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Not since the days of Adam Vinatieri have we seen a more heroic performance by a kicker in the Super Bowl than that of Garret Hartley; yet he did not, like Vinateri nail Super Bowl game winning field goals. But what Hartley did do was just as impressive. He made three field goals of over 40 yards in one Super Bowl and he left no doubt that they would have been good from even further out.

By Michael C. Jones

Listening to the Jim Rome radio program, I was particularly interested in an interview Rome conducted with Bob Huggins, current head coach of the West Virginia University men’s basketball program and longtime coach of the University of Cincinnati. The interview was insightful and candid. The information was useful and gave good perspective of what it takes to be a college coach in the Big East Conference, where looking at a Hall of Fame coach on the opposite sideline is commonplace.

By Michael C. Jones

If you happened to catch highlights of West Virginia’s home basketball victory against Marquette this season, you undoubtedly saw the last few plays of the very close contest. Two late foul calls led one of the broadcasters to criticize the officiating crew for deciding the outcome of the game. This type of statement brings up a very interesting question: “Why do we see obvious fouls fail to be called at the end of games at every level?” According to Barry Alman, a basketball official since 1973, “Officials are reluctant to become the scapegoat for a team’s loss, and others want to hurry up and go home.” Clearly, this is not the ideal method of officiating. Even an inexperienced official understands the importance of integrity. Once it is compromised, all credibility is lost and the job of the officials becomes exponentially more difficult.

From the coastline to Alpine, from North County to the Mexican border and everywhere in between, the San Diego youth and adult amateur sports scene is a breeding ground for successful athletes, coaches, officials, and some amazing stories.  With literally hundreds of sports leagues and tens of thousands of participants, San Diego sports and athletics is the heartbeat of one of the most beautiful and most healthy cities in America.

With over a hundred local YMCA’s, Rec Centers, and Community fields you can find sports leagues for all ages, levels, and abilities.  The weather allows for year round, seven days a week of sports fun.  When there is that much going on athletically, it only makes sense that there would be hundreds of stories of “who’s who,” and who did what.

Sports history is chock-full of classic stories of athletes overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds; Two years ago, underdog, 5’6 Nate Robinson won the NBA slam-dunk contest. In the 2007 World Series, Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell won the MVP award just a few years after nearly loosing his battle with cancer. In 2002 an Ethiopian cross-country runner won a marathon in Italy by over 9 minutes, he ran the entire race barefoot. In Greece Athena high school in New Jersey a 17 year old known simply as “J-Mac” scores 20 points in the last few minutes of a Varsity basketball game. An amazing feat considering he was only the team manager, had never played in a game before, and he suffers from severe Autism.

How to Call a Foul & Report to the Scorekeeper

How to Administer a Free Throw

Inbounding Guidelines for Fouls

How to Administer a Throw In

The Bump & Run Technique

Recognizing and Beckoning Substitutes

Most Misunderstood Rules

Tips For Being a Successful Official

Step One

Send an email to Jeff at bosshoops@yahoo.com. Make sure you include the following information:

• Please provide your full name, address (including zip code), email address, and phone number. Also include the reasons for wanting to join our team and why you would be a positive addition .
• List your officiating experience including: location, level, and dates of any formal training.
• List your projected availability for the next 4 months including the earliest time, per day, you can be at a game site.

Q: What is BOSS and what does it do?

A: BOSS is the Best Of San Diego Sports. We assign professionally trained basketball referees to more than 35 facilities for adult and youth leagues and tournaments year round. BOSS has been San Diego’s best source for refferees since the early 1980s.

BOSS BUSINESS GUIDELINES

AVAILABILITY

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Be very specific with earliest times or other special circumstances.

Be as open and flexible as possible as it affects your priority status.