Be the Referee: Officials Playlist
November 7, 2019
This week, MHSAA assistant director Brent Rice announces the new officials playlist now available on the MHSAA YouTube channel.
Be The Referee is a series of short messages designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials.
Below is this week's segment - Officials Playlist - Listen
There’s a new feature on the MHSAA Sports Channel on YouTube. In addition to videos on the annual Battle of the Fans, weekly game highlights and eligibility rules information, a playlist has now been created specifically for officials.
The MHSAA Officials Playlist has a variety of "It’s Your Call" videos designed to inform and challenge your rules knowledge, and videos on rules changes.
It’s a great resource and one you should visit often as new videos will regularly be added.
And it’s not just for officials – fans are always welcome to visit the Officials Playlist to help them better understand the fine art of officiating.
Past editions
Oct. 31: Most Important Line - Listen
Oct. 24: Automatic 1st Downs - Listen
Oct. 17: Catch Momentum - Listen
Oct. 10: Golf Rules Changes - Listen
Oct. 3: No Tackle Box - Listen
Sept. 26: You Make the Overtime Call - Listen
Sept. 19: Swimming Finishing Touch - Listen
Sept. 12: Curbing Gamesmanship By Substitution - Listen
Sept. 5: Football Safety Rules Changes - Listen
Aug. 29: 40-Second Play Clock - Listen
Tune In to Spring on MHSAA TV
April 10, 2019
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
Here is the schedule for Spring sporting events to be streamed live on MHSAA.tv for April 9-23:
Tuesday - April 9
Boys & Girls Track - Brighton at Howell - 3:50 PM
Boys Track - White Lake Lakeland - 4 PM
Girls Track - White Lake Lakeland - 4 PM
Girls Soccer - Chesaning at Montrose - 4:30 PM
Girls Soccer - Ann Arbor Greenhills at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 4:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Rochester Adams at Grand Blanc - 5 PM
JV Girls Lacrosse - Bloomfield Hills at Troy - 5:30 PM
Boys Lacrosse – Bay City Central at Ovid-Elsie - 6 PM
Girls Soccer - Perry at Fowlerville - 6 PM
JV Girls Soccer - TBA at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 6:30 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Warren Cousino at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore - 7 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Bloomfield Hills at Troy - 7 PM
Girls Soccer - Rochester Adams at Grand Blanc - 7 PM
Wednesday - April 10
JV Girls Lacrosse – Bloomfield Hills Marian at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 4:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer – Gibraltar Carlson at Brownstown Woodhaven - 4:30 PM
JV Girls Lacrosse – TBA at White Lake Lakeland - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Lacrosse - Hartland at Novi - 5:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse – Bloomfield Hills Marian at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 6 PM
Girls Soccer – Gibraltar Carlson at Brownstown Woodhaven - 6 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Hartland at Novi - 6:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse – TBA at White Lake Lakeland - 7 PM
Girls Lacrosse - South Lyon at White Lake Lakeland - 7 PM
Thursday - April 11
Boys & Girls Track and Field - St. Clair Shores Lakeview at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore - 4 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Otisville-Lakeville at Ovid-Elsie - 4:30 PM
Girls Soccer - Byron at Montrose - 4:30 PM
Girls Soccer – Wixom St. Catherine at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 4:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer – Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Stevensville Lakeshore - 5 PM
JV Boys Lacrosse - Lapeer at Grand Blanc - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Salem at Howell - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer – Birmingham Seaholm at Troy - 5:30 PM
JV Boys Lacrosse - Davison at Saginaw Heritage - 6 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Holt at Ovid-Elsie - 6 PM
Girls Soccer – Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Stevensville Lakeshore - 6:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer – Wixom St. Catherine at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 6:30 PM
Girls Soccer - Eaton Rapids at Fowlerville - 6:30 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Lapeer at Grand Blanc - 7 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Brighton at Saline - 7 PM
Girls Soccer - Salem at Howell - 7 PM
Girls Soccer – Birmingham Seaholm at Troy - 7 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Davison at Saginaw Heritage - 7:30 PM
Friday - April 12
JV Girls Soccer - Fraser at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore - 4:30 PM
JV Boys Lacrosse – Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard at Novi - 5 PM
JV Girls Lacrosse - South Lyon at White Lake Lakeland - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Lacrosse - Salem at Saline - 5:30 PM
Girls Soccer - Fraser at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore - 6 PM
Boys Lacrosse – Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard at Novi - 6:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Salem at Saline - 7 PM
Saturday - April 13
Boys Lacrosse - Linden at Ovid-Elsie - 1 PM
Girls Soccer - Portland at Manchester - 1 PM
Boys Track - White Lake Lakeland - 10 AM
Girls Track - White Lake Lakeland - 10 AM
Boys Lacrosse - Rockford at Brighton - 2 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Petoskey at Brighton - 5:30 PM
Girls Soccer - Bad Axe at Montrose - 9 AM
Monday - April 15
JV Boys Lacrosse - Salem at Novi - 4 PM
JV Girls Lacrosse – Farmington Hills Mercy at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 4:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Trenton at Brownstown Woodhaven - 4:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Kalamazoo Central at Stevensville Lakeshore - 5 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Salem at Novi - 5:30 PM
Freshman Boys Lacrosse - Canton at Brighton - 5:30 PM
JV Boys Lacrosse - Belleville at Howell - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Macomb Dakota at Troy - 5:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Flushing at Ovid-Elsie - 6 PM
Girls Lacrosse – Farmington Hills Mercy at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 6 PM
Girls Soccer - Trenton at Brownstown Woodhaven - 6 PM
Girls Soccer - Kalamazoo Central at Stevensville Lakeshore - 6:30 PM
Girls Soccer - Charlotte at Fowlerville - 6:30 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Canton at Brighton - 7 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Belleville at Howell - 7 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Ann Arbor Huron at Novi - 7 PM
Girls Soccer - Macomb Dakota at Troy - 7 PM
Tuesday - April 16
Boys Track and Field - Salem at Brighton - 4 PM
Girls Track and Field - Salem at Brighton - 4 PM
Boys Soccer - Otisville-Lakeville at Montrose - 4:30 PM
Girls Soccer – Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 4:30 PM
Softball - Rochester Adams at Lake Orion - 4:30 PM
Boys Track and Field - Monroe at Saline - 4:30 PM
JV Boys Lacrosse – Bay City Western at Grand Blanc - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Walled Lake Northern at White Lake Lakeland - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Ann Arbor Huron at Saline - 5:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse - East Lansing at Ovid-Elsie - 6 PM
Girls Soccer - Williamston at Manchester - 6 PM
JV Girls Soccer – Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 6:30 PM
Boys Lacrosse – Detroit Cass Tech at St. Clair Shores Lake Shore - 7 PM
Boys Lacrosse – Bay City Western at Grand Blanc - 7 PM
Girls Soccer - Walled Lake Northern at White Lake Lakeland - 7 PM
Girls Soccer - Ann Arbor Huron at Saline - 7 PM
Wednesday - April 17
JV Girls Lacrosse - Brighton at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 2:30 PM
JV Girls Lacrosse - South Lyon at Novi - 5 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Davison at Grand Blanc - 5 PM
JV Boys Lacrosse - Plymouth Christian at Howell - 5:30 PM
JV Boys Lacrosse - Pioneer at Saline - 5:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Brighton at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 6 PM
Girls Soccer - Three Rivers at Plainwell - 6 PM
Girls Lacrosse – Livonia Stevenson at Novi - 6:30 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Plymouth Christian at Howell - 7 PM
Boys Lacrosse – Ann Arbor Pioneer at Saline - 7 PM
Girls Soccer – Midland Bullock Creek at Freeland - 7 PM
Girls Soccer - Davison at Grand Blanc - 7 PM
Thursday - April 18
Boys & Girls Track and Field – at Frankenmuth - 4 PM
Girls Soccer – Livonia Clarenceville at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 4:30 PM
Softball - Troy Athens at Lake Orion - 4:30 PM
JV Boys Lacrosse - South Lyon at Novi - 5 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Monroe at Saline - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer – Rochester Hills Stoney Creek at Troy - 5:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Clarkston at White Lake Lakeland - 6 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Grand Ledge at Ovid-Elsie - 6 PM
Boys Lacrosse - South Lyon at Novi - 6:30 PM
Girls Soccer - Monroe at Saline - 7 PM
Girls Soccer - Stoney Creek at Troy - 7 PM
Friday - April 19
JV Girls Lacrosse - South Lyon at Saline - 5:30 PM
Girls Lacrosse - South Lyon at Saline - 7 PM
Saturday - April 20
Girls Soccer - Troy Athens at Saline - 1 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Troy Athens at Saline - 11 AM
JV Boys Lacrosse - Midland at Saline - 5:30 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Midland at Saline - 7 PM
Monday - April 22
JV Girls Soccer - Lincoln Park at Brownstown Woodhaven - 4:30 PM
JV Boys Lacrosse - Canton at Novi - 5 PM
JV Girls Soccer – Richland Gull Lake at Stevensville Lakeshore - 5 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Essexville Garber at Freeland - 5 PM
Freshman Boys Lacrosse - Howell at Brighton - 5:30 PM
JV Boys Lacrosse - Bedford at Saline - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Lacrosse - Clarkston at Troy - 5:30 PM
Girls Soccer - Onsted at Manchester - 5:30 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Rochester at Saline - 5:30 PM
Girls Soccer - Lincoln Park at Brownstown Woodhaven - 6 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Canton at Novi - 6:30 PM
Girls Soccer – Richland Gull Lake at Stevensville Lakeshore - 6:30 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Howell at Brighton - 7 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Bedford at Saline - 7 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Clarkston at Troy - 7 PM
Girls Soccer - Rochester at Saline - 7 PM
Girls Soccer – Saginaw Swan Valley at Freeland - 7 PM
Tuesday - April 23
Boys Track and Field - Canton at Brighton - 4 PM
Girls Track and Field - Canton at Brighton - 4 PM
JV Girls Soccer - Novi at Howell - 5:30 PM
Boys Lacrosse - Haslett at Ovid-Elsie - 6 PM
Girls Lacrosse - Okemos at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood - 6 PM
Girls Soccer - Novi at Howell - 7 PM
In its 10th year, the School Broadcast Program gives members an opportunity to showcase excellence in their schools by creating video programming of athletic and non-athletic events, with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, directing/producing and graphics. Pixellot – the NFHS Network’s automated streaming solution – is used by schools wishing to live stream games but lacking the ability to staff events. The SBP also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising an