The Crown Refs Podcast

❓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? To download THE GUIDE click here https://youtu.be/4_uI841xHd8

In this edition of Game Notes, we welcome in special guest and NBA referee Marc Davis. We broke down some plays from an NCAA game between Kansas vs Arizona State. We talked about a couple red flags for illegal screens and how slot side drives are the achilles heel of the 3 person system. He also touched on being in control of your angles and listed some criteria for block/charge plays in the lane. To watch this episode on YouTube click here https://youtu.be/VB4YYZjL9h4

In this episode, we bring you 22-year NBA vet Marc Davis. Marc has officiated 132 playoff games including 12 Finals games in his exceptional career. We speak about instruction through tension and identifying your emotions under pressure. We also learn about Marc’s journey through officiating and the importance of establishing a solid foundation of mentors to guide you along the way. He mentions a couple of items from red flag list and some play-calling guidelines to implement when we return from this basketball blackout. to watch this episode on YouTube click below https://youtu.be/EwTpG1t84l4

Is it possible that sometimes we over-communicate with coaches and it gets us in trouble? When does the constant conversations become too much? How often do you engage in small-talk? All of these questions answered. To watch this episode click below. https://youtu.be/MLg3Lg03Cvo

In this edition of Game Notes we discuss perfecting the punch and how positioning impacts play-calling, We emphasized not reacting to contact and filtering it then deciding. One other interesting point that stood out was to not call a foul if you didn’t see the whole movie. The full episode is available on YouTube and Facebook in video format. Make sure you give it a look so you can see the plays that we are discussing. Thanks for listening. Click here to watch https://youtu.be/XZe7Djzs6E0

On this edition of Game Notes with Matt Gonzales, we discuss 14 different plays from a girl's varsity game that he had earlier this season. Some topics we focused on was having that consistent situational awareness and always refereeing like a crew chief. We also spoke about anticipating where the play is going to always see the space between the offensive player and defender. This episode is available to watch on YouTube. Click here https://youtu.be/5sdA5pnZcmA

We are excited to launch Game Notes as a visual podcast show on YouTube, Instagram & Facebook. On the show, we will post the plays from our discussions to provide you with the necessary visuals to fully comprehend and enjoy the conversations more. Each episode also features additional instructional content that is displayed throughout the show. We appreciate you listening to the podcast and we would LOVE if you watched it. This episode features Jordan Kleinjan from Bismark, ND. To watch click here https://youtu.be/2NggfqUU0-k

This is another edition of game notes which is one of the sections of our Individual Performance report that we turned into a podcasts series. This episode we had the absolute pleasure to work with an officiating couple. Denise and Tyler McCabe a husband and wife from Elko, NV. We spoke about reducing choppiness and developing a more fluid presentation and when to come out of primary for a crew saver. I really hope everybody and they're families are safe and doing ok right now. Stay optimistic. Have a great weekend. Enjoy.

In this edition of Game Notes, we had the pleasure to work with Kevin Baker, a 7th-year official from Klamath Falls, Oregon. We focused on the importance of being in a dependable position to referee each play and the necessary adjustments we have make as the play develops. We also mentioned the difficulties officials have when transitioning back and forth from 2-to-3 person mechanics. (FYI We are in the process of transitioning “Game Notes” into a visual podcast show. Stay tuned...

In this edition of game notes, I got the opportunity to work with Suzanne Tiranno, an NCAA D2 official from Massachusetts with a boatload of potential and a hunger to improve. We spoke about the unpopular, late-game take foul with no play on the ball, which is usually by rule an intentional foul (F1.) We touched on our natural hesitancy to upgrade this foul and also talked about treating your primary like your backyard. Suzanne also elaborated on the benefits of the IPR service and why it provides more contextual information then a camp could based on the one on one value it provides. We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to hit us up with any questions or feedback.