes 014 and is young enough to be my son.  

This podcast covers our 3 car rides to the college facility and the discussions that we had on the way to camp. The Camp Commute is part of a full-length referee film called "Camp Chronicles" which is currently in post-production and being finished by NYU grad and 5-year official Khalil Dock so look out for that on the Patreon app coming soon...We hope you enjoy this episode and do us one last favor before you go...have a great rest of your day!!

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During my trip to Roger Ayer's Referee Choice camp, we had the opportunity to hear from some of the voices of the CR community and share it with you.  

Some of the voices you will hear are Cole Mckenny, Ryan and Anthony Freeman, Scott Geer, Mycal Bonds, Thomas FItzgerald, Travis Potter, and of course, Mr. Roger Ayers himself.  

There is no way Crown Refs could have attained this kind of reach and awareness without having so many loyal supporters of referees who love officiating and want to help others develop.  

Thank you for taking your support to the next level by joining us on Patreon.  I’m incredibly appreciative to those who are reading this right now!!

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Marc Vaccaro is a movement specialist, personal trainer and owner, and operator of VF movement, a training facility, and nutrition program located in Scarsdale, NY.

In this episode, we got to hear some of Marc’s fitness philosophies and beliefs towards exercising and nutrition. We talked about the biggest mistakes that people make at the gym and some misconceptions about the movement culture. We learned about the benefits of hanging & sitting (deep squatting), why it's important to focus on overall time under tension, and how to take the choreography out of your routine.

Marc also shared about the importance of taking care of the most vital part of our body-the spine. He talked about the difference between using machines vs body weight, being muscularly available, and the inefficiency of soreness and how we can avoid it.

#servethegame

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In this episode of Game Notes, I had the pleasure to connect with Isreal “Izzy” Serrano, a highly ambitious 4-year official and content creator from San Jose, CA. Izzy recently started posting mixtape videos of himself officiating to help to humanize officials and document the difficulties of the job. Go check out his channel @izzy91 on IG.

We hit on numerous points and spoke about a wide range of topics from when to not call 3 seconds, how to shift your eyes like driving, showing urgency when changing a partner's call, & when to not signal a block. We also touched on when and how to use the response “by rule” and why we shouldn’t include it in our opening line.

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Brian Powers is a 20-year basketball official, a high school teacher, and professor of public speaking @Syracuse University.  He joins us to discuss the foundations of presentational speaking and the 3 key traits of knowledge, language, and appearance when communicating to an audience of 1 or 1000.  

He also elaborates on the importance of proper preparation and walks us through some different game situations with coaches that can be useful for our games.  We hope you enjoy this discussion and please reach out with any questions on the discord app.  #servethegame

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Episode 1.0 is all about the world famous player control as I go in depth and list all of the different types we will see in any given game.  I model the many different ways we can present the PCF signal based on our positioning and the formation of the players in our PCA.  Towards the end of the show, we bring on a virtual guest to ask some rules and mechanics questions and finish the episode out analyzing a block/charge play from my 2021 season.

We hope you enjoy this episode and you please tell us what other topics/signals you would like to see next as the audience will dictate future episodes.  If you are interested in being a virtual guest we would love to feature you.

This episode is available to watch on the Crown Refs PLUS/MENTOR tiers. #servethegame

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One of the amazing things about starting the Crown Refs platform for officials is the community that you build and the relationships that you form through officiating.

On a recent trip visiting family in Georgia I had the opportunity to go and watch Christian Cotard, a 4-year official from Atlanta who was working AAU games not too far from where I was staying. So I brought my two nephews along so they could see me in action and help film our first ever Vlog.

This vlog shows our car ride to the gym, some plays from the game, and a lengthy postgame discussion with Christian and Donald. We hope you enjoy!

This video is available to watch on the Crown Refs PLUS and MENTOR tiers.

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Carmela is a blossoming 2-year official from Albuquerque, NM with high ambitions to move up the ladder and officiate Division 1 basketball.  She's currently honing her craft at the varsity level working with high school boys and girls during the scholastic season.

She steps into the world of officiating with a feel for the game having played division 2 basketball as well as coaching on the high school level for 7 years before deciding to become an official.  She's also a soccer referee which keeps her busy throughout the year on a court or a field.

In this episode of Game Notes, we touch on the importance of having extreme confidence because a lack of belief in yourself will produce doubt in others.  We also tell you how to avoid sounding generic when you communicate with coaches and Carmela shares her thoughts on deciding to go the men's or women's route.

"I was introduced to the IPR when I joined the clubhouse chat with Paul and other officials. I plan on getting feedback that allows me to continue to improve my craft and move up the ladder. My ultimate goal is to officiate D1. IPR is a  Virtual Camp for officials that is a helpful tool and well worth it." 

-Carmela Garcia

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Carving out your own path and creating opportunities for yourself is so essential to moving up in any field of work.  Pedro's version of that included commuting 4 hours roundtrip and getting a hotel room for 2 nights just so he and I could work 12 games together in Connecticut.  

We had a tremendous weekend of reps and were able to have many postgame discussions breaking down the notable plays and situations of each game. We kept a running tab of audio throughout the weekend and compiled a wide range of conversations in this podcast for you.

We talked about numerous aspects of the game from play-calling & mechanics, to communication with coaches, and how to manage the wild-wild-west of basketball which is AAU tournaments.

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I recently had the golden opportunity to attend Roger Ayers camp at Liberty University in Roanoke, VA.  It was such a pleasure meeting him face to face after he blessed us with an instant classic in episode 100 of the podcast. 

I wanted to see for myself what was so special about the man with the gift of gab and the great hair gel and I quickly found out why he's been able to make a career out of officiating college basketball. It was very inspiring to listen to Roger speak and I was able to get a lot of value from observing him lead a wonderful camp experience.

On top of all that, Roger and I had the chance to record a sit-down conversation where we discussed some of the secret sauces behind his success and how he created such a family-like referee camp.  He also vividly recalls his Covid scare and details the events leading up to his removal from the 2021 NCAA tournament and his determination to come back stronger than ever next season.

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Welcome to season 4 on Patreon, where you will notice a major theme shift into mindset and perspective.  Officiating is a mindset game before it's an X & O's game so we will dissect the mental performance aspect of the craft as a top layer to personal and professional growth.

In this episode, we discuss a few examples and ways to apply positive thinking to any referee situation that will have you always looking like the stronger & bigger person.  We talked about how to instantly grow your reputation in the eyes of your assignor, the subtle ways referees show bad partnering, and sarcastic examples of abuse culture.

We also spoke about the pivot to Patreon, some of the apps amazing capabilities for referee education, the different tiers we offer, and why this is the beginning of the strongest officiating community ever!  Thanks for being a part of it. #servethegame

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It's interesting to think about basketball officiating in a historical perspective and discuss the notable changes that occurred along the way which affected how we officiate the game.  For this episode, we have the privilege to listen to NCAA legend Dee Kantner provide us context what it's been like to officiate in 5 different decades of basketball. 

We discuss some of the major rule changes that impacted the game and style of play which continuously forces officials to adjust and adapt each year. Dee talks about the utilization of the monitor to the detriment of the game and why sometimes officials use it as a crutch.  We also highlight the disparity between the Women's Vs. Men's game and remind the audience of officials that players and coaches will learn quickly if we enforce the rules!

This episode is available to watch on the Crown Refs Plus and Mentor tiers.

#servethegame

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Jack Crouse, is a 7-year high school basketball coach in the Philly area who’s recently improved his coaching ability by educating himself about the rules and the referees perspective by consuming the CR content.⁣

He’s also changed his approach and became better at communicating with officials by understanding our mindset and the difficulties we face throughout each game.

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In this episode, we speak about some of the major hot buttons in the relationship between the Coach X Ref as Coach Jack did a fantastic job curating the topics for our discussion and we really appreciate his participation and contributions to Crown Refs. ⁣

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗲’𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴:⁣

1. Focus on coaching my team more⁣

2. Never getting ejected again⁣

3. Understand the difference in coverage from 2-person V 3-person⁣

4. No longer discuss foul count⁣

5. Ask good questions Instead of shouting comments⁣

6. Proactive communication⁣

7. Being non-combative⁣

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𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜” 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 Dee Kantner

Dee Kantner is one of the greatest basketball officials of all time on any level. Some of her amazing accomplishments include 24 NCAA Final Fours and 14 National title games.

She just completed her 32nd season at the Division 1 level while showing no signs of slowing down by working the 2021 NCAA Final Four in San Antonio, TX.

To go along with her legendary college career, Dee and Violet Palmer also held the distinction of being the first female officials to work in a men’s professional sports league.

Dee spent 5 years officiating in the NBA from 1997-2002 and also worked as the WNBA Supervisor of Officials. In 2002, she made her return to the NCAA Women’s game and hasn't looked back since. She's continued to #servethegame and pay it forward by sharing her knowledge and helping to develop and inspire a generation of basketball officials.

In this episode, we discuss how to avoid bad partnering, not letting your ego get in the way, and Dee breaks down the O.I.L. strategy as an effective way to process situations more clearly.

We also discuss several more topics like why coaches are not your friends, how to recover from disappointment, things to stop saying about coaches, and the correlation between over-selling and incorrect calls.

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Norwalk Nate 

vs

Pauly Buckets

Hey Refs, do you want to know a great way to stay productive when you have a forfeit? Challenge a younger kid to a friendly game of Jumpshot 1V1.

So when this young fella Norwalk Nate, started to mildly talk trash to me at halftime, I decided that I wanted the extra cardio and a chance to get some buckets on this kid.

Even though the final score was 11-7 I don’t feel like the loser whose record just dropped to 1-2 on the season. You are what your record says you are. We hope you enjoy it!

The visual for this episode can be found on the Plus & Mentor tiers.

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In this never-before-seen series, we give you an in-depth look at what it takes to be a basketball official from a referees perspective.  We recorded this series on iVue camera glasses to give you the closest possible look onto the court with us.

In episode 2, we speak about not letting contact cause a violation and the importance of calling a foul on these play types.  We also recall an interaction with a coach and highlight the offensive opportunities that are located in their inappropriate language.  We also capture some pre and postgame content to bring you right inside the locker room with the fellas.

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In this never-before-seen series, we give you an in-depth look at what it takes to be a basketball official from a referee’s perspective. We recorded this series on iVue camera glasses to give you the closest possible look onto the court with us.

In episode 1, we freeze-frame numerous fouls and situations to provide you with substantial learning opportunities through this unique view and context. We break down illegals screens, player control fouls, and discuss a delay of game warning play that should have been called a technical foul and why.

We hope you enjoy this unique viewing experience and please leave us your feedback on Patreon or the Discord app.  This is a visual show so we highly recommend you upgrading to the Crown Refs Plus tier in order to view the video.  Thank you so much for being a Patron!

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Lance Fuller, is a 6-year official from El Dorado, Kansas who is destined to get hired and move up the ladder as a NCAA-M division 1 official.  He's decided to double down on his developmental needs as he returns for his second Crown Refs IPR.  Lance has shown a great improvement in his areas of growth from last report such as slowing down his signals, developing greater confidence, and presenting more poise on the court.

In this episode of Game Notes, we discuss the importance of pain tolerance and not lowering the bar for incidental contact in the paint.  We also speak about reserving your judgment until after the game and the fact that height does not play any factor in officiating performance and officials who think it does are selling themselves short (no pun lol).

We hope you enjoy this conversation and please find more tools to add to your bag!

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In this episode, we discuss some common courtesies that are non existent with officiating, and list some automatic replies that will help you gain control of the conversation.

Special thanks to Christian Cotard, Carmela Garcia, Pedro Rodrigues, Anthony Carnacchio, & Tyler Crone.

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In this clubhouse chat, we discuss the 2021 NCAA tournament and a critical call from the final four game between Gonzaga vs. UCLA.  This was a block/charge play that was perfectly executed by veteran official Ron Groover.  We also break down the podcast and identify which episodess stopd.

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We think you will enjoy these before and after clips from The Wonderful Women of Officiating Ep. 3 with Lisa Mattingly.  Lisa is a super charismatic and charming person who was an absolute pleasure to interview and spend time with.  

We look forward to collaborating with her again in the future.

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In the first episode,  of our new wired-up series I get the privilege to work a couple of games with 2 amazing partners as we officiated the first high school tournament in NY since the pandemic.

This episode captures some notable live and dead ball interactions with players that we think will help you add a few layers to your game management skills on what to say and when to say it.

The episode concludes with a postgame discussion in the locker room to recap some interesting plays and situations from the games. Special thanks to the Island Garden, Ralph the Ref (RefereeRant), and all of the players and coaches who were featured in this content.

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After recently graduating from Mississippi State University with a degree in biomedical engineering,  Zack Murphy is back with another episode of Rules Talk on the Crown Refs Podcast.  

Did you know that some states use the same NFHS rules for both the Boy's and Girl's games while some states use the NCAA Women's rules?  Well, this is a great episode specifically for the Women's NCAA/HS officials who have to juggle those two rule books when they switch back and forth from high school to college.

In Rules Talk Episode 6, we discuss some of the major differences between NFHS Rules and NCAA Women’s Rules to help prepare you for the upcoming camp season. We discuss major mechanics differences, the shot clock, and the lower defensive box and restricted area.

We hope you enjoy this episode and have a great rest of your day!

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Ken Stewart, is a 5-year official from Peoria, IL who’s an avid listener of the podcast and wanted to double click down on the IPR service as a way to develop the core areas of his game.

Ken says “𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘺. 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘯𝘦-𝘵𝘰-𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘗𝘙 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴. 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧  𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮.”⁣ ⁣ 

In this episode of Game Notes, I share my speech to the captains verbatim, provide tips to avoid pointing across the body, and clean up some of Ken’s mechanical issues to improve his presentation of signals.⁣

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Elvis Lizardo, is an 8-year official originally from The Bronx, NY who got his start as an intramural referee at the University of Vermont.  He’s had great success on the NIRSA national circuit and also gained experience mentoring and guiding student officials at Vermont.⁣ ⁣ 

He chose the IPR service to improve his film study skills and get an unbiased set of eyes to point out some things he's unaware of, and see through the game more clearly through the lens of the Crown Refs perspective.⁣ ⁣ 

In this episode of Game Notes, we discuss the difference between taunting vs looking and when it rises to the level of unsportsmanlike conduct.  We also highlight the fact that just because a coach stayed quiet all game does not give them the right to use that as leverage to yell later in the game.

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James Jenkins, is a 15-year official from Waco, TX with a strong desire to improve his status as a high school official and make it to the college ranks.  ⁣ ⁣ He chose the IPR service to get out of his comfort zone and use the tools and resources offered to help amplify his growth as an official.⁣ ⁣ 

In this episode of Game Notes, we discuss the difference between being emphatic vs presenting pure strength, how to have more crew awareness, and showing effort snd urgency in crunch time.   

We also touch on the importance of supporting each other in game management situations with coaches.

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Mid range Mike

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Pauly Buckets

So what do you do when you're a former player who still loves shooting and you’re at an AAU tourney and there's a forfeit on your court..?...you play your partner in a friendly game on jump shot one-on-one.  

So that's what we did.  The best thing of all, we recorded it and made it into a new show (pilot).  Let us know if you'd like to see more of this series in the comments.  

Heck, maybe Mike and I can start challenging players in our referee uniforms lol Enjoy!

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If you look in the appendix of many rule books you will find black and white pictures of the 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 towards the back of the book.  These still images show us the end result of a foul type but they don't tell the story of how to get there.

So, the signals chart provides us the address but it's up to the official to find their own route on how to get there.  In this series, our goal is to show you different ways that you can arrive at your destination.⁣

In this episode, we smoothen the way Pedro stops the clock for both violations and fouls by making it look less forceful and rushed. We also tweaked his pushing signal by adjusting the level and broke down his block mechanic into 3 easy steps.

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Nick Burton, is a former minor league basketball player in the ABA, and a 10-year official from Kansas City, Missouri with aspirations of one day working a state championship game.⁣ ⁣ 

In this episode of Game Notes, Nick exemplifies the most effective way to take accountability as his humility and aspirations to grow shine throughout the episode.  When you publicly highlight your weaknesses it shows great personal strength and the desire to excel at your craft.⁣ ⁣ 

Our conversation lead to identifying some more ways that you can exude strength on the court, key indicators for when we need to slow down, and how to smoothly get the coach back in their box.

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This episode focuses on a singular technical foul from a recent AAU game, and the actions that occurred leading up to it, the steps we took to proactively manage the coach, and how we went about administering the technical foul.  ⁣⁣

This podcast will give you some communication and game management tactics for you to immediately apply to your games.  One of the themes we discussed is the art of snatching the coach’s attention before we deliver our sportsmanship message so our response doesn't get lost in translation.  ⁣⁣

This episode features Justin Wallace, a 4-year official from Mt. Vernon, NY, and loyal Crown Refs supporter.  It was an honor to finally work with you!

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Being a great partner and always supporting one another is the most important skill set for sports officials to exhibit for a myriad of reasons.  Especially, with so much divide amongst referees within the industry and all of the outside negativity that is pushing referees out of the profession, being a great teammate is more vital than ever.⁣ ⁣ 

In this episode, we meet with Collin Nelson, Ethan Brochtrup, and the rest of the “Badger Student Officials Association” (𝗕𝗦𝗢𝗔) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison to break down and discuss over 20 tips and themes that you can immediately implement into your game to become a better partner.  ⁣ ⁣ 

We touch on some leadership and happiness hacks that will keep you accountable, proper online etiquette, and how to flatter your partners before ever working with them. We also list some effective strategies for coaches and players when they make comments about our partners.⁣

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Luke, is a Canadian basketball referee from Vancouver, BC who’s been official since 2016. He aspires to become FIBA certified, get hired into a college conference, and ultimately make officiating a full-time gig. ⁣

In this episode of Game Notes, we reverse the format as Luke breaks down one of my block/charge plays from this past 2021 season. We also discuss the fact that we shouldn’t overthink technical fouls and create reasons as to why we should shy away from accessing them.  We also add more context to the term “film doesn’t lie” and add an interesting perspective to the true validity of that statement.

Feel free to drop me a comment on this post or go join the chat on The Crown Refs discord server.

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Branden Gibson, Beacon, NY, is a former division 2 basketball player at Dominican College who’s been official since 2016 on IAABO’s board 114. He’s currently working at the varsity/Juco level and is looking to be in a regular rotation in the various d2/d3 conferences in the area.

On this episode of Game Notes, Branden had numerous interactions with the coach of Team A so we were able to dissect each conversation and make some adjustments to his approach, which created many communication and game management learning points for our dedicated audience of officials.

One of our main themes when providing an explanation to a coach needs to as follows...before we can talk about the play we need to first assure the coach is communicating respectfully. If not, that becomes way more important than our explanation of the play. That is the leverage that allows us to shift the conversation from play-calling to sportsmanship.

We hope you enjoy this episode and thank you so much for your patronage!

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