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The Killer Bees Are Here
By Carl Childress
November 7th, 2011

Recently I took my grandson to see a traveling troupe of WWE wrestlers. We were titillated by body slams, slashing feet, forearm shivers. The crowd oohed and ahed as the contestants, ever watchful, ever wary, moved gracefully around the ring. The striped-shirted referee remained vigilant, always ready to penalize excessive force or unsportsmanlike behavior.

Wait up! Now that I think on it, I remember: It wasnt wrestling. It was the Central Hockey League. Log in to see the results.

Attack of the Bad Partners — Part II
I don't want to be there
By David Patterson
October 5th, 2011

Last time, I wrote about working with Fred, the inexperienced linesman. This time, Fred is our ally.

But Ken doesn't want to be here, and we need to help him get through tonight's game.

Attack of the Bad Partners — Part I
Inexperienced linesmen
By David Patterson
September 28th, 2011

"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.

Editor's note: Today, both Officiating.com articles are about "minor" prep sports. Patterson on hockey, Childress on ... volleyball?

Let me make this clear. They are minor sports to high school athletic directors because those sports don't make money.

But if you've watched Olympic hockey or volleyball, you know both are fast and exciting. And if volleyball is played on the beach ....

The Strangest Games Ever
I wasn't in stripes, but I was there
By David Patterson
September 20th, 2011

I have not always been at the rink as an official: Sometimes I was a coach, sometimes a player, sometimes an admin-type guy. But my eyes always have seen the game as an official.

From time to time, Officiating.com profiles our strangest game ever. I am cheating a little and including some of the things I have seen when I was outside the stripes.

You reach all that by clicking the title.

Editor's note: This day is memorable, as it is our first ever, all-Canadian issue: Gallant on baseball, Patterson on hockey.

Fiasco on Vancouver Island
Reading the fine print does matter
By David Patterson
September 13th, 2011

The goaltender smothers the puck outside the crease. Easy penalty call. If it happens in the last two minutes, should that change anything?  In one series in the BC Junior Hockey League it changed everything.
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