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 book, THE PRINCIPAL: Surviving & Thriving. 125 Points of Wisdom, Practical Tips, and Relatable Stories for all School Principals, Andrew is looking to expand his impact on others. ⁣

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𝗛𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝘂𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱, Father, Principal, Former 15-year Division One College Basketball Official, Professional Speaker & Developer, podcaster, blogger, and now an author. ⁣

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𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴:⁣

• His career in college basketball and working in the ACC⁣

• We listed the many mentors who helped him along the way⁣

• Told a Roger Ayers story from a 2008 conference playoff game⁣

• Tips, Tricks, and strategies from his book⁣

• What he learned most from officiating and how it applies to being a Principal⁣

• The biggest challenges he faced during his NCAA years⁣

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𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘸’𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 ”𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭: 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 & 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨” 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘢.𝘤𝘰𝘮⁣

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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼⁣

https://youtu.be/z6VHBZ0_LDk⁣

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𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆!⁣

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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 Engineering. He started officiating as a freshman in college and this upcoming season will his fourth season officiating high school basketball. His goal is to become a Division 1 men’s official. ⁣

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We had a lot of teachable moments throughout the session as we discussed having whistle discipline to avoid game Interrupters, practical tips to better manage coaches, and how secondary whistles should sound different than our primary cadence. We think you're going to find a lot of value in this podcast as it's the longest Game Notes episode to date (76 mins).⁣

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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 foul, a 𝘙𝘰𝘺 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘴 encounter and a last second foul in a conference matchup between 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢 and 𝘗𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘴𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘩. We also discussed some good dead ball officiating tips for when multiple players go down to the floor. ⁣

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Game Notes is the show for basketball officials and we recommend that you watch it on YouTube for the visual instruction. ⁣

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You can watch it here https://youtu.be/dogSnTjNYtA

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 focuses on improving our communication skills with coaches, players and fellow officials. ⁣

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We covered numerous situations where you can insert a specific 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 to better manage the game at that 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Special thanks to 𝘙𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 for all of the wisdom and experience that he shared with us throughout this episode. ⁣

And Thank you for 100 episodes of The Crown Refs Podcast. This would not have been possible without your interest and continued support. Let's keep growing together.⁣

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📺 To watch on YouTube click below⁣

https://youtu.be/xo9jqKozeaI

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 Colorado. ⁣Dillon has a certified professional appearance to him and showed a lot of command and composure throughout the game. We feel that he is well on his way to one day becoming a Division 1 official. ⁣

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In this episode, we broke down over 13 plays and here are some of the key takeaways and themes from our session:⁣

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𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 #𝟭. Rotating in the Lead⁣

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 #𝟮. Illegal Screen or Push through?⁣

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 #𝟯. Go away Stay away⁣

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 #𝟰. Rotate without Running⁣

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 #𝟱. Composure is our norm⁣

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 #𝟲. PC Foul or No-Call?⁣

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 #𝟳. One hand at a time⁣

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 #𝟴. Lock in Secondary Defenders⁣

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 #𝟵. Cadence Whistle from Secondary⁣

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 #𝟭𝟬. Layered plays need more patience⁣

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 #𝟭𝟭. Don’t be in a rush to rotate⁣

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 #𝟭𝟮. The Awkward and the Ugly⁣

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 #𝟭𝟯. Always handle business first ⁣

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Episode 99 is available in to watch on YouTube here https://youtu.be/Kb7OhbMsfTA #servethegame

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 value you in this episode which is designed to help you add new pieces to your tool belt.

Thank you to all of the officials, players and coaches that were featured in this content.

To watch click here https://youtu.be/FBtGfplo5Yc

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 the year and a 2019 cancer survivor. ⁣

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In this episode, our goal was to bridge some of the communication gaps between 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 and 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 and work towards finding a positive common ground as dual participants of the game. ⁣

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𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙨. ⁣

𝟭:𝟯𝟳 How to achieve success and longevity in your profession. ⁣

𝟯:𝟰𝟮 How do you identify and great official? ⁣

𝟴:𝟬𝟱 What do coaches like least about officials? ⁣

𝟵:𝟰𝟱 How to tell when an official is nervous, weak or easily intimidated. ⁣

𝟭𝟲:𝟬𝟱 How can officials be better communicators? 𝟮𝟬:𝟱𝟰 Complaining is counterproductive to winning. 𝟮𝟳:𝟱𝟮 A coach’s perspective on Technical Fouls. 𝟯𝟬:𝟭𝟴 How teams coach legal defense. ⁣

𝟯𝟮:𝟮𝟲 How can coaches become better communicators? ⁣

𝟯𝟲:𝟬𝟬 2-way respect. ⁣

𝟰𝟮:𝟭𝟱 Bridging the Gap. ⁣

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📺To watch on YouTube ⬇️⁣

https://youtu.be/1f_qIzqhUSo

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 facilities packed with fans. ⁣

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We welcome in 𝘙𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘻 to give us some insights on what it was like getting back on the court post-quarantine. We talked about some new safety measures, his upcoming camp schedule, and the difficulties in transitioning from the 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘰𝘹 𝟺𝟶 to the electronic whistle. ⁣

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We wish you all a safe return back to the court, whenever your area or state allows. ⁣

#𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲

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 can add a few 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 to your belt from this episode.⁣

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Here are the play types we that we broke down:⁣

1) 𝘎𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨/𝘉.𝘐. ⁣

2) 𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘩/𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘴 ⁣

3) 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘴 ⁣

4) 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺/𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦/𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘭 ⁣

5) 𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘮. ⁣

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Special Thanks to 𝘈𝘭 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢 for his numerous contributions to the 𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙨 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩 and program. To watch those episode on YouTube clicks below. https://youtu.be/yCftV4vMMcU

❓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 can inspire you to add more questions to your own list but more importantly increase your content knowledge and awareness as a true observer into the art of officiating.

1️⃣Do you wear out the pause and rewind buttons?

2️⃣Are you always finding your clocks?

3️⃣How do you referee plays to the basket and at the rim?

4️⃣Are you patient enough in Lead or are you REACTING to incidental contact?

5️⃣Are you in a dependable position or are you disconnected from the play?

6️⃣Are you sideline oriented in Trial and Center or are you too far out onto the court?

7️⃣Do you overrun plays in the Trail or do you stay centered on the ball line?

8️⃣Do you referee to the top of your eyes or does your vision lack a vertical jump?

9️⃣Are your rotations effective or is your timing and awareness off?

1️⃣0️⃣Are you sequencing plays or do you struggle to recognize our order and timeline of rulings?

1️⃣1️⃣Do you fight to get open angles or are you too stagnant?

1️⃣2️⃣Do you walk into stacks or are you able to adjust to avoid them?

1️⃣3️⃣Do you throw strikes in your secondary?

1️⃣4️⃣Do you have good whistle timing?

1️⃣5️⃣Do you show effort and urgency?

1️⃣6️⃣Do you recognize which defenders can hurt you the most?

1️⃣7️⃣Do you crack and cave under pressure?

1️⃣8️⃣Do you work every possession hard?

1️⃣9️⃣Do you have a feel for every game you work?

2️⃣0️⃣When you miss a call do you go in a box?

2️⃣1️⃣Are you improving with each performance on film?

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