Balancing football with the rest of your life

Balancing football with the rest of your life

Everyone in and around football knows that each of us has commitments to family and work that need to take priority from time to time – or even most of the time.  If your daughter is getting married across the country on a Saturday in October, no reasonable assignor...
How do I handle a problematic football coach?

How do I handle a problematic football coach?

The relationship between officials and coaches during a game is critical to the game moving as smoothly as possible. Depending on the coach and the official, that gametime relationship can go very smoothly, or it can devolve into a rocky mess featuring a clash of...
How do I get started as a football official?

How do I get started as a football official?

One of the most difficult hurdles to officiating football can be simply the first few steps. And the very first step is simple: Reach out to your local football officials association. No matter where you live in the United States (and even some other countries), there...