The Crown Refs Podcast Podcast

#345 Community Calls | November 2023 | Join Crown Refs Mentor today! from 2023-12-08T13:17:20

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 | 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯⁣ ⁣ In this Mentor Community Call, we discuss numerous partner topics that will provide you with the best practices for approaching our preg...

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#344 Crawford’s Court | An NBA Storybook | feat. Joey Crawford | Most NBA Finals Games (50) from 2023-11-28T02:24:19

In Joey Crawford's return to the Crown Refs Podcast, we created an NBA storybook involving some of the league’s most iconic players. He vividly paints encounters with legends such as Michael Jordan...

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#342 United Zebras Presents | Officiating Edge Podcast | John McNeal from 2023-11-22T00:01:40

For episode 342 we wanted to promote John McNeal’s great work with Unbiased Zebras and use The Officiating Edge link as the only way to listen to this episode. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6aqI...

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#341 Governing the Gloves | feat. Kenny Bayless | Hall of Fame Boxing Referee from 2023-11-16T04:10:03

We are privileged to have an in-depth conversation with the legendary boxing referee, Kenny Bayless. In his Hall of Fame career his vast experiences range from the adrenaline-fueled world of profes...

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#340 J.D. Collins | Former NCAA Men’s National Coordinator | Final Four Official from 2023-11-05T01:49:39

In the latest installment of the Crown Refs podcast, join us as we sit down with the distinguished NCAA official, J.D. Collins. With a storied career spanning 18 years in Division 1 and a seven-yea...

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#339 Fouls & Trolls Vol. 2 | feat. Marc Vaccaro from 2023-10-29T02:10

In the second episode of "Fouls & Trolls," we're joined by co-host Marc Vaccaro as we navigate through the controversial topic of giving warnings to assistant coaches. As we reflect on our personal...

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#338 Fouls & Trolls Vol. 1 | feat. Marc Vaccaro from 2023-10-18T00:16:44

Welcome to our fun and engaging new series, "Fouls & Trolls." As we wade through a sea of Tik Tok comments, we encounter a myriad of reactions, from earnest questions to the sassiest zingers target...

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#337 The Porsha & Pauly Pod | Chapter 4 from 2023-10-07T01:08:01

Welcome back to chapter 4 of the Porsha & Pauly Pod! In this insightful episode, we dissect specific in-game situations, delving into the subtle nuances of positioning, signaling, and managing on-c...

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#335 Bridging the Gap Between Coaches and Officials | Coach Matt Philbrick | The Real Game Podcast from 2023-09-15T13:58:14

In this engaging episode, we delve into the vital role that communication plays in sports, particularly between coaches and officials. We underscore the significance of mutual understanding and res...

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#334 Lab Work Ep. 2 | w/Shari & Khalid | Crown Refs Mentor from 2023-09-01T02:36:43

Welcome back to the second episode of the Crown Refs Podcast Series: Lab Work, with Shari and Khalid, who are husband and wife officials from Georgia. Our conversation primarily revolves around the...

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#333 Roger on Repeat | Feat. Roger Ayers | Crown Refs Mentor from 2023-08-14T14:31:45

In this episode, we sit down with the highly experienced NCAA basketball official, Roger Ayers, who generously shares his profound insights from his journey in officiating. Renowned for his communi...

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#332 Camp Clips 19 | Having all of your partners back | Join our Community from 2023-08-09T13:42:32

Use these responses when a coach criticizes our partners or just use it anytime that you want to evoke an empathetic response from the coach after they let off steam. How do you respond when a coac...

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#331 Camp Clips 18 | JC2 Officials Camp from 2023-08-01T15:22:01

J.B. Caldwell has been one of the officiating industry's top educators for quite some time now and is still as motivated as ever. More impressively, he's been able to build a loyal community of hig...

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#330 Camp Clips 17 | Reactionary decisions lead to IC’s | Join our Community | patreon.com/crownrefs from 2023-07-24T15:24:37

Team A is in control in the front court when A2 and B2 intentionally pull each other to the ground. What's the correct NFHS ruling? Reporting the correct foul type shows that you are self-aware and...

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#329 Camp Clips 16 | Chemistry & Positive Crew Dynamics | Join our team today! from 2023-07-19T02:27:25

Getting together on time-outs is a great way to show chemistry & improve the dynamics of the crew. Be mindful when getting together to not judge previous plays or dwell on perceived mistakes. Next ...

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#328 Camp Clips 15 | Deescalating Trash-Talk | Join our Mentor Program today! from 2023-07-12T11:00:38

Postgame feedback, we discuss staying wide in the lead when the ball is on the strong side but readjusting when it swings to the weak side. We also discuss how over-rotating can hurt the entire cre...

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#327 Camp Clips 14 | Repetition through Consistency | Join our Mentor Program today! from 2023-07-06T02:02:48

We discuss the importance of repetition and consistency as the way to grow, make sure to tuck all of your fingers when pointing as we don't want our points to resemble a handgun. Keeping your signa...

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#326 Face Time Fridays 1 | feat. 11 Referees | Crown Refs Mentor from 2023-07-01T17:46:29

Facetime Friday's is a Crown Refs Mentor session where 11 officials from the community scheduled a 15 min 1-1 face time with Paul. It was a pleasure to meet with so many great people from our team ...

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#325 LAB WORK w/Shari & Khalid Ep.1 | Husband & Wife Officials from 2023-06-11T19:46:24

⁣In this episode, Shari and Khalid, both first-year referees who signed up for the Crown Refs 1-1 program, guide us through their journey as former players & coaches and which parts of officiating ...

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#324 Bo Knows Reffing | Feat. Bo Boroski | Final Four Official | Creator of RefQuest from 2023-06-01T12:25:58

In this episode, we are joined by Bo Boroski, a highly respected Final Four official and the founder of RefQuest. Bo shares his wealth of knowledge and experiences as a coordinator and clinician, o...

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#323 In the Paint Ep. 3 | Feat. John McNeal | Unbiased Zebras from 2023-05-22T00:49:04

Welcome back to the 3rd episode of "In the Paint," featuring John McNeal. As a 9-year official and former active duty Marine, John is determined to expand his knowledge by venturing into content cr...

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#322 In the Paint Ep. 2 | feat. John McNeal | Unbiased Zebra from 2023-05-18T23:44:07

In this episode, John seeks guidance on game management and handling challenging situations with coaches and fans. Key topics include establishing clear communication with coaches, asserting author...

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#321 In the Paint Ep.1 | feat. John McNeal | Unbiased Zebras from 2023-05-15T00:30:12

Welcome to our new series, "In the Paint", where emerging official John McNeal explores the inner workings of how Crown Refs was built. John is a 9-year official and former active duty Marine who i...

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#320 The Porsha & Pauly Pod | feat. Porsha Waddey | Chapter 3 from 2023-05-12T02:59:24

Welcome back to the 3rd chapter of the Porsha & Pauly Pod! In this episode, we emphasize the importance of continuous self-improvement and mentorship for success. We discuss the value of analyzing ...

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#319 The Mindful Journey | with Adam James | Division 1 Men’s Official | Naples, FL from 2023-05-08T01:27:11

In this episode, we dive deep into the mind of NCAA Official and creator of The Mindful Journey, Adam James. Adam shares his passion for officiating, the mental challenges faced by referees, and hi...

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#318 The Wonderful Women of Officiating | feat. Kristyne Esparza | G-League & NCAA-M Official from 2023-05-01T19:21:14

In this episode, we delve into the fascinating world of basketball officiating with our esteemed guest, Kristyne Esparza, a trailblazing referee with over a decade of experience. We unpack the intr...

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#317 How do you Recruit | Officially Human's 4th Annual Officiating Symposium | Brenda Hilton from 2023-04-28T02:53:40

In this special episode of the Crown Refs Podcast, we delve into the critical issue of raising the standard of officiating across various sports, while exploring groundbreaking strategies for recru...

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#316 The Crown Refs Spotlight | Janice Elgedawy | April 2023 from 2023-04-13T14:36:12

We are excited to reboot the first-ever content series that we started back in 2018 called the Crown Refs Spotlight where we highlight 1 official per month and give an in-depth look at their story ...

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#315 Rapid Responses 12 | Establishing Respect | w/Vinny Paolicelli from 2023-04-11T02:07:27

On this episode of Rapid Responses, we lay out the right times to establish those respectful communication guidelines with the coaches and players. ⁣ ⁣ Vinny also details a few unsporting stories f...

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#314 Camp clips 13 | Why I joined Crown Refs from 2023-04-05T01:05:46

The 13th installment of our Camp Clips series, Crown Refs is always looking for more high character individuals like Brandon who love officiating and would appreciate being a part of a special comm...

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#313 Camp Clips 12 | Positive Self-Talk Only from 2023-04-04T00:49:16

The 12th installment of our Camp Clips series, Paul describes what the origin of signal school and demonstrates all of the different signals in the workout. Paul provides a couple cues that will he...

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#312 Camp clips 11 | Chatting w/Darius Mcghee | Liberty U. Legend from 2023-03-30T17:14:45

The 11th installment of our Camp Clips series, we hear about one of the best parts about the crown refs community. Paul explains to Liberty basketball player Darius McGhee about offensive initiated...

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#310 Talking with Taylor Vol. 2 | with Taylor Hamm from 2023-03-25T12:50:42

In the second installment of talking with Taylor, we discuss the importance of communicating specifically with coaches about plays and rulings, instead of using vague terminology like “body contact...

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#309 The Happiness Project | with Mike Tucker from 2023-03-23T23:05:01

This episode is all about the power of positivity and all of the amazing things that come with having an optimistic perspective on life. We speak about the importance of being grateful every singl...

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#308 Game Notes 039 | with Zach Villemaire | Maine/Arizona from 2023-03-22T15:27:45

In this 38th installment of our longest running series, we review a high school game with Zach Villemaire, a 3rd-year official living in Arizona. During this break down, we discussed being side-lin...

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#307 The Porsha and Pauly Pod |feat Porsha Waddey | Episode 2 from 2023-03-21T19:10

In this episode, Porsche and Pauly discuss the importance of sharing knowledge and being a teacher, regardless of whether or not you consider yourself an expert. They emphasize the value of being c...

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#306 The Porsha & Pauly Pod | feat Porsha Waddey | Episode 1 from 2023-03-19T04:12:03

In this episode, the hosts discuss some recent games that one of them officiated, including an encounter with a coach who was unhappy with a decision. The hosts discuss how to handle these situatio...

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#305 Finding your Groove | feat. Brian Wallace | Official since 2005 | Lynchburg, VA from 2023-03-17T05:41:05

In this episode, we sit down with Brian Wallace, a basketball referee with over 15 years of experience who has worked both Division 1 Men's and Division 1 Women's. Brian shares his journey going fr...

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#304 Rapid Responses 11 | The Whole Toolbox | Wisconsin Webinar from 2023-02-18T01:56:33

In the 11th installment of Rapid Responses, we give you the whole toolbox of tips and best practices in this 2-hour webinar to help you become a high-level communicator with coaches. If you can st...

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#303 RefMasters feat. James Williams & Kane Fitzgerald | NBA Finals Officials from 2023-02-03T16:20:44

We are excited to welcome 2 NBA Finals officials and the creators of Ref Masters, James Williams, and Kane Fitzgerald. James is in his 13th season as Kane recently stepped away to be Vice President...

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#302 Best of 2022 Mix | 3 hours and 2 mins of our best content from the year from 2023-01-11T13:12:06

The episode features our best content from the year including clips from our Mentor Community, Gene Steratore, Jose Carrion, Jarell Christian, JB Caldwell, Roger Ayers and much of our mic'd up camp...

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#301 Rapid Responses 10 | Your management and communication unlocks | A Patreon Original from 2022-12-22T02:36:20

Welcome back to the 10th installment of Rapid Responses, our cutting edge series devoted to helping you become a tactical communicator under pressure. We teach you the skills to be able to respond ...

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#300 Mastering the Crafts | feat. Gene Steratore | Super Bowl & NCAA tournament Referee | CBS Rules from 2022-12-06T02:17:57

Welcome to the 300th episode of the Crown Refs Podcast. We can’t thank you enough for your continued support as it’s been a driving force behind us being able to hit this small milestone.⁣ ⁣ Gene S...

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#299 Live From the Locker Room | Vol. 5 | feat. Ajay Gonnelli & Bhavin Parekh from 2022-12-02T04:11:32

In the 5th installment of our Live from the Locker Room series, the crew meets at halftime to discuss the plays that stood out from the first half. ⁣ ⁣ We recall a block/charge play that we rarely ...

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#298 Building with Brett | Brett Coleman | Official since 2015 from 2022-11-30T13:40:23

Brett Coleman is a passionate 7-year official from Livingston, New Jersey who's been a part of Crown Refs Mentor since March 2021. His goal is to make Division 1 and possibly beyond. He joined Crow...

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#297 Game Notes 037 | Alexandre Tornay | Valias, Switzerland from 2022-11-28T02:52:57

Alexandre is a 7-year official working the top league in Switzerland with aspirations to continue to move up and build relationships through officiating. ⁣ In this episode, we covered plays that in...

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#296 Game Notes 036 | Carmela Garcia | Watch full Video on Patreon from 2022-11-17T13:31:28

Game Notes is the longest-running series on Crown Refs as we welcome back Carmela Garcia for the 2nd time in episode 036. Carmela has shown steady growth since she's been a part of the community an...

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#295 Signal School 6 | CR Mentor | Watch the video on Patreon from 2022-11-16T02:49:14

In one of the most productive signal schools yet, the Crown Refs Mentor Community puts in a ton of great mirror work practicing a whole list of common signals. We had over 10 officials working in u...

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#294 Camp Clips 10 | Variety is the Spice of Life from 2022-11-12T20:07:01

The 10th installment of our Camp Clips series, gives an introduction to our signal school session, a referee workout designed to help officials improve their presentation of signals. The process of...

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#293 Camp Clips 9 | B.T.T. | Born to Teach from 2022-11-10T02:23:07

In the 9th installment of our Camp Clips series, we explain the "ball before body/body before ball" concept and the benefits of utilizing the "hit to the head" signal. We cover a very useful strate...

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#292 Camp Clips 8 | An All-Inclusive Community for Officials | Join our Patreon community from 2022-11-06T14:46:19

Officiating is a sisterhood & brotherhood that helps you form life-long relationships and leads to high-levels of self development and growth as a human being. Will Fried gives us some of the bigge...

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#291 Camp Clips 7 | Don’t Let the Game throw you off | Join our Community from 2022-11-05T02:23:49

In the 7th installment of our Camp Clips series, we jump in on a late game scenario where the officials discuss time, score, foul situation, and a proactive method to avoid an intentional foul. We ...

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#290 Being the BIGGER person is always right | CR Mentor | Join our Patreon Community from 2022-10-30T16:20:15

Hey CR FAM! This episode features our mentor session from 10/28/22 about great partnering and always being the bigger person. The goal of this episode is to show you many of the steps needed to b...

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#289 Game Notes 022 | Nick Burton | Official since 2011 | Kansas City, MO from 2022-10-24T01:46:55

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 e...

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#288 The Anatomy of a Technical Foul | Justin Wallace | 4-year Official | Mt. Vernon, NY from 2022-10-24T01:25:59

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 ad...

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#287 10 Mins w/Gary Vee | Digital Discovery Deep Dive | The Sasha Group from 2022-10-24T01:22:33

Gary Vee is one of the most successful entrepreneur and public speakers in the world and he probably produces more content than any other creator or influencer on social. 4Ds is a one-day fully im...

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#285 The User Manual on Great Partnering | Badger Student Officials Association | Join us on Patreon from 2022-10-19T12:27:30

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 division amongst referees w...

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#283 Game Notes w/Luke Wera | Vancouver, BC | Join out Patreon Community from 2022-10-12T12:23:33

𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝟬𝟮𝟭 | 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗿𝗮 ⁣ ⁣ 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 co...

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#282 Game Notes w/Branden Gibson | 6-year Official | Beacon, NY from 2022-10-08T00:45:50

𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝟬𝟮𝟬 | 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗶𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗻⁣ ⁣ Branden Gibson, Beacon, NY, is a former division 2 basketball player at Dominican College who’s been official since 2016 on IAABO’s board...

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#281 It starts with Culture | feat. Jarell Christian | Maine Celtics GM | Join our community from 2022-10-05T11:56:07

Welcome back to the Crown Refs podcast for episode 281. This episode features Jarell Christian, who's a former coach and the current general manager of the Boston Celtics G-League affiliate the Mai...

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#280 NFHS Points of Emphasis | Pre Game Card | Join our community on Patreon from 2022-09-30T15:48:48

The NFHS just the released the Points of Emphasis for the 2022-23 basketball season with the main focus centered around Sportsmanship and respect for the game. Now more than ever officials have th...

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#279 A Better Official | with Greg Austin | Voice in the Game Podcast Ep. 1 from 2022-09-27T14:55:20

Greg is the founder of creator for the YouTube channel A Better Official which creates content to help basketball officials get better and take control of their officiating career.⁣ ⁣ He produces s...

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#278 Pre-Gaming with Natasha Camy | CR Mentor | Full episode on Patreon from 2022-09-19T01:58:51

This episode is a mentor call from December 2021 featuring NCAA-W tournament official Natasha Camy. Natasha works in a remarkable 15 division conferences and was kind enough to meet with our commun...

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#277 Ref Tok Live | Episode 1 | Follow us on Tik Tok @crownrefs from 2022-09-12T09:52:49

Are you following us on Tik Tok yet? Did you know every new video we produce gets posted to Tik Tok first before it hits any other social platform? If you’re a fan of our stuff and aren’t yet on Ti...

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#275 Camp Clips 6 | From Camper 2 Clinician from 2022-09-05T00:31:24

Here’s the 6th installment from our ‘Camp Clips’ series filmed in June of 2022 at Liberty University. In this episode we cover discerning between illegal vs incidental, when is the right time to ma...

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#274 Chopping it up with Corey Powell | 3-year official & NCAA Division 3 Player from 2022-08-29T01:37:11

Corey Powell is an active division 3 basketball player and a 3-year official from Long Island. Corey is also part of the Crown Refs Mentor Community and has big aspirations to go way further as a r...

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#273 Powered by Positivity | Big Game Officials Camp from 2022-08-22T02:09:33

This episode is all about mindset, perspective, and the importance of finding your true inner happiness. This was a recent presentation for Sara Woods and the great people from the Big Game Officia...

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#272 Crown Refs FIBA | Jośe Carrion | 3-time Olympic Official from 2022-08-15T04:05:12

Jośe Carrion is a Puerto Rican legend who's officiated in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional league for the past 32 years, including the 2022 Finals. During his amazing career as a referee, he's work...

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#271 Questions & Answers with Ashley Smith | and the CR Mentor Group from 2022-08-08T02:34:42

In this episode, we hammer home the proper way to respond when coaches criticize our partners calls, how to work with partner's who don't love it like us, and our thoughts on calling late fouls bas...

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#270 Conversating with Coach Aldiero | NJ Skills Trainer & Coach from 2022-08-01T15:08:53

Nick Aldiero is a Professional Skills Coach based out of Brick Twp NJ. He is the owner of Nick Aldiero Basketball LLC which focuses on helping players improve their individual skills & confidence i...

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#269 Camp Clips Ep. 5 | Evolving with Crown Refs from 2022-07-28T11:27:24

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙥 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝟱 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚: ⁣ ⁣ 𝟷) 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬⁣ 𝟸) 𝘛𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘺 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘴 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘍...

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#268 Camp Clips Ep. 4 | Crown Refs Camp Scholarship from 2022-07-27T19:08:23

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙥 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝟰 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚: ⁣ ⁣ 1) 𝘔𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘌𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤...

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#267 Camp Clips Ep. 3 | Educating the Players from 2022-07-26T03:49:47

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙥 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝟯 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚: ⁣ ⁣ 𝟷) 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴⁣ 2) 𝘑𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘓𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘴 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬⁣ 3) ?...

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#266 Camp Clips Ep. 2 | Discovering Crown Refs from 2022-07-24T16:26:35

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙥 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝟮 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚: ⁣ ⁣ 1) 𝘍𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨⁣ 𝟸) 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯...

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#265 Camp Clips Ep. 1 | Roger Ayers Camp Speech from 2022-07-17T14:50:16

𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘴 is our new series featuring the best tik-tok videos from camp season. In Episode 1, our community members meet in person for the first time, why coaches can't question the foul ...

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#264 Talking with Taylor | Taylor Hamm and the CR Mentor Community from 2022-07-14T20:10:46

As we switch the format up, we got a chance to hear questions and topics curated by new CR member Taylor Ham. We spoke about having the adaptability to work any type of game but staying consistent...

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#179 The Wonderful Women of Officiating | Ep. 6 | Dee Kantner from 2022-07-10T11:40:54

Dee Kantner is one of the greatest basketball officials of all time on any level. Some of her amazing accomplishments include 25 NCAA Final Fours and 14 National title games.⁣ ⁣ She just completed ...

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#263 Game Notes 035 | Jose Quintero | Bogota, CO from 2022-07-03T23:29:55

In the 35th installment of Game Notes, we break down Jose's game from Bogota, CO. Jose has been refereeing since 2013 and has the ultimate goal to one day become an international FIBA referee. Even...

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#261 Refs Need Love 2 | Tik Tok Live w/David Gerson from 2022-06-27T00:37:41

David Gerson is no stranger to being a bit outside the mainstream. His high school yearbook quote was “it’s better to stand alone for the right reasons, than be together for the wrong.” Whether it ...

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#260 The Growth of our Group | CR Mentor | And one podcast from 2022-06-19T17:25:45

CR MENTOR is in the 42nd straight week of our program and many officials in the community are experiencing developmental growth spurts due to the rapid activity of the group. ⁣ ⁣ In this episode, w...

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#258 Tales from the Hardwood | Andrew Marotta | Author, Principal, Retired Division 1 Official from 2022-06-12T13:07:48

Andrew Marotta whips up a perfect blend of leadership, sports, and storytelling in the 4th book of his Surviving & Thriving series which also features The Partnership, The School Leader, & The Prin...

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#256 “Camp Chronicles” the Movie | A story about camp life | Roger Ayers & more from 2022-06-05T12:33:36

This camp movie takes place at Liberty University, for the 2021 Referee’s Choice Camp, hosted by Final Four Official Roger Ayers. This film documents our camp experience from watching game tape at ...

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#255 Game Notes 034 | Ashley Smith | Official since 2019 | Mission, TX from 2022-06-01T12:26:57

This episode of Game Notes, features Ashley Smith, a talented 3-year official from Mission, TX with a bright and promising future. Some of the teaching points included being mechanically thorough, ...

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#254 LIVE FROM: House of Sports | Vol. 5 | Lindell Walcott | Keeyah Hicks from 2022-05-20T14:22:39

This audio experience is the return of our LIVE FROM series at the House of Sports, featuring instant on-court reactions from the officials. In this episode, we reinforce the importance of great pa...

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#253 Rapid Responses 8 | feat. Coach Sheldon | [Full Episode available on PATREON] from 2022-05-13T01:34:01

This episode is the 8th installment of our Rapid Response series, which is designed to help arm your tool belt with ready and effective responses for ANYTHING a coach throws at you. In this sessio...

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#252 A Competitive Journey Amongst Teammates in Stripes | Ian Sacks from 2022-05-09T18:27:27

Ian Sacks is a sports journalism master's student at Arizona State's Walter Cronkite School. He graduated from Iona College in 2016 and announced several Gaels games on ESPN3/ESPN+. The Mt. Vernon,...

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#250 Welcome to CR Mentor | w/Miles McKenney from 2022-04-25T20:18:31

This episode gives more insights on the inner workings of our mentor group and community for officials. This call features new member & 8-year official Miles Mckenney, from Idaho. ⁣ ⁣ We cover the...

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#248 Game Notes 032 | John Skomra | Buffalo, NY | Official Since 2018 from 2022-04-14T01:48:24

This episode of Game Notes, features John Skomra, a 3-year official from Buffalo, NY. We break down over 20 plays with the the Mentor group with the main focus being discerning between Legal vs Ill...

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#247 The CR Vlog 02 | Helping in Hoboken | with Mike Evans from 2022-04-07T12:30:21

This vlog was recorded in New Jersey in January 2022 as Mike Evans and I went to observe & work with some officials from the Hoboken, NJ area.⁣ ⁣ 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘴 is a league and rec ...

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#246 Game Notes 031 | Fabio Cardoso | Pittsfield, MA | Official since 2018 from 2022-03-31T12:38:58

This episode is the return of 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴, our longest-running series featuring 3-year official Fabio Cardoso and the CR Mentor group. This session is densely packed with officiating conten...

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#245 Good People Make Great Refs | Ernest Hamilton | Official since 2010| Baton Rouge/Long Island from 2022-03-22T16:08:29

This episode is an exclusive interview with seasoned Division 1 official Ernest Hamilton III, a native of Baton Rogue, LA who's currently residing in Long Island, NY after a recent move for work in...

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#244 Rapid Responses 7 | Crown Refs Mentor from 2022-03-03T13:15:11

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#241 Agent Zero | Gilbert Arenas | 3-time NBA All-Star | The No Chill Podcast from 2022-02-17T04:12:31

Gilbert Arenas was a prolific offensive player during his 12-year NBA career playing for a total of 4 teams. He was the 2003 NBA’s most improved player and averaged over 20 ppg and 5 assists includ...

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#240 Born To Do It | Lathan The Kid Umpire | Kristin & Josh Williams from 2022-02-01T18:10:14

Lathan Williams is a 7-year old. 3-sport official in training and viral sensation having amassed over 300,000 fans is a short span. The videos of him officiating basketball, football, and baseball ...

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#239 Bridging the Gap w/Coach Nique | Use the Game Podcast | CR Mentor group from 2022-01-27T20:30:45

The Use The Game Podcast is geared towards individuals who have used Athletics to push them forward in their careers. We will interview former and current pros, successful student athletes and cont...

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#234 The Best of 2021 | Maia Chaka | Tyler Ford | Dee Kantner | Roger Ayers | Natasha Camy | Lisa Mattingly | Bill Spooner | J.B. Caldwell from 2022-01-01T01:00:40

Welcome to the Best of 2021 compilation. This episode includes over 3 hours of our best moments from this past year featuring Maia Chaka, Dee Kantner, Natasha Camy, Lisa Mattingly, Roger Ayers, J.B...

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#233 Film Night 3 | Chiene Jones | Jorelle Pitter | Donald Griffin | Pedro Rodrigues from 2021-12-19T18:11:51

In our 3rd film session with Crown Refs Mentor, we break down one of my recent games from the 21-22 season. We discuss how and when to use our 3 different voices-Command presence, normal, diffusing...

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#232 Re-Applying the Pressure | with Bill Spooner | Crown Refs Mentor from 2021-12-15T17:18:28

This audio is an exclusive interview with former 32-year NBA official Bill Spooner. Bill has worked over 1500 regular-season games and 100 NBA playoff games in his amazing tenure. ⁣ ⁣ In this episo...

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#231 Rapid Responses 5 | A Renewed Focus on Respect | CR MENTOR from 2021-12-03T17:13:09

This episode features the 5th session of our rapid response training with the Mentor group. We lead by covering a new memo from the NCAA regarding sportsmanship, bench decorum, calling the rules a...

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#230 Signal School Live | Session 2 | Stay Here, Wave off, hit to head, chucking from 2021-12-01T13:36:25

This episode features the second installment of Signal School-Live with the Crown Refs Mentor group. In this session, we practice 4 different signals to improve our form and presentation during our...

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#229 7 Qualities of a Great Official | The Real Coach D 3 from 2021-11-27T16:17:07

The Real Coach D, Phil Diasparra, is back for his 3rd installment as he gives us 7 Qualities of a Great Official. We hope you enjoy! Integrity – great officials are the guardians of honesty in ath...

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#228 Run The Game | w/ J.B. Caldwell from 2021-11-23T16:41:03

This audio is an exclusive interview with referee trainer extroidinaire J.B. Caldwell. J.B. is a former 21-year Division 1 official who then served as the NBA's Sr. Scouting Advisor of Referee O...

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#227 Rapid Responses 4 | Dictatating the Terms of the Dialogue | w/special guest coach Arjan Perovic from 2021-11-08T02:01:30

In our 4th Rapid Response session, we hit on some big picture points and talk about having the right perspective before we even enter the encounter. ⁣ ⁣ This included the major mindset theme of not...

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#226 Dee’s 5 Keys to Career Longevity | Dee Kantner | 24 Final Fours | Former NBA Official from 2021-11-04T14:29:15

Dee Kantner recently joined the audio experience for basketball officials to share a wealth of knowledge and experience with our passionate community of referees. ⁣ ⁣ We took this 10-minute clip th...

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#225 Video Rules Talk Ep. 9 | 5 Rules You Thought You Knew | with Zack Murphy from 2021-10-30T11:49:33

In this episode of rules talk, we cover five NFHS rules that are commonly misunderstood by players, coaches, and officials alike. See if you know all five! --- Send in a voice message: https://...

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#223 Verbal Judo Live | with special guest Alex Bromley | Crown Refs Mentor from 2021-10-24T12:30:39

💬 We are excited to present this training session for basketball officials to help elevate your overall level of communication both on and off the court. In this episode, we cover being ready for ...

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#222 Coach D's Court 2.0 | The Hand Check Signal from 2021-10-19T13:16:13

Welcome back to episode 2 of Coach D’s Court exclusively on Patreon. In this video, we break down the mechanics of the hand check signal from how to grip your forearm, to what level it should be di...

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#221 Film Night | How to watch | Crown Refs Mentor Film Session #1 from 2021-10-13T16:35:08

The Crown Refs mentor group recently had our first film review session and we thought it was appropriate to first focus on the best ways and techniques on how to break down film. ⁣ I pulled from ou...

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#220 Finding your Joy | The JustBe Podcast | with Emery & Briana Frazier from 2021-10-08T12:35:06

I recently had the opportunity to appear on The JustBe Podcast which is all about exuding joyfullness and shining your love & light onto the world. Briana & Emery have simply come to share their st...

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#218 Signal school Live | Session 1 | The Blocking Signal | Crown Refs Mentor from 2021-10-01T12:44:43

I just want to take a minute to send my appreciation to everyone who has supported us on Patreon and the discord app and joined our private community! ⁣ ⁣ In this live session of Signal School, we ...

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#217 Video Rules Talk Ep. 8 | NFHS 2021-22 Points of Emphasis | with Zack Murphy from 2021-09-27T20:25

In this episode of Video Rules Talk, we discuss the NFHS Points of Emphasis for the upcoming 2021-2022 season. We cover everything you need to get prepared for this season. Serve the game! --- S...

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#216 Video Rules Talk Ep. 7 | NFHS Backcourt Rules from 2021-09-23T13:43:05

In this episode of Rules Talk, Zack breaks down the NFHS Backcourt Rule and provides three tricky examples to help better illustrate the rule. This episode covers everything you need to become an e...

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#215 Rapid Responses | Session 3 from 2021-09-18T19:38:32

𝙍𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙨 is a communication training session for the Crown Refs Mentor group to help arm each official with the necessary skills to diffuse any situation with their words. This...

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#214 Crown Refs FIBA | feat. Scott Butler | 2-time Olympic Official | Head of Referees (NBL) from 2021-09-11T13:05:48

It's a pleasure to welcome former Olympic official Scott Butler, who had a 22-year professional career in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL), working over 500 games including 12 consecuti...

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#213 CROWN REFS MENTOR | weekly calls & office hours | monthly podcast event with special guests from 2021-09-01T13:22:11

How would you like to be part of a family-like community of officials who meet weekly to support, develop and empower each other to be great? How would you like to be part of the Crown Refs Officia...

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#212 CROWN REFS PLUS | REFFLIX | The Netflix of Officiating | The full Library of CR content from 2021-09-01T13:21:45

Crown Refs PLUS features our full library of content including podcasts, and our new catalog of Patreon Original shows and series with never before seen officiating content. Our growing show list ...

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#211 CROWN REFS PRO | Listen to our podcast | Watch short videos | join our Discord from 2021-09-01T13:21:14

Thank you for your continued support and after 159 public episodes of the Audio Experience for Basketball Officials we've taken the Crown Refs Podcast private to this amazing platform for creators ...

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#209 Mentor Sessions 2 | Will Fried | Bethesda, MD from 2021-09-01T13:20:59

Will Fried, is entering his 6th-year officiating originally from Bethesda, MD, and currently residing in Hays, Kansas. He comes to Crown Refs MENTOR with the intentions of growing his officiating ...

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#208 Mentor Sessions 1 | Adam Zohni | Richmond Hill, Ontario from 2021-09-01T13:20:42

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 off...

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#207 Welcome to Patreon | 45 new episodes available on Patreon.com/crownrefs | Community News Show from 2021-08-22T19:13:52

𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘀 is excited to introduce 2 amazing apps to the referee industry, 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙤𝙣 & 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙, as we launch our new private community for basketball officials. 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻 ...

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#205 Welcome to Patreon | 45 new episodes available on Patreon.com/crownrefs | Community News Show from 2021-08-22T19:13:52

????? ???? is excited to introduce 2 amazing apps to the referee industry, ??????? & ???????, as we launch our new private community for basketball officials. ??????? is our versatile content platf...

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#159 The Crown Refs Community News Show | with Zack Murphy | NBA MultiVerse/Team store/Camp season from 2021-06-27T15:05:47

𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝟯 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙨 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩!⁣ In Episode One of the Crown Refs Community New...

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#158 Abuse Culture | A candid conversation following multiple ejections from 2021-06-06T17:28:26

We as officials have to start documenting the verbal abuse more often to raise awareness on the issue of disrespect towards officials. ⁣ ⁣ This episode was recorded immediately after we canceled th...

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#157 The Wonderful Women of Officiating | Maia Chaka | Virginia Beach | Episode 5 from 2021-05-15T14:28:33

𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜” 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙞𝙖 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙠𝙖.⁣ ⁣ Maia recently made national headlines by becoming the seco...

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#156 The Wonderful Women of Officiating | Natasha Camy | Philadelphia | Episode 4 from 2021-05-13T13:11:04

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴” 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝘆.⁣ ⁣ Natasha is a super talented 8-year official from the g...

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#155 The Wonderful Women of Officiating | Lisa Mattingly | Nicholasville, KY | Episode 3 from 2021-05-11T13:10:38

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴” 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆.⁣ ⁣ Lisa had a brilliant 28-year officiating career th...

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#154 The Wonderful Women of Officiating | Sara Woods | St. Louis, Mo | Episode 2 from 2021-05-09T10:23:20

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴” 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀. Sara Woods is a basketball official from St. Louis, Mo who i...

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#153 The Wonderful Women of Officiating | Chiene’ Joy Jones | Queens, NYC | Episode 1 from 2021-05-07T04:23:30

The Crown Refs Podcast introduces our new series “The Wonderful of Officiating” dedicated to highlighting the amazing accomplishments of the females of our officiating community and some of the gre...

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#152 Ken Stewart | Crown Refs IPR | Video Review from 2021-04-30T13:37:06

Attached in the Crown Refs IPR is a 10-15 minute instructional mechanics video that we personalize to exceed the needs of each official. ⁣ ⁣ Ken Stewart, a 5-year official from Illinois, decided to...

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#151 Tips for new officials, and the story how Crown was built | Brady Stiff & Kelsey Louglin from 2021-04-23T15:16:29

Brady Stiff and Kelsey Loughlin are longtime friends who finally decided to record their conversations about sports and everything else and host a podcast called “...And we’re back” available on Sp...

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#150 Live From: The Locker Room Vol. 4 | Joe Munden | Alex Leaker | Darnell Cudjoe from 2021-04-15T15:30:40

In this episode of 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘰𝘰𝘮 we had the pleasure to record a group conversation with the entire staff of officials who were recently at the House of Sports dur...

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#149 Paying it Forward | Inspiring Referees | Recaping Signatute Episodes | with Travis Potter from 2021-04-09T15:29:11

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟱𝟬 features a diverse range of topics and storylines that I cover with long-time Crown Refs supporter Travis Potter. Travis is a 6-year official and the assistant director of Wel...

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#148 Live From: The Locker Room Vol. 3 | with Mike Evans from 2021-04-03T00:49:46

In this episode of 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘰𝘰𝘮 ⁣ we discuss more game management strategies for complaining coaches and how and when you can take advantage of offensive opportun...

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#147 John Clougherty | 12 Final Fours | 4 National Championship games | 30+ years Division 1 from 2021-03-24T23:09:27

𝙅𝙤𝙝𝙣 𝘾𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙮 put together one of the most outstanding NCAA officiating careers of all-time both on and off the court. His Division 1 career spans over 30 years in the ACC/Big East/...

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#146 The Rulebook vs. The Art | Camp Season Prep | with Fabian Jara from 2021-03-18T18:23:11

With Camp season around the corner, this conversation explores a few integral components of the expectations of an official when attending camps and reffing games in general. ⁣ ⁣ Some of the keys w...

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#145 Game Notes 019 | with John Cashman | Official since 2019 | PA/New Jersey from 2021-03-13T14:37:06

𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻 is a 2-year official from Pennsylvania living in New Jersey who’s fell in love with the craft of officiating. He truly inspires to keep improving and reach his full potentia...

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#144 Game Notes 018 | with Pedro Rodrigues Jr. | Official since 2012 | Fitchburg, MA from 2021-03-10T12:46:50

𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗼 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗝𝗿. has been stung by the officiating bug as his fire and ambition to improve multiplies by the day. ⁣ ⁣ We're proud to have him back for his second Individual•Perfo...

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#143 Game Notes 017 | with Kenny Ludlow | 8-Year Official | Pittsboro, IN from 2021-03-04T13:40:54

𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗟𝘂𝗱𝗹𝗼𝘄, is an 8-year official from Pittsburg, IN who has his sights set on one day becoming a full-time Division 1 referee. He’s aggressively attacked the camp scene attending over...

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#142 Live From: The Locker Room vol. 2 | with Anthony Calise from 2021-03-02T17:47:11

In this episode of Live From: The Locker Room, we share multiple coaching interactions from this past weekend of games. We talk about how to respond to a coach when they yell from across the court,...

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#141 Live From: The Locker Room vol. 1 | with Anthony Fischetti from 2021-02-28T00:16:08

In this edition of the Live From series, we document a full partner experience from the pregame discussion, into our observations from the first half, and of course the post-game recap. ⁣ ⁣ Anthony...

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#140 Game Notes 016 | with Korbin Cruea | 2-Year Official | Swayzee, IN from 2021-02-24T22:42:46

Korbin Cruea grew up in Swayzee, Indiana (a smalltown an hour north of Indianapolis) where he fell in love with the game of basketball at a very young age. From a young age he got an inside look at...

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#139 Rules Talk 5 | Team Control | with Zack Murphy from 2021-02-23T20:36:09

Team control comes into play in more areas in your game than you might think. In Rules Talk Episode 5, we break down the aspects of team control from its beginning to its end to help you become a t...

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#138 Crossroads Officials Association | Indiana board Zoom call | with Mark Sexton from 2021-02-22T18:12:23

𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (COA) is the 2nd largest officials association in the great basketball state of Indiana. Currently, they have 174 licensed basketball ...

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#137 Live From: LEEWOOD | Sideline Discussions from 2021-02-21T12:43:15

The Live: From series is a mash-up of sideline discussions that will give the listener that live feel and a chance to hear our instant reactions to recent plays from that night of rec games. We doc...

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#136 Game Notes 015 | with Isaiah Langlois | 5-Year Official | Dubuque, IA from 2021-02-17T16:41:47

𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘀, is a dedicated 5-year Official from Dubuque, IA looking to continuously evolve at his craft. Recently, he began to wonder if the officiating industry had any film rev...

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#135 Game Notes 014 | with Ryan Ceglieski | 2-year Official | Houston, TX | Texas A & M (freshman) from 2021-02-10T18:05:24

⁣𝗥𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀𝗸𝗶 is a 19-year old freshman at Texas A & M who dreams about one day becoming an NBA official. He's made his goals very clear from early on but he understands the importan...

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#134 Game Notes 013 |with Evan Busen | 10-year Official | Ozark, MO |Former MLB Draft pick (pitcher) from 2021-02-05T14:47:36

𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗻, is a former 2-sport college athlete at Quincy University lettering in basketball & baseball. This talented righty was a standout pitcher who was drafted by the Houston Astros i...

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#132 Tyler Ford | The Differences between good & GREAT | 6-year NBA Official | Westfield, IN from 2021-01-30T16:30:34

In episode 132 we present you with another podcast from our ????????? ?????? ?? ???? featuring 6-year NBA Official ????? ????. As we continue to provide you with a content library to help elevate y...

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#133 The Tyler Ford Wrap-up Show | Hosted by John Mattison from 2021-01-30T15:44:56

A new feature to our signature series of guests is a wrap-up show highlighting the notable content and key points from the previous episode. In this pod, our host John Mattison breaks down the 𝘛𝘺...

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#132 Tyler Ford | The Difference between good & GREAT | 6-year NBA Official | Westfield, IN from 2021-01-30T15:30:34

In episode 132 we present you with another podcast from our 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙨 featuring 6-year NBA Official 𝙏𝙮𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙙. As we continue to provide you with a con...

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#131 Game Notes 012 | with Corbin Clark | 3-year Official | Carmel, IN from 2021-01-23T02:18:21

𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙗𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙠 grew up 30 minutes north of Indianapolis in “basketball-crazy” Carmel, IN. From early on he always has been intrigued by officiating at all levels and pursued that passion i...

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#130 Rules Talk 4 | Alternating Possession | with Zack Murphy from 2021-01-16T16:59:03

In Rules Talk Episode Four, we cover a few common and a few uncommon scenarios that involve the Alternating Possession Arrow. By the end of the episode, you’re guaranteed to be an AP expert. ---...

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#129 Best of 2020 from 2021-01-01T19:08:38

⁣ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 | 𝘽𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬⁣ This episode features over 3 hours of our best content from 2020. Special thanks to all of the officials who contributed and ma...

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#128 The Birchs: A Family of Officials | with Ashley Birch | & Martin Birch Jr. from 2020-12-28T16:02:21

𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗝𝗿, are brother and sister officials from Kansas City, Ks. They grew up in an officiating family with their Uncle, Father, and even their Mother umpiri...

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#127 Rules Talk 3 | Correctable Errors | with Zack Murphy from 2020-12-22T15:17:13

In Episode 3 of Rules Talk, we cover the five correctable errors, the timeframe in which errors can be corrected, and apply our knowledge to specific game scenarios to help bring life to the correc...

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#126 Ref Recap 3 | A post-game discussion of notable plays and situations | CROWNREFSTV from 2020-12-17T19:04:59

𝗜𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝙍𝙚𝙛 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙥 we deep dive into some recent responses and interactions with coaches. This content is designed to increase the amount of items in your toolbox ...

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#125 The Beautiful Blend of Teaching, Coaching, & Officiating | with Guest Host Andrew Marotta from 2020-12-05T21:57:35

𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗖𝗖 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 Andrew Marotta is making a big difference in his school community as a High School Principal and leader. His podcast, 𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 &...

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#124 Rules Talk | Episode 2 | 23 Most Misunderstood High School Rules | with Zack Murphy from 2020-12-02T14:42:30

𝗜𝗻 𝙍𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮, we cover the 23 most misunderstood rules about high school basketball according to the NFHS. Some of these scenarios may occur in every game, while other...

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#123 Ref Recap 2 | A postgame discussion of notable plays and situations from 2020-11-29T15:07:54

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽, we discuss how to stay motivated during a long day of weekend games, we also list some effective pre-game tips and the early difficulties of tra...

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#122 Game Notes 011 | with Ian Hess | 10-year Official | Kaysville, UT from 2020-11-20T15:17:15

⁣𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀, we had the pleasure to work with 10-year official Ian Hess of Kaysville, UT. We did a full game breakdown and touched on several important to...

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#121 Ref Recap 1 | A Post-game discussion of notable plays and situations from 2020-11-09T20:16:43

𝗥𝗲𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽, is a content series discussing notable plays and scenarios from recent games and how we can handle each situation most effectively. We analyze the thought process behind the deci...

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#120 9 Tips to Enhance your Mechanics | Instructional Video | CROWN REFS IPR from 2020-11-05T04:00:25

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, we run through 9 enhancements that will help you add strength and sharpness when presenting your signals. Some examples include the hit, hold, charge, travel, 3pt, sco...

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#119 Live from: InSports, Trumbull, CT | Staying Sharp through the Pandemic | with Javed Trotman from 2020-11-03T21:25:38

𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆 about the 2021 season we recommend taking any possible games that might be available to you in your area. We don't know how much longer they will be at...

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#118 From Camper to Clinician | An Observers Perspective | with Chad Beswick from 2020-11-02T21:56:43

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 is from Spooky Nook Sports back in July of 2019 at a college tryout camp. Our guest, Chad Beswick, is a Division 1 official from the DC metro area who was assigned to observe at...

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#117 Never Stop Learning, Never Stop Teaching | A short Story by Adam Bergman | Virginia Beach, VA from 2020-10-30T00:53:21

𝙉𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙉𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 is a recently published article on 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘀.𝗰𝗼𝗺 featuring fellow basketball official, sportswriter, and avid ...

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#116 Game Notes 010 with Emily Gluch | 5-year Official | Weiser, ID from 2020-10-27T14:14:10

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀, we had the pleasure to work with Emily Gluch, who already has 5 years officiating experience and she's only a senior in college! ⁣ ⁣ 𝗢𝗻 𝗼𝘂...

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#115 The Officials Help Desk | with Emily Gluch | IPR #29 from 2020-10-27T12:54:55

𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗚𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗵 is a 5-year official from Weiser, ID who was recently hired into the NWAC, NAIA, and division 3 in the Pacific northwest. ⁣ ⁣ 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, we discuss the tran...

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#114 Rules Talk | Episode 1 (pilot) | with Zack Murphy | NFHS Edition from 2020-10-26T18:09:07

Rules Talk is the latest content series coming to Crown Refs. In Rules Talk, we plan on taking a rules-based deep dive into common and uncommon game scenarios to help you improve your rules knowled...

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#113 Daily Burst from the Bubble Vol. 5 | Celtics/Heat Game 1 | with John Mattison from 2020-10-25T13:56:43

𝗜𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 5 of 𝘋𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘵 from the 𝘉𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘭𝘦, we highlight official Sean Wright once again, as he calls a foul on Derrick Jones Jr. making illegal contact while running throug...

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#112 Daily Burst from the Bubble Vol. 4 | Raptors/Celtics Game 6 | with John Mattison from 2020-10-15T16:37:22

𝗜𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝟰 of 𝘋𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘵 from the 𝘉𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘭𝘦, we highlight official Sean Wright, as he calls a flagrant foul on Marcus Smart.⁣ ⁣ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 on ...

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#111 Game Notes 009 with Aaron Arnold | Huntington, WV | 5-year Official from 2020-10-10T15:42:39

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 we had the absolute pleasure to work with Aaron Arnold, a 5-year official from Huntington, WV. Aaron is currently working on the Division 2 Wom...

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#110 Daily Burst from the Bubble Vol. 3 | Lakers/Rockets Game 1 | with John Mattison from 2020-10-10T02:51:07

𝗜𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 of Daily Burst from the Bubble, we highlight Game 1 of the 2020 Western Conference Semifinals, featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets.⁣ ⁣ 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗳...

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#109 Officiating Scholarship for Women | Luke Bettencourt | Division 1 Women’s Official from 2020-10-06T17:43:28

𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 NCAA-Women’s official who received a scholarship to his first camp in 2018, which has been one of the inspirations behind his desire to st...

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#108 Crystal Hogan | Division 1 Men’s Official | Compton, CA from 2020-10-02T21:05:21

𝗜𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟴, 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝗴𝗮𝗻 made history by becoming the only female to officiate Division 1 Men’s College Basketball. Her prior experience includes 9 seasons on the Division 1 Women’s...

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#107 “Daily Burst from the Bubble vol. 2” | Raptors/Celtics Game 2 | with John Mattison from 2020-09-25T12:28:17

𝗜𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 of Daily Burst from the Bubble, we highlight Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, featuring the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics.⁣ ⁣ 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁?...

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#106 “Elevating your mindset” | with Darren Drake | D1 Men’s Official | WIN Mental Performance from 2020-09-22T16:15:35

𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 for 15 seasons including the last 2 years at the Division 1 level. He is a certified Mental skills coach who recently started sharing ...

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#105 Imrpoving the Culture | Behind the Stripes Podcast | with Keith Myers & Brenda Hilton from 2020-09-17T17:37:53

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙨 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩 is dedicated to supporting officials and improving the sportsmanship of all sports in America. Their content presents and discusses the worl...

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#104 Daily Burst from the Bubble vol. 1 | Rockets/Thunder Game 6 | with John Mattison from 2020-09-14T17:41:52

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, we cover the excellent work by our featured official, Kevin Scott in our Daily Burst from the Bubble - Volume 1.⁣ ⁣ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 takes us through what we need t...

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#103 Andrew Marotta | 15-year D1 Official | ELB Surviving & Thriving Podcast | Principal Sparks from 2020-09-11T12:21:03

𝘼𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙬 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙖 is an energetic and enthusiastic school leader who has put his positive imprint on his beloved school, Port Jervis HS, in Port Jervis, NY. With the release of his first ...

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#102 Game Notes 008 with Zack Murphy | Savannah, GA | 4th-year Official from 2020-09-05T23:12:20

In this edition of 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴, we had the opportunity to work with Zack Murphy from Savannah, TN. Zack is a 21-year old senior at Mississippi State University majoring in Biomedical Engine...

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#101 Game Notes 007 with Roger Ayers | Roanoke, VA | 23-year Division 1 Official from 2020-08-18T00:00:41

In this edition of 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴, 23-year Division 1 official 𝘙𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 brings us 5 ACC/SEC plays from previous seasons. The plays features a 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪 technical f...

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#100 Roger Ayers MasterClass | 22-year Divsion 1 Official | 3 Final Four Selections from 2020-07-27T17:19:33

In 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝟷𝟶𝟶, it makes perfect sense to bring you over 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀, insights and best practices from Final Four Official 𝙍𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝘼𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨. This podcast focu...

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#99 Game Notes 006 with Dillon Berner | Denver, CO | 4-year Official from 2020-07-14T18:47:27

In this edition of 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙨 we had the pleasure to work with 𝘿𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙧 who just finished his 4th season officiating and is currently a Division 2 Women’s Basketball in Co...

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#98 CROWN REFS: All-Access from 2020-07-06T15:44:50

Crown Refs All: Access is a 3-part referee mini-series on YouTube, and an in depth look at the passion that we have at Crown Refs for giving back to the game and developing others. We hope you find...

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#97 Dan Hughes | Seattle Storm Head Coach | 2018 WNBA Champion | 2-time WNBA Coach of Year from 2020-06-26T16:47:57

𝘿𝙖𝙣 𝙃𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙨, is the 3rd winningest coach in WNBA history and currently in his 3rd season coaching the 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮. Coach Hughes is a 2018 WNBA champion, 2-time WNBA coach of t...

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#96 Basketball is Back | The first games since the quarantine | with Raphael Benetiz from 2020-06-19T01:24:34

𝘈𝘈𝘜 basketball is back in the state of Florida which means there are officials working again. In this episode, we hear from one of the front-liners who has already worked multiple tournaments in...

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#95 Game Notes 005 with Al Battista | 44 years of officiating experience| Washington, DC from 2020-06-17T21:26:34

In this edition of 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙨, we welcome back special guest 𝘈𝘭 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢 as we analyze 5 plays from an 𝘕𝘊𝘈𝘈 and 𝘍𝘐𝘉𝘈 game. We hope you find value in the discussions and c...

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#94 21 Questions to help you effectively break down film | with Al Battista from 2020-06-04T15:24:07

❓Here are 21 questions that you can ask yourself as you are breaking down your next game. 🚩Use these markers as a template to help you better self-evaluate your performance. 🎨Hopefully, this c...

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#93 Game Notes 004 with Marc Davis | 12 NBA Finals games | Chicago, IL from 2020-06-03T15:41:11

In this edition of Game Notes, we welcome in special guest and NBA referee Marc Davis. We broke down some plays from an NCAA game between Kansas vs Arizona State. We talked about a couple red flags...

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#92 Marc Davis | Instruction through tension | 22-year NBA Official from 2020-06-01T16:07:44

In this episode, we bring you 22-year NBA vet Marc Davis. Marc has officiated 132 playoff games including 12 Finals games in his exceptional career. We speak about instruction through tension and i...

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#91 Communication with Coaches | When is too much enough? | with Delvekio Rudd from 2020-04-30T17:06:13

Is it possible that sometimes we over-communicate with coaches and it gets us in trouble? When does the constant conversations become too much? How often do you engage in small-talk? All of these q...

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#90 Game Notes 003 with Marshall Peone | 6th-year Official | Centralia, WA from 2020-04-26T17:21:16

In this edition of Game Notes we discuss perfecting the punch and how positioning impacts play-calling, We emphasized not reacting to contact and filtering it then deciding. One other interesting p...

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#89 Game Notes 002 with Matt Gonzales| 8th-year Official | Monstrose, CO from 2020-04-21T13:19:19

On this edition of Game Notes with Matt Gonzales, we discuss 14 different plays from a girl's varsity game that he had earlier this season. Some topics we focused on was having that consistent situ...

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#88 Crown Refs Presents “Game Notes” A YouTube series | Episode 001 | Jordan Kleinjan | Bismark, ND from 2020-04-17T01:51:36

We are excited to launch Game Notes as a visual podcast show on YouTube, Instagram & Facebook. On the show, we will post the plays from our discussions to provide you with the necessary visuals to ...

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#87 Game Notes with Denise & Tyler McCabe | Husband & Wife Officials | Elko, NV from 2020-04-11T22:23:33

This is another edition of game notes which is one of the sections of our Individual Performance report that we turned into a podcasts series. This episode we had the absolute pleasure to work wit...

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#87 Game Notes 000 | with Denise & Tyler McCabe | Husband & Wife Officials | Elko, NV from 2020-04-11T20:23:33

This is another edition of game notes which is one of the sections of our Individual Performance report that we turned into a podcasts series. This episode we had the absolute pleasure to work with...

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#86 Game Notes with Kevin Baker | 7th-Year Official | Klamath Falls, OR from 2020-04-08T23:54:32

In this edition of Game Notes, we had the pleasure to work with Kevin Baker, a 7th-year official from Klamath Falls, Oregon. We focused on the importance of being in a dependable position to refere...

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#86 Game Notes -001 | with Kevin Baker | 7th-Year Official | Klamath Falls, OR from 2020-04-08T21:54:32

In this edition of Game Notes, we had the pleasure to work with Kevin Baker, a 7th-year official from Klamath Falls, Oregon. We focused on the importance of being in a dependable position to refere...

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#85 Game Notes with Suzanne Tiranno | 7th-Year Official| Amherst, MA from 2020-04-07T17:28:07

In this edition of game notes, I got the opportunity to work with Suzanne Tiranno, an NCAA D2 official from Massachusetts with a boatload of potential and a hunger to improve. We spoke about the un...

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#85 Game Notes -002 | with Suzanne Tiranno | 7th-Year Official| Amherst, MA from 2020-04-07T15:28:07

In this edition of game notes, I got the opportunity to work with Suzanne Tiranno, an NCAA D2 official from Massachusetts with a boatload of potential and a hunger to improve. We spoke about the un...

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#84 Game Notes with Josh Boultbee | 10th-year Official | Lancaster, PA from 2020-04-03T21:08:16

In this edition of Game Notes, we sit down with Josh Boultbee, a 10th-year official from Lancaster, PA. We had a great conversation about getting better and staying sharp through this basketball bl...

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#84 Game Notes -003 | with Josh Boultbee | 10th-year Official | Lancaster, PA from 2020-04-03T19:08:16

In this edition of Game Notes, we sit down with Josh Boultbee, a 10th-year official from Lancaster, PA. We had a great conversation about getting better and staying sharp through this basketball bl...

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#83 Mark Wunderlich | 21-year NBA Official | 2008 & 2009 NBA Finals | VP of Referee Operations @NBA from 2020-03-27T00:56:47

Episode 83 features former 21-year NBA official Mark Wunderlich. Mark officiated 1200 regular-season games from 1990-2011 including 88 playoffs most notably the 2008 & 2009 NBA finals and the 2008 ...

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#82 Game Notes with Ryan Wietchy | 4th-year Official | Detroit, MI from 2020-03-17T17:58:20

Thanks for listening to the Crown Refs Podcast. We hope everyone and there families are safe and sound during this health crisis and time of uncertainty. This episode is from an IPR (Individual Per...

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#82 Game Notes -004 | with Ryan Wietchy | 4th-year Official | Detroit, MI from 2020-03-17T16:58:20

Thanks for listening to the Crown Refs Podcast. We hope everyone and there families are safe and sound during this health crisis and time of uncertainty. This episode is from an IPR (Individual Per...

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#81 Game Notes with Pedro Rodrigues Jr. | 8th-year official | Fitchburg, MA from 2020-03-10T00:52:27

In this Game Notes podcast, we had the pleasure to work with Pedro Rodrigues Jr, from Fitchburg, MA. Pedro just finished his 8th-season as an official and he is looking to hit the camp scene hard t...

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#81 Game Notes -005 | with Pedro Rodrigues Jr. | 8th-year official | Fitchburg, MA from 2020-03-09T23:52:27

In this Game Notes podcast, we had the pleasure to work with Pedro Rodrigues Jr, from Fitchburg, MA. Pedro just finished his 8th-season as an official and he is looking to hit the camp scene hard t...

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#80 Game Notes with Brady Stiff | 13-year Official | Rolling Meadows, IL from 2020-03-06T17:37:38

In this IPR follow-up, we got a chance to work with Brady Stiff from Illinois. Brady began officiating back in college while attending Indiana University in the mid-2000s. Since then, he's continue...

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#80 Game Notes -006 | with Brady Stiff | 13-year Official | Rolling Meadows, IL from 2020-03-06T16:37:38

In this IPR follow-up, we got a chance to work with Brady Stiff from Illinois. Brady began officiating back in college while attending Indiana University in the mid-2000s. Since then, he's continue...

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#79 Game Notes with Jason Hays | 14-year Official | Washington, MO from 2020-03-04T17:07:01

Jason Hays, is an extremely dedicated basketball official from Washington, MO. He recently chose our IPR service as way to enhance his skill set and this is our follow-up conversation from his game...

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#79 Game Notes -007 | with Jason Hays | 14-year Official | Washington, MO from 2020-03-04T16:07:01

Jason Hays, is an extremely dedicated basketball official from Washington, MO. He recently chose our IPR service as way to enhance his skill set and this is our follow-up conversation from his game...

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#78 Game Notes with Lance Fuller Jr. | 6-year Official | El Dorado, KS from 2020-03-02T01:01:52

Lance Fuller Jr, is a 6-year official from El dorado, Kansas. This is Lance’s IPR follow-up where we discuss being the authority for the game, increasing your pain tolerance, keeping things simple ...

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#78 Game Notes -008 | with Lance Fuller Jr. | 6-year Official | El Dorado, KS from 2020-03-02T00:01:52

Lance Fuller Jr, is a 6-year official from El dorado, Kansas. This is Lance’s IPR follow-up where we discuss being the authority for the game, increasing your pain tolerance, keeping things simple ...

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#77 Game Notes with Brian Hansen | Minneapolis , MN | 16-year official from 2020-03-01T01:43:53

Brian Hansen, is a 16-year official from Minneapolis, MN who is very passionate about improving at his craft. He recently chose the Crown Refs IPR service to accelerate his growth as an official. A...

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#77 Game Notes -009 | with Brian Hansen | Minneapolis , MN | 16-year official from 2020-03-01T00:43:53

Brian Hansen, is a 16-year official from Minneapolis, MN who is very passionate about improving at his craft. He recently chose the Crown Refs IPR service to accelerate his growth as an official. A...

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#76 IPR Game Notes with Scott Hamby | Waco, Texas from 2020-02-29T01:05:53

Game notes are part of Crown Refs IPR service that's designed to provide officials with high-quality instructional feedback of their film. In this section we do a full game break down with time-sta...

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#76 Game Notes -010 |with Scott Hamby | Waco, Texas from 2020-02-29T00:05:53

Game notes are part of Crown Refs IPR service that's designed to provide officials with high-quality instructional feedback of their film. In this section we do a full game break down with time-sta...

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#75 Introducing CROWN REFS IPR | The film review service for basketball officials from 2020-02-20T15:51:17

Crown Refs is excited to launch our new film review service called the IPR. The Individual•Performance•Report provides basketball officials with high-quality instructional feedback on their game fi...

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#75 Game Notes -011 | Introducing CROWN REFS IPR | The film review service for basketball officials from 2020-02-20T14:51:17

Crown Refs is excited to launch our new film review service called the IPR. The Individual•Performance•Report provides basketball officials with high-quality instructional feedback on their game fi...

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#74 Diana Depaul | NBA Referee Scout | Former 20-year Division 1 Official from 2020-02-06T17:27:15

Diana Depaul has been working as referee scout in the NBA for the past 2 years. She is a former 20-year Division 1 official who has also worked the NCAA tournament, the NBA’s D-League, and the Worl...

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#73 Verbal Judo | Alex Bromley | 8-year Detective and Verbal Judo instructor| part 2 from 2020-01-28T13:28:06

Verbal Judo Institute has equipped over a million individuals with the necessary skills to redirect behavior and generate voluntary compliance. They believe in “Staying calm in the midst of conflic...

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#72 Verbal Judo | Jerry B. Jenkins | New York Times Best-Selling Writer | part 1 from 2020-01-22T13:36:54

The essence of Verbal Judo is best defined as a gentle yet powerful way of persuasion that helps us to avoid, resolve and manage resistance by using presence and words. Jerry B. Jenkins, has 21 New...

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#71 Officially Human 2.0 | with Brenda and Tim Hilton from 2020-01-14T15:35:53

Brenda and Tim Hilton have taken on the initiative of improving the treatment of all referees. Officially Human was founded to restore respect to, and positive treatment of, sports officials throug...

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#70 Officially Human | with Brenda and Tim Hilton from 2020-01-14T15:35:22

Officially Human was founded to restore respect to, and positive treatment of, sports officials through increased education and communication to all stakeholders (administrators, coaches, and fans)...

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#69 Live from: House of Sports Vol. 4 ”Chain Reaction” with Nicole Robinson from 2020-01-05T14:03:36

Live From: House of Sports returns with volume 4 featuring Nicole Robinson. Thanks for listening to the audio experience for basketball officials. In this episode, Nicole explains how growing up th...

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#68 Best of 2019 compilation from 2019-12-30T22:40:27

Thank you for listening to the Crown Refs Podcast. We appreciate your continued support. We think you’re going to love this episode because it’s a mash-up of some of the best content of the year. #...

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#67 Stacey Thomas | 6-year WNBA career | 12-year official from 2019-12-25T14:03

Stacey Thomas had a legendary college career at Michigan and was selected 23rd overall in the 2000 WNBA draft. She went on to play 6 seasons in the league and won a championship in 2003 with the De...

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#66 Al Battista | Sequencing & Guidelines from 2019-12-11T02:49:46

NBA scout Al Battista returns to the podcast to give us sequencing and guidelines. He broke down some play types ranging from jump shots, rebounds, push offs, blocked shots, clamps, flops, game man...

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#65 Christian Watson | 3-sport Division 1 official from 2019-12-05T17:30:18

Christian Watson, 31, is the Bo Jackson of referees. He currently works at the division one level in football, baseball and basketball. He is the youngest D1 crew chief in America and is the son o...

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#64 Turning your inner fear into outer strength | with Luís Ferreira from 2019-12-02T13:08:05

Luís Ferreira, is a 20-year old regional referee from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He’s been officiating since 2018 and reached out to me with a couple of game management questions. We spoke about runni...

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#63 Bridging the gap between Coaches and Referees | featuring Benji Carter from 2019-11-29T18:06:04

In this podcast I sit down with a local high school coach to discuss ways to improve his communication with officials. We talked about technical fouls, unsportsmanlike conduct and ways that we can ...

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#62 Why do 70% of new officials quit after just 3 years? | with Trevor Houle | Referee magazine from 2019-11-25T00:40:41

On episode 62 of the Crown Refs Podcast, Trevor Houle joined me to talk about the need to recruit officials. We dive into recruitment techniques for officials under 30 years old and how to overcome...

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#61 Ed T. Rush & Rob Rorke | Court Club Elite from 2019-11-17T20:46:32

Ed T. Rush officiated 33 NBA finals games and then went on to build a premier training platform for basketball officials to accelerate their growth. His former student, Rob Rorke was able to develo...

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#60 #servethegame | A Crown Refs Bio from 2019-11-11T00:55:26

On Sunday, November 10th, 2019 I had the opportunity to present Crown Refs to my local IAABO Board 52. I spoke about my passion to make a lasting, positive impact on the officiating world and why t...

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#59 A letter to the floppers from 2019-10-25T16:16:40

In order to raise awareness surrounding the new flopping rule I decided to write a letter to the floppers. Hopefully, players and referees can enjoy this light-hearted piece together in the spirit ...

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#58 Live from: House of Sports | Technical fouls, ejections and when a coach claims to be a referee from 2019-10-21T00:30:38

This podcast is a mashup of a couple of different nights at the house of sports. We spoke about a number of technical foul situations, an ejection and a coach who claimed to be a referee. Special t...

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#57 The Reggie Greenwood school of thought | Start-Develop-Finish-Decide from 2019-10-14T15:57:21

Reggie Greenwood worked 19 straight big east tournaments from 1990-2009 and served as the supervisor of officials for the Ivy & Patriot leagues from 2009-2019. Take a look at the wide range of topi...

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#56 Ron Foxcroft | Inventor of FOX 40 | First Canadian Division 1 Official from 2019-10-05T16:56:35

Ron Foxcroft is arguably the most successful referee entrepreneurs of all time. He recently received Canada’s highest honor. The Order of Canada honors people whose service shapes our society; whos...

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#55 Live from: House of Sports Vol.2 ”Discussing signals, Verbal Judo and applying the Crown System” from 2019-09-30T02:51:12

In this episode of ”Live from the House of Sports” we deep dive into the art of Verbap Judo. I go into detail and give an example of how to apply this communication style into your game. We also di...

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#54 Live from: House of Sports ”Eliminating excess, getting in reps and when players try to sell us” from 2019-09-26T01:40:55

The House of Sports, located in Ardsley, New York, is Westchester County’s premier basketball facility. There is a current crop of young and hungry officials that are striving to get to the next le...

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#53 Joey Crawford | 50 NBA Finals games (2nd half) from 2019-09-12T18:55:43

Here is the 2nd half of the Joey Crawford interview. (Track listing) :15 Ego is insecurity: 53 Get to the next 24. 2:00 Clock Awareness. 5:15 Double Whistles. 9:15 Our Percentages. 13:00 Favorite...

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#52 Joey Crawford | 39-year NBA official (1st half) from 2019-09-12T18:54:27

The legendary Joey Crawford stops by The Crown Refs podcast to discuss his incredible 39-year career and so much more. Track Listing: 2:15 Humble beginnings. 8:05 Beneficial growing pains. 11:31 ...

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#51 Jeff Goodman | Basketball Insider from 2019-08-30T21:42:10

In this episode, we bring you a different perspective from basketball insider Jeff Goodman. Jeff, is a former ESPN commentator who currently works for the upstart sports news brand STADIUM. We tal...

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#50 Bo Borowski | NCAA Final Four Official and the Creator of RefQuest from 2019-08-26T19:46:06

Bo Boroski recently officiated the 2019 NCAA final four. He’s worked a total of 12 NCAA tournaments and is also the creator of REFQUEST, a tremendous video sharing and collaborative platform for of...

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#49 Scott Foster | 25-year NBA Official from 2019-08-16T05:19:54

We are honored to bring to you 25-year NBA Official Scott Foster. Scott has worked 18 NBA finals games, 176 playoff games and 1,413 regular season games. He gave us a lot of great information that ...

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#48 REACTION VS. response | A Camp Recap with SADE ALLEN from 2019-07-26T01:05:43

Sade Allen, is a driven 3rd-year official from Canton, GA. She recently attended her first college tryout and reached out to me through voice message with a couple of questions: What to do when a p...

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#47 Jeffrey Rutledge presents | Officiating Born from 2019-07-08T21:32:08

Jeffrey Rutledge, is the creator of officiating born on YouTube. His channel features over 850 videos that has surpassed 1.4 million views, with 1,269 subscribers. We believe he has the largest dat...

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#46 ”Unsporting Stories Vol. 1 | You can't ref” from 2019-06-17T16:03:07

This wildly entertaining podcast is a true story about a situation from a recent youth game. In this game, the fans were yelling insulting remarks at the officials. Your about to hear how the situa...

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#45 ”Derrick Stafford | 30-year NBA Official” from 2019-06-11T15:33:35

We are very blessed to welcome in a 2018 NBA finals referee Derrick Stafford. Derrick worked in the NBA for 30 seasons entering in 1988 and retiring in 2018. His resume includes: 13 NBA finals game...

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#44 ”How to deal with AAU parents” with Sutton Simon from 2019-06-04T13:18:58

We recently had to eject a fan during a 4th grade AAU game for coming on the court and screaming at the officials. This is the story of how we handled the situation through the site director. We al...

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#43 ”The Player Postgame” with Spencer Smith from 2019-05-29T16:00:37

The Player Postgame, is an exciting new podcast series where we will interview players after their games. The purpose of the interview is to provide education to the players and answer any question...

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#42 “2 Coaches and a REF: A Roundtable Discussion” from 2019-05-20T02:11:52

The Hoop Heads Podcast covers a wide range of basketball topics relevant to coaches, players, and parents. In this episode, the goal was to provide both perspectives on the best way to optimize the...

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#41 ”The Ronnie Nunn interview: Part 2 from 2019-05-15T15:24:03

Ronnie Nunn, was 14-year NBA official. He was also the former Director of Officials for the NBA and hosted ”Making the Call” on NBA TV. He stops by to share his knowledge of the craft, to talk abou...

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#40 ”Ronnie Nunn: 19-year NBA officiating career and former NBA director of officials” part 1 from 2019-05-15T00:36:14

Ronnie Nunn, was 14-year NBA official. He was also the former Director of Officials for the NBA and hosted ”Making the Call” on NBA TV. He stops by to share his knowledge of the craft, to talk abou...

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#39 Al Battista | NBA officials scout discusses grassroots and what he's looking for in acandidate. from 2019-05-07T16:00:57

The CROWN REFS Podcast is honored to welcome NBA officials, eastern regional Scout, Al Battista. Al has one of the most intelligent referee minds in the world and is constantly sharing his knowledg...

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#38 “Implementing camp feedback and reducing bad habits because someone’s always watching” from 2019-05-05T01:59:48

It’s critical that we are implementing the feedback we get from camp and applying immediately into our games. We recommend working as many games as you can but be aware of reducing bad habits becau...

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#37 ”Stopping the clock, 50/50 plays and embracing the mistakes ” featuring Emery John Frazier. from 2019-04-30T15:23:18

In this podcast, we discuss the importance of stopping the clock, the difficulty of 50/50 plays and embracing the mistakes. This is a conference call featuring 2nd-year official Emery John Frazier....

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#36 ”Morning Mixtape 4” A podcast scored by Josh Mirsky from 2019-04-20T01:25:07

In the 4th installment of the Morning Mixtape series, Coach D interviews Mr. Pink about his recent men's league championship game and the crew discuss some plays that occurred. All the music and so...

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#35 ”Justin Bailey presents” REFSCORNER.COM from 2019-04-16T12:19:14

In this podcast we hear from the creator and owner of REFSCORNER, Justin Bailey about his career, his brand and his mission to make a difference. Enter CROWNREFS at checkout to receive 10% off your...

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#34 ”Camp Season” part 3. 8 tips for camp. from 2019-04-08T01:54:34

Here are 8 tips for camp explained in this podcast: 1) Know when to be quiet. 2) Don’t worry. 3) Take advantage of moment. 4) Introduce yourself. 5) Have fun. 6) Don't try to be perfect. 7) Bring h...

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#33 ”Camp Season” Part 2 from 2019-04-03T16:02:54

What is the biggest reason that stops prospects from getting hired? How many camps is recommended for a first year official? How do I find camps? Do I need to know college rules for the tryout? How...

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#32 ”Camp Season” from 2019-04-03T01:13:19

How does a HS ref prepare for a college camp? How do you deal with multiple clinicians telling you conflicting information? Should you be at a D1 tryout if your a D2 or D3 ref? How do you stand out...

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#31 “Morning Mixtape vol. 3” from 2019-03-28T01:43:03

The morning mixtape series is a mashup of the best clips recorded during the week from Coach D and Mr. Pink. Music is then added to heighten the mood and improve the overall audio experience. Enjoy...

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#30 Game Notes: Matt Pink from 2019-03-26T00:44:11

In this game notes, we observe Matt Pink referee an 8th grade AAU game. Matt has come a long way in a short amount of time and continues to make positive strides as an official. I am looking forwar...

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#29 ”Neat Tucks” with Mike Horrey from 2019-03-21T01:59:47

This CROWN REFS Podcast is sponsored by Neat Tucks, the best way to keep your shirt or uniform tucked. Special guest Mike Horrey tells us about his monumental meeting with Shark Tank star Daymond J...

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#28 “Studio Sounds: The Game” from 2019-03-18T23:39:48

SERVING the Game. OBSERVE the game, its rules, it’s mechanics, it’s fundamentals, it’s history, it’s beauty, it’s ugliness, it’s purpose. It can one day lead you to observe all of the above within ...

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#27 ”Pink friday” from 2019-03-13T14:13:50

Mr. Pink returns to action to tell us about his 7-game Saturday. He is also discussing the fiery behavior of some none participants as well as how to improve your on the court etiquette. --- Sen...

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#26 “Serve the Game” from 2019-03-10T15:05:13

CROWN REFS is excited to present to you the exclusive “Serve the Game” Fox40 custom whistle. I would be honored if you wore this whistle while will you work on your craft and serve the game. Availa...

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#25 ”One on One: Brandon West” from 2019-03-07T05:24:11

Brandon West, a loyal Crown Refs supporter, is a first-year official from Worcester, MA. Recently, we connected on Instagram and he expressed his interest in coming to observe a game of mine. So in...

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#24 ”Postgame Sessions” with Joe Flick and Dave Masino. from 2019-03-04T02:33:26

This postgame session features Joe Flick, Dave Masino and Brandon West, a first-year official who drove 2 hours to come observe the game. The topics include: missing travels, marginal contact and a...

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#23 ”Postgame Sessions” with Ernest Hamilton and Mark Casamassa from 2019-02-28T19:30:08

This postgame session features Ernest Hamilton and Mark Casamassa. Ernest, is a Division 1 official from Baton Rogue, LA and Mark is someone who keeps improving every single time I see him work. Th...

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#22 ”Game Notes: Anthony Calise” from 2019-02-25T04:48:06

For this podcast, we sit and observe Anthony Calise work a local high school playoff game. These clips you're about to hear are the audio notes from the game on February 15th, 2019. After each clip...

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#21 “Pre-game quick hitter” from 2019-02-22T16:06:23

The Crown Refs pre-game card is located on our Instagram feed or available upon request in pdf form. We have two options: A NCAA specific pre-game or an all-inclusive option that can be applied acr...

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#20 “Postgame Sessions” with Mike Evans and Ray Downs. from 2019-02-19T21:24:11

In this postgame, the crew discuss some of the criteria we look for when issuing a double technical foul. We also spoke about a play you rarely see-basket interference on a free throw...and as alwa...

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#19 “The Crown Come Up” from 2019-02-17T17:02:11

In this podcast we break down and list all the different platforms that Crown Refs is currently on and where you can locate the information. Coach D and Mr. Pink speak about the mental approach to ...

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#18 ”Postgame Sessions” with Jimmy Nolan and Rob Bates. from 2019-02-15T16:24:15

This postgame features Jimmy Nolan and Rob Bates. These are 2 young and hungry officials that aspire become better and move up. The crew discuss 3 different potential F1/intentional foul ...

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#17 ”Postgame Sessions” with Joe Flick and John Kelly from 2019-02-13T05:13:31

This postgame session features Joe Flick and John Kelly, two of Long Islands finest officials. The crew has an in depth postgame discussion about a technical foul to the coach, how they handled a d...

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#16 “The Pregame” featuring Joe Flick and John Kelly from 2019-02-11T13:28:32

In this pregame meeting the crew discuss the personalities of each team and what to expect in the game. There is no situation that we can’t get through, as long as we do it together as a team. ---...

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#15 ”Playing Offense” from 2019-02-07T21:55:09

In this podcast, we recap a technical foul that was given to a Coach in a recent game. Also, we emphasize the concept of ”playing offense” when communicating with Coaches. That means to run the gam...

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#14 ”Postgame Sessions” with Darren Moran and Dave Masino. from 2019-02-06T13:53:23

This Postgame Session features Darren Moran, a 12-year Division 1 official and Dave Masino, a guy on the verge of becoming Division 1 official. In the main discussion, the crew talks about a play w...

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#13 ”Postgame Sessions” with Mike Evans and Jon Wong. from 2019-02-03T04:28:33

In this postgame, the crew discuss one of the most difficult rulings-Is the defender in the arc a Primary or Secondary defender? Also, they recap waiving off the potential game tying 3PT shot at th...

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#12 “morning mixtape vol. 2” from 2019-02-01T13:28:50

In this morning mixtape the topics include: How to carefully phrase your words. A pass off the leg or a kicked ball? And Mr. Pink doing a record 14 games in one day. WOW! #Servethegame --- Send ...

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#11 ”morning mixtape vol. 1” from 2019-01-31T13:38:53

During this morning mixtape the topics include: using your voice to avoid messy plays, how to handle unsporting behavior by the players and Coach D lists the ingredients for the Crown Refs SuperSha...

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#10 ”The Crown Referee Rant” from 2019-01-29T02:10:32

This podcast is a collaboration between Crown Refs and Referee Rant. We sit down with Ralph the Ref and discuss the history of Crown Refs, The Basketball Shop and Ralph tells us what it's like bein...

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#9 ”Body before ball or ball before body?” from 2019-01-25T17:04:44

In this podcast, Coach D breaks down the ball before body vs body before ball concept and gives a play calling tip on block shot plays. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/crown-refs/...

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#8 ”What it takes to be GREAT” from 2019-01-20T21:10:33

In this podcast, Coach D and Mr. Pink talk about what it takes to be a great official. They list some of the core skill sets that a required to separate yourself from the pack and Coach D tells his...

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#7 CROWN Presents... from 2019-01-14T16:08:03

In this podcast Coach D presents Crown Refs content to Iaabo board 52. The purpose of the presentation was to inform and educate the board members on where to find the content and how it can help t...

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#6 Welcome to ResponseVille from 2019-01-12T14:38:06

In this podcast Mr. Pink and Coach D deep dive into one of the most challenging parts of officiating-The Coaches. The boys list and discuss some effective responses that you can you use in your gam...

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#5-“In love with the game” from 2019-01-04T16:39:38

In this podcast, Mr. Pink drops another Pinkism, the boys talk about the Crown Refs Spotlight and discuss a rule difference between HS and college. They finish the episode with a case book discussi...

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#4 “Santa Clause is coming to CROWN” from 2018-12-21T15:22:36

With the magical feeling of the holiday season in full effect, Coach D and Mr. Pink discuss how to add more patience to your game and the the idea of not reacting but always having a response. The ...

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#3 “Blow the whistle” from 2018-12-19T16:56:29

In maybe the strongest podcast yet, Coach D and Mr. Pink discuss the concept of pain tolerance and how we as officials blow the whistle too much each game. Also, they describe the what the term “fo...

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#2 “Waves” from 2018-12-18T13:50:36

In this episode the boys talk about serving the game, the dreaded “over the back” term, and not calling a block on the dead guy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/crown-refs/message...

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#1 “The First one” from 2018-12-17T13:55:16

In this episode the boys discuss why they are doing a podcast and a couple plays from the weekend. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/crown-refs/message Support this podcast: ...

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#344 Crawford’s Court | An NBA Storybook | feat. Joey Crawford | Most NBA Finals Games (50) from 2023-11-28T02:24:19

#342 United Zebras Presents | Officiating Edge Podcast | John McNeal from 2023-11-22T00:01:40

#341 Governing the Gloves | feat. Kenny Bayless | Hall of Fame Boxing Referee from 2023-11-16T04:10:03

#340 J.D. Collins | Former NCAA Men’s National Coordinator | Final Four Official from 2023-11-05T01:49:39

#339 Fouls & Trolls Vol. 2 | feat. Marc Vaccaro from 2023-10-29T02:10

#338 Fouls & Trolls Vol. 1 | feat. Marc Vaccaro from 2023-10-18T00:16:44

#337 The Porsha & Pauly Pod | Chapter 4 from 2023-10-07T01:08:01

#335 Bridging the Gap Between Coaches and Officials | Coach Matt Philbrick | The Real Game Podcast from 2023-09-15T13:58:14

#334 Lab Work Ep. 2 | w/Shari & Khalid | Crown Refs Mentor from 2023-09-01T02:36:43

#333 Roger on Repeat | Feat. Roger Ayers | Crown Refs Mentor from 2023-08-14T14:31:45

#332 Camp Clips 19 | Having all of your partners back | Join our Community from 2023-08-09T13:42:32

#331 Camp Clips 18 | JC2 Officials Camp from 2023-08-01T15:22:01

#330 Camp Clips 17 | Reactionary decisions lead to IC’s | Join our Community | patreon.com/crownrefs from 2023-07-24T15:24:37

#329 Camp Clips 16 | Chemistry & Positive Crew Dynamics | Join our team today! from 2023-07-19T02:27:25

#328 Camp Clips 15 | Deescalating Trash-Talk | Join our Mentor Program today! from 2023-07-12T11:00:38

#327 Camp Clips 14 | Repetition through Consistency | Join our Mentor Program today! from 2023-07-06T02:02:48

#326 Face Time Fridays 1 | feat. 11 Referees | Crown Refs Mentor from 2023-07-01T17:46:29

#325 LAB WORK w/Shari & Khalid Ep.1 | Husband & Wife Officials from 2023-06-11T19:46:24

#324 Bo Knows Reffing | Feat. Bo Boroski | Final Four Official | Creator of RefQuest from 2023-06-01T12:25:58

#323 In the Paint Ep. 3 | Feat. John McNeal | Unbiased Zebras from 2023-05-22T00:49:04

#322 In the Paint Ep. 2 | feat. John McNeal | Unbiased Zebra from 2023-05-18T23:44:07

#321 In the Paint Ep.1 | feat. John McNeal | Unbiased Zebras from 2023-05-15T00:30:12

#320 The Porsha & Pauly Pod | feat. Porsha Waddey | Chapter 3 from 2023-05-12T02:59:24

#319 The Mindful Journey | with Adam James | Division 1 Men’s Official | Naples, FL from 2023-05-08T01:27:11

#318 The Wonderful Women of Officiating | feat. Kristyne Esparza | G-League & NCAA-M Official from 2023-05-01T19:21:14

#317 How do you Recruit | Officially Human's 4th Annual Officiating Symposium | Brenda Hilton from 2023-04-28T02:53:40

#316 The Crown Refs Spotlight | Janice Elgedawy | April 2023 from 2023-04-13T14:36:12

#315 Rapid Responses 12 | Establishing Respect | w/Vinny Paolicelli from 2023-04-11T02:07:27

#314 Camp clips 13 | Why I joined Crown Refs from 2023-04-05T01:05:46

#313 Camp Clips 12 | Positive Self-Talk Only from 2023-04-04T00:49:16

#312 Camp clips 11 | Chatting w/Darius Mcghee | Liberty U. Legend from 2023-03-30T17:14:45

#310 Talking with Taylor Vol. 2 | with Taylor Hamm from 2023-03-25T12:50:42

#309 The Happiness Project | with Mike Tucker from 2023-03-23T23:05:01

#308 Game Notes 039 | with Zach Villemaire | Maine/Arizona from 2023-03-22T15:27:45

#307 The Porsha and Pauly Pod |feat Porsha Waddey | Episode 2 from 2023-03-21T19:10

#306 The Porsha & Pauly Pod | feat Porsha Waddey | Episode 1 from 2023-03-19T04:12:03

#305 Finding your Groove | feat. Brian Wallace | Official since 2005 | Lynchburg, VA from 2023-03-17T05:41:05

#304 Rapid Responses 11 | The Whole Toolbox | Wisconsin Webinar from 2023-02-18T01:56:33

#303 RefMasters feat. James Williams & Kane Fitzgerald | NBA Finals Officials from 2023-02-03T16:20:44

#302 Best of 2022 Mix | 3 hours and 2 mins of our best content from the year from 2023-01-11T13:12:06

#301 Rapid Responses 10 | Your management and communication unlocks | A Patreon Original from 2022-12-22T02:36:20

#300 Mastering the Crafts | feat. Gene Steratore | Super Bowl & NCAA tournament Referee | CBS Rules from 2022-12-06T02:17:57

#299 Live From the Locker Room | Vol. 5 | feat. Ajay Gonnelli & Bhavin Parekh from 2022-12-02T04:11:32

#298 Building with Brett | Brett Coleman | Official since 2015 from 2022-11-30T13:40:23

#297 Game Notes 037 | Alexandre Tornay | Valias, Switzerland from 2022-11-28T02:52:57

#296 Game Notes 036 | Carmela Garcia | Watch full Video on Patreon from 2022-11-17T13:31:28

#295 Signal School 6 | CR Mentor | Watch the video on Patreon from 2022-11-16T02:49:14

#294 Camp Clips 10 | Variety is the Spice of Life from 2022-11-12T20:07:01

#293 Camp Clips 9 | B.T.T. | Born to Teach from 2022-11-10T02:23:07

#292 Camp Clips 8 | An All-Inclusive Community for Officials | Join our Patreon community from 2022-11-06T14:46:19

#291 Camp Clips 7 | Don’t Let the Game throw you off | Join our Community from 2022-11-05T02:23:49

#290 Being the BIGGER person is always right | CR Mentor | Join our Patreon Community from 2022-10-30T16:20:15

#289 Game Notes 022 | Nick Burton | Official since 2011 | Kansas City, MO from 2022-10-24T01:46:55

#288 The Anatomy of a Technical Foul | Justin Wallace | 4-year Official | Mt. Vernon, NY from 2022-10-24T01:25:59

#287 10 Mins w/Gary Vee | Digital Discovery Deep Dive | The Sasha Group from 2022-10-24T01:22:33

#285 The User Manual on Great Partnering | Badger Student Officials Association | Join us on Patreon from 2022-10-19T12:27:30

#283 Game Notes w/Luke Wera | Vancouver, BC | Join out Patreon Community from 2022-10-12T12:23:33

#282 Game Notes w/Branden Gibson | 6-year Official | Beacon, NY from 2022-10-08T00:45:50

#281 It starts with Culture | feat. Jarell Christian | Maine Celtics GM | Join our community from 2022-10-05T11:56:07

#280 NFHS Points of Emphasis | Pre Game Card | Join our community on Patreon from 2022-09-30T15:48:48

#279 A Better Official | with Greg Austin | Voice in the Game Podcast Ep. 1 from 2022-09-27T14:55:20

#278 Pre-Gaming with Natasha Camy | CR Mentor | Full episode on Patreon from 2022-09-19T01:58:51

#277 Ref Tok Live | Episode 1 | Follow us on Tik Tok @crownrefs from 2022-09-12T09:52:49

#275 Camp Clips 6 | From Camper 2 Clinician from 2022-09-05T00:31:24

#274 Chopping it up with Corey Powell | 3-year official & NCAA Division 3 Player from 2022-08-29T01:37:11

#273 Powered by Positivity | Big Game Officials Camp from 2022-08-22T02:09:33

#272 Crown Refs FIBA | Jośe Carrion | 3-time Olympic Official from 2022-08-15T04:05:12

#271 Questions & Answers with Ashley Smith | and the CR Mentor Group from 2022-08-08T02:34:42

#270 Conversating with Coach Aldiero | NJ Skills Trainer & Coach from 2022-08-01T15:08:53

#269 Camp Clips Ep. 5 | Evolving with Crown Refs from 2022-07-28T11:27:24

#268 Camp Clips Ep. 4 | Crown Refs Camp Scholarship from 2022-07-27T19:08:23

#267 Camp Clips Ep. 3 | Educating the Players from 2022-07-26T03:49:47

#266 Camp Clips Ep. 2 | Discovering Crown Refs from 2022-07-24T16:26:35

#265 Camp Clips Ep. 1 | Roger Ayers Camp Speech from 2022-07-17T14:50:16

#264 Talking with Taylor | Taylor Hamm and the CR Mentor Community from 2022-07-14T20:10:46

#179 The Wonderful Women of Officiating | Ep. 6 | Dee Kantner from 2022-07-10T11:40:54

#263 Game Notes 035 | Jose Quintero | Bogota, CO from 2022-07-03T23:29:55