The Crown Refs Podcast

In the 35th installment of Game Notes, we break down Jose's game from Bogota, CO. Jose has been refereeing since 2013 and has the ultimate goal to one day become an international FIBA referee. Even though this is a FIBA rules game, we discuss universal plays that can be interpreted for any level of officiating. We hope you enjoy!

David Gerson is no stranger to being a bit outside the mainstream. His high school yearbook quote was “it’s better to stand alone for the right reasons, than be together for the wrong.” Whether it was student government or as a team captain and president of his university Rugby team in college, he wants to stand for what is right, not necessarily what is popular. ⁣ ⁣ David has been a soccer referee for the past 7 years based in Atlanta, GA. He enjoys the physical and mental challenges that being an official presents on a daily and weekly basis. It is a never ending journey of learning and fitness. ⁣ ⁣ Most recently, he has created a brand called Refs Need Love Too that is devoted to education, community and inspiration for referees in all sports worldwide.⁣ ⁣ Join our community⁣ Patreon.com/crownrefs

CR MENTOR is in the 42nd straight week of our program and many officials in the community are experiencing developmental growth spurts due to the rapid activity of the group. ⁣ ⁣ In this episode, we discuss the diversity of our team and how we are meeting the educational needs of each official. Thank you to Brian Kenney & Kent Miehe and the Wisconsin River Officials Association for hosting this session.⁣ ⁣ Join our community⁣ Patreon.com/crownrefs

Andrew Marotta whips up a perfect blend of leadership, sports, and storytelling in the 4th book of his Surviving & Thriving series which also features The Partnership, The School Leader, & The Principal. The author does a masterful job of blending his passions through twenty years of experience in these areas.  You will laugh, cry and have your emotions moved through the powerful, true stories within the book.⁣ ⁣ In this gripping episode, Mr. Marotta reminisces about his memorable first game at Madison Square Garden, the warm greetings he received from the Notre Dame staff, and how he implemented some Fighting Irish culture at his school. Andrew also discusses being the leader everyone wants to work and he delivers a passionate rant about always believing in yourself.⁣ ⁣ Join our private community ⁣ Patreon.com/crownrefs⁣

This camp movie takes place at Liberty University, for the 2021 Referee’s Choice Camp, hosted by Final Four Official Roger Ayers. This film documents our camp experience from watching game tape at the hotel, our conversations on the ride to the facility, and interactions with officials before, during, and after the games. ⁣ ⁣ 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺:⁣ ⁣ 𝘙𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘙𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘦𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘬𝘪, 𝘒𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘭 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘬, 𝘑𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘪𝘴𝘻, 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘬𝘦, 𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘪𝘴, 𝘙𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯, 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯, 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘔𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘺, 𝘔𝘺𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘔𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘵 𝘎𝘦𝘦𝘳, & 𝘈𝘭 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢⁣ ⁣ 🎥 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲⁣ https://youtu.be/WUNcnE5M3IY⁣ ⁣ 𝗧𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 ⁣ Patreon.com/crownrefs

This episode of Game Notes, features Ashley Smith, a talented 3-year official from Mission, TX with a bright and promising future. Some of the teaching points included being mechanically thorough, adding more pop at the table, and not walking away from the play as it’s finishing. ⁣ ⁣ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿⁣ https://conta.cc/3MRuznL⁣ ⁣ 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀⁣ Patreon.com/crownrefs

This audio experience is the return of our LIVE FROM series at the House of Sports, featuring instant on-court reactions from the officials. In this episode, we reinforce the importance of great partnering and having our teammate's backs in uncomfortable situations. We share some straight tactics on how to manage a coach when they are shouting at our partners, discuss one of the many reasons why young officials get discouraged, and even have a conversation with a high school lcoach on why coaches should have ZERO power in ratings and assignments. Special thanks to Lindell Walcott & Keeyah Hicks for their contributions to this podcast. Join our community patreon.com/crownrefs

This episode is the 8th installment of our Rapid Response series, which is designed to help arm your tool belt with ready and effective responses for ANYTHING a coach throws at you.  In this session, we hit on some powerful themes like:⁣ ⁣ 𝟭. It's more important to establish respectful communication guidelines than it is to provide a good explanation about a play.⁣ ⁣ 𝟮. Hence, be sure to prioritize the most important topics during your conversations (ex. if they're screaming about a block/charge play, we need to address the scream before the block/charge)⁣ ⁣ 𝟯. The Power of Complimenting the coach when they are speaking respectful is a great way to stroke their ego while indirectly setting professional expectations⁣ ⁣ 𝟰. The Power of Complimenting your partner over a call while you're near the coach's bench is a way of showing unity while providing assurance and reinforcement that the call was correct⁣ ⁣ 𝟱. Officials need to get out of their comfort zone and realize that if the coach is yelling at any member of the CREW, then they are yelling at YOU. ⁣ ⁣ 𝟲. Many officials will not address the coach unless they are speaking directly to them.  Being a great partner can be uncomfortable sometimes but having your teammates back through thick and thin is always the right thing to do.⁣ ⁣ 𝟳. It's imperative that the table side official act as a de-escalator if the coach is shouting across the court.  Many times, the closest official to the bench can play a pivotal role in properly managing the coach's behavior⁣ ⁣ We touch on all of these topics and much more on during this 100-minute communication session. We hope you grow from this!⁣

Ian Sacks is a sports journalism master's student at Arizona State's Walter Cronkite School. He graduated from Iona College in 2016 and announced several Gaels games on ESPN3/ESPN+. The Mt. Vernon, NY, native also announced games for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, the New York Mets' Double-A affiliate, and spent two years as a news producer. ⁣ ⁣ He recently wrote an article about the officiating journey and interviewed other officials and myself. In this episode we discuss how officials move up to higher levels, the NBA grassroots process, and having a competitive fire while still exemplifying great partnering. ⁣ ⁣ 📖 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙡𝙚 ⁣ https://medium.com/@crownrefs/a-competitive-journey-amongst-teammates-in-stripes-645ab99a2963⁣ ⁣ 💌 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙉𝙚𝙬𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧⁣ https://conta.cc/3OSYMEp⁣ ⁣ 💪🏿 𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢⁣ Patreon.com/crownrefs

This episode gives more insights on the inner workings of our mentor group and community for officials.  This call features new member & 8-year official Miles Mckenney, from Idaho. ⁣ ⁣ We cover the importance bringing in positive people, who are great partners, and high-character individuals that embody the Crown Refs values and beliefs.  ⁣ ⁣ This episode also explains the Patreon & Discord platforms and details our officiating curriculum, weekly schedule, and more.