"Be the Referee" is a series of one-minute podcasts designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials. "Be the Referee" features insights from MHSAA experts on officiating. These messages can be heard on This Week In High School Sports, which airs on over 100 radio stations and audio web outlets across Michigan.
2024-25 "Be the Referee"
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- Week of June 17: Officials Registration - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of June 10: Baseball Pitch Count - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of June 3: Soccer Overtime - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of May 27: Track & Field False Starts & Restarts - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of May 21: Fixed Obstruction in Tennis - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of May 14: Golf Cart Path Roll - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of May 7 - Illegal Softball Bats - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of April 30 - Golf Relief - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of April 22 - Soccer Scoring Area Penalty - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of April 15 - Fair or Foul? - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of April 8 - Girls Lacrosse New Stoppage Rule - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of April 1 - Base Runner Interference - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of March 25 - Pine Tar Usage - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of March 11 and 18 - Basketball Replay - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of March 4 - Gymnastics Deduction - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of February 18 - Competitive Cheer Inversion - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of February 11 - Hockey Delay of Game - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of February 4 - Ski Helmets - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of January 28 - Wrestling In or Out? - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of January 21 - Block or Charge? - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of January 14 - Out of Bounds, In Play - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of January 7 - Wrestling Scoring - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of December 17 - Bowling Ball Rules - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of December 10 - Neck Laceration Protector - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of December 3 - Goaltending - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of November 26 - Football Replay - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of November 19 - 8-Player vs. 11-Player Football - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of November 12 - Back Row Setter - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of November 5 - Football OT - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of October 29 - Registration - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of October 22 - Volleyball Serve - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of October 15 - Soccer Offside - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of October 8 - Roughing the Passer - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of October 1 - Abnormal Course Condition - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of September 24 - Tennis Nets - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of September 17 - Libero - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of September 10 - Cross Country Uniforms - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of September 3 - Soccer Handling - Listen/Download - Read
- Week of August 27 - Football Holding - Listen/Download - Read
Archived Episodes
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