The Crown Refs Podcast

In this IPR follow-up, we got a chance to work with Brady Stiff from Illinois. Brady began officiating back in college while attending Indiana University in the mid-2000s. Since then, he's continued to work hard at moving up the officiating ladder both on the girl's and boys' sides. In this podcast, we talk about slowing down everything from your processing time to your signaling and everything else in between. We discussed a layered play that featured an F1 & coaches warning and also touched on extending our coverage in a 2-person game. For more information on our Individual Performance Report email us crownrefs@gmail.com or click here https://link.medium.com/8BeNaJhGv4

Jason Hays, is an extremely dedicated basketball official from Washington, MO. He recently chose our IPR service as way to enhance his skill set and this is our follow-up conversation from his game. We discuss not over-rotating in the lead position, block/charge plays with a double whistle and avoiding cheap and ones. We hope you get a ton of value out of these game notes, as always feel free to reach out with any questions. For more information on our Individual Performance Report email us crownrefs@gmail.com or click here https://link.medium.com/8BeNaJhGv4

Lance Fuller Jr, is a 6-year official from El dorado, Kansas. This is Lance’s IPR follow-up where we discuss being the authority for the game, increasing your pain tolerance, keeping things simple and much more. We hope you get a ton of value out of these game notes, as always feel free to reach out with any questions. For more information on our Individual Performance Report email us crownrefs@gmail.com or click here https://link.medium.com/8BeNaJhGv4

Brian Hansen, is a 16-year official from Minneapolis, MN who is very passionate about improving at his craft. He recently chose the Crown Refs IPR service to accelerate his growth as an official. After Brian received his report he re-watched his film with the game notes section as a guide and then we conducted a follow-up call to further analyze the takeaways from his game. In this podcast, we discuss dead-ball officiating, being more patient in the lead, and how to impress a college assignor. We hope you get a ton of value out of these new episodes. As always feel free to reach out with any questions or feedback. #Serve the game For more information on our Individual Performance Report email us crownrefs@gmail.com

Game notes are part of Crown Refs IPR service that's designed to provide officials with high-quality instructional feedback of their film. In this section we do a full game break down with time-stamped plays that are loaded with insightful comments and questions. Once the report is complete, we follow up with that official over the phone to have a discussion and further analyze the plays. This episode features Scott Hamby, a 6-year official from Waco, Texas. Hope you enjoy. For more information on our IPR service click here. https://link.medium.com/sN8q0Ue1l4 or email us crownrefs@gmail.com

Crown Refs is excited to launch our new film review service called the IPR. The Individual•Performance•Report provides basketball officials with high-quality instructional feedback on their game film. Send us a copy of your game and we’ll produce a comprehensive review of insights and tips to help you develop your skillset as an official. This audio is the follow-up call from IPR #3 featuring Jack O’brien. If you are interested in working with Crown Refs to enhance your officiating skills email us for more details. crownrefs@gmail.com or click here https://link.medium.com/K9apMO4Ee4 #servethegame

Diana Depaul has been working as referee scout in the NBA for the past 2 years. She is a former 20-year Division 1 official who has also worked the NCAA tournament, the NBA’s D-League, and the World University Games. She joins us on the podcast to discuss her path to the NBA, the qualities of a great official, and creating your own pathway to achieve your goals.

Verbal Judo Institute has equipped over a million individuals with the necessary skills to redirect behavior and generate voluntary compliance. They believe in “Staying calm in the midst of conflict, deflecting verbal abuse, and offering empathy in the face of antagonism.” Alex Bromley is an 8-year law enforcement officer who partnered with the Verbal Judo Institute in 2018 and is now a National Instructor. He joins the podcast to share some of Verbal Judo’s tactical communication methods and how they can be applied for basketball officials. We know you will find a ton of value in this audio that can be directly implemented in your game. (Music produced by Riddick X-Motivate)

Jerry B. Jenkins, New York Times Best-Selling Writer, discusses verbal judo and its application in officiating. Topics include handling criticism with grace and empathy, generating automatic responses, controlling the situation, and setting boundaries in sports.

Brenda and Tim Hilton have taken on the initiative of improving the treatment of all referees. Officially Human was founded to restore respect to, and positive treatment of, sports officials through increased education and communication to all stakeholders (administrators, coaches, and fans) while recruiting and retaining new officials at all levels. Their mission is to improve the culture of officiating. Some of their core values are to promote sportsmanship, fairness and to develop solution based ideas for the issues officials face today. Officiallyhuman.com