The Crown Refs Podcast
Paul Diasparra
The Crown Refs Podcast is the ultimate audio experience for basketball officials looking to elevate their craft, build confidence, and achieve long-term success on and off the court. Hosted by Paul Diasparra, this podcast helps referees master their skills, refine their judgment, and develop a strong officiating mindset. It features top names in officiating like Joey Crawford, Roger Ayers, Dee Kantner, Maia Chaka, Lisa Mattingly, Tyler Ford, Penny Davis, Reggie Greenwood, Scott Foster, Al Battista, Crystal Hogan, Bo Boroski, Gary Vee, Clarence Armstrong, and more. #Servethegame
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Jan 29, 2019 • 36min
#10 ”The Crown Referee Rant”
This podcast is a collaboration between Crown Refs and Referee Rant. We sit down with Ralph the Ref and discuss the history of Crown Refs, The Basketball Shop and Ralph tells us what it's like being a 10-sport referee. This interview was recorded at Crown Basketball. The birthplace of Crown Refs.
Jan 25, 2019 • 6min
#9 ”Body before ball or ball before body?”
In this podcast, Coach D breaks down the ball before body vs body before ball concept and gives a play calling tip on block shot plays.
Jan 20, 2019 • 25min
#8 ”What it takes to be GREAT”
In this podcast, Coach D and Mr. Pink talk about what it takes to be a great official. They list some of the core skill sets that a required to separate yourself from the pack and Coach D tells his film story on how he pays friends to come film his games.
Jan 14, 2019 • 12min
#7 CROWN Presents...
In this podcast Coach D presents Crown Refs content to Iaabo board 52. The purpose of the presentation was to inform and educate the board members on where to find the content and how it can help them improve as an official. Your feedback is always welcomed.
Jan 12, 2019 • 26min
#6 Welcome to ResponseVille
In this podcast Mr. Pink and Coach D deep dive into one of the most challenging parts of officiating-The Coaches. The boys list and discuss some effective responses that you can you use in your games when communicating with the coaches. If you pick up only 1 thing than you’ve already won.
Jan 4, 2019 • 18min
#5-“In love with the game”
In this podcast, Mr. Pink drops another Pinkism, the boys talk about the Crown Refs Spotlight and discuss a rule difference between HS and college. They finish the episode with a case book discussion. Enjoy on the way to your games or wherever you listen.
Dec 21, 2018 • 28min
#4 “Santa Clause is coming to CROWN”
With the magical feeling of the holiday season in full effect, Coach D and Mr. Pink discuss how to add more patience to your game and the the idea of not reacting but always having a response. The Crown Refs Spotlight is a monthly segment that features some of the extremely talented officials from the Crown family. January’s edition will debut on New Year’s Day 2019...
Dec 19, 2018 • 23min
#3 “Blow the whistle”
In maybe the strongest podcast yet, Coach D and Mr. Pink discuss the concept of pain tolerance and how we as officials blow the whistle too much each game. Also, they describe the what the term “foul threshold” means on a scale of 1-10 and speak on the act of “Selling Calls”. Remember, if you’re 1000% percent when you blow the whistle then there is nothing to SELL.
Dec 18, 2018 • 24min
#2 “Waves”
In this episode the boys talk about serving the game, the dreaded “over the back” term, and not calling a block on the dead guy.
Dec 17, 2018 • 22min
#1 “The First one”
In this episode the boys discuss why they are doing a podcast and a couple plays from the weekend. Enjoy!
