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When Friends Disagree
By Kent Walker
April 9th, 2008

I recently got back in the game. Like March, I came in with a roar, knowing I would be remembered and loved. Ha!

It didn't take long for those lovable parents to begin treating me like every other official.

Come inside and see how a "friend" approached me after my latest game in my comeback. You will also find out why this fiasco was completely the timekeeper's fault.

Warriors On Ice
Hockey is the toughest sport to officiate
By Tim Renneberg
April 7th, 2008

When a friend complained that umpiring baseball was too hard on his body, Tim Renneberg snickered aloud. Upon consideration, Tim acknowledged there is a physical price to pay to call balls and strikes, but nobody has it as tough as hockey refs.

Come on inside and read why he thinks hockey referees are the toughest hombres of the officiating world.

Bad Partners Attack — Part I
Inexperienced Linesmen
By David Patterson
April 1st, 2008

"He is still a little green, but he should be fine": That's the last thing you hear from your assignor or Referee-in-Chief. How many times have you run into that one? Knowing you are with a "newbie," you understand there may be a bumpy road ahead. How bumpy?

Come inside to see if the ride is smooth or filled with potholes.

Problem and Solution
By Kent Walker
March 21st, 2008

Kent Walker writes:

There's a disturbing trend in hockey officiating, but I don't blame the referees for it. I blame society.
 
First, I'll tell you what the problem is and why it's society's fault. Then, I'll tell you how to fix it.

Click the title to read Kent's article.

Five Ways to Spice Up a Seminar
Without oregano
By Ted Streuli
February 19th, 2008

Sitting through a Barry Manilow/Britney Spears doubleheader would be preferable to attending a USA Hockey seminar. They’re boring, tedious walk-throughs of material any reasonably bright seventh-grader could read on his own. But an association doesn’t have to hire George Carlin to transform its annual misery into a truly valuable event. Here are five great ideas to spice up a seminar, your seminar, my seminar.
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