The Crown Refs Podcast

Rules Talk is the latest content series coming to Crown Refs. In Rules Talk, we plan on taking a rules-based deep dive into common and uncommon game scenarios to help you improve your rules knowledge and serve the game more effectively. In Rules Talk Episode One, we discuss legal guarding position, the block/charge play, and dismantle one of its biggest misconceptions.

𝗜𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 5 of 𝘋𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘵 from the 𝘉𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘭𝘦, we highlight official Sean Wright once again, as he calls a foul on Derrick Jones Jr. making illegal contact while running through a screen.⁣ ⁣ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 podcast details Sean’s expertise and poise in making a bang-bang play look so easy, as he quickly deciphers the illegal contact and makes the correct call.⁣ ⁣ 𝗪𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 the play, as well as give yo...

𝗜𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝟰 of 𝘋𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘵 from the 𝘉𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘭𝘦, we highlight official Sean Wright, as he calls a flagrant foul on Marcus Smart.⁣ ⁣ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 on the whole concept of ensuring defenders give offensive players enough room to land, specifically on jump shots.⁣ ⁣ 𝗪𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 the play, as well as some history behind the call and how it originated -⁣ ⁣ 𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 plays lik...

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 we had the absolute pleasure to work with Aaron Arnold, a 5-year official from Huntington, WV. Aaron is currently working on the Division 2 Women’s side with the goal of moving up to the Division 1 level. ⁣ ⁣ 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 we speak about the importance of having a sharp presentation as a way to improve our believability as well as trusting our partners by showing pa...

𝗜𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 of Daily Burst from the Bubble, we highlight Game 1 of the 2020 Western Conference Semifinals, featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets.⁣ ⁣ 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 with James Harden crossing over and driving to score from the top of the key. After going into his shot motion and releasing the ball, Anthony Davis slides in to take a charge.⁣ ⁣ 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹,...

𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 NCAA-Women’s official who received a scholarship to his first camp in 2018, which has been one of the inspirations behind his desire to start an Officiating Scholarship for Women. He aspires to help send ambitious female officials to the referee camp or tryout of their choice. ⁣ ⁣ 𝗛𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 for episode 109 to give us more details on his Officiating Schola...

𝗜𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟴, 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝗴𝗮𝗻 made history by becoming the only female to officiate Division 1 Men’s College Basketball. Her prior experience includes 9 seasons on the Division 1 Women’s side from 2009-2018 and 3 years in the NBA G-League from 2012-2015. ⁣ ⁣ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 in her previous 2 stops along the way proved to be the perfect platform to help catapult her career to new heights.⁣ ⁣...

𝗜𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 of Daily Burst from the Bubble, we highlight Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, featuring the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics.⁣ ⁣ 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 begins with Pascal Siakam driving to score and getting stripped by Marcus Smart.⁣ ⁣ 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 in Volume 2 – Zach Zarba. Zach is the lead official in our burst video clip.⁣ ⁣ 𝗭𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗭𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗮 has officiated over 1...

𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 for 15 seasons including the last 2 years at the Division 1 level. He is a certified Mental skills coach who recently started sharing his expertise and knowledge through his platform, WIN Mental Performance, which is a service that helps you achieve an elite mindset. ⁣ ⁣ 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 of discussion include: •How to control your nervousness⁣ •How Darr...

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙨 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩 is dedicated to supporting officials and improving the sportsmanship of all sports in America. Their content presents and discusses the world of officiating, current events, and issues officials and sports constituencies face every day. Tune in weekly to hear compelling guests from across the sports world!! This show is hosted by Keith Myers and Brenda Hilton.⁣ ⁣ 𝗦𝗼𝗺...

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, we cover the excellent work by our featured official, Kevin Scott in our Daily Burst from the Bubble - Volume 1.⁣ ⁣ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 takes us through what we need to look for in determining a block vs charge call and how to stay calm and professional when players don’t agree with your call.⁣ ⁣ 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 and check out how we can learn from one of the game’s best referees, Kevin Scott w...

𝘼𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙬 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙖 is an energetic and enthusiastic school leader who has put his positive imprint on his beloved school, Port Jervis HS, in Port Jervis, NY. With the release of his first book, THE PRINCIPAL: Surviving & Thriving. 125 Points of Wisdom, Practical Tips, and Relatable Stories for all School Principals, Andrew is looking to expand his impact on others. ⁣ ⁣ 𝗛𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝘂𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱, Father,...

In this edition of 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴, we had the opportunity to work with Zack Murphy from Savannah, TN. Zack is a 21-year old senior at Mississippi State University majoring in Biomedical Engineering. He started officiating as a freshman in college and this upcoming season will his fourth season officiating high school basketball. His goal is to become a Division 1 men’s official. ⁣ ⁣ We had a lot of te...

In this edition of 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴, 23-year Division 1 official 𝘙𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 brings us 5 ACC/SEC plays from previous seasons. The plays features a 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪 technical foul, a 𝘙𝘰𝘺 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘴 encounter and a last second foul in a conference matchup between 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢 and 𝘗𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘴𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘩. We also discussed some good dead ball officiating tips for when multiple players go down to the floor. ⁣ ⁣ Game Notes is the...

In 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝟷𝟶𝟶, it makes perfect sense to bring you over 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀, insights and best practices from Final Four Official 𝙍𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝘼𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨. This podcast focuses on improving our communication skills with coaches, players and fellow officials. ⁣ ⁣ We covered numerous situations where you can insert a specific 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 to better manage the game at that 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Special thanks to 𝘙𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 for a...

In this edition of 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙨 we had the pleasure to work with 𝘿𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙧 who just finished his 4th season officiating and is currently a Division 2 Women’s Basketball in Colorado. ⁣Dillon has a certified professional appearance to him and showed a lot of command and composure throughout the game. We feel that he is well on his way to one day becoming a Division 1 official. ⁣ ⁣ In this episode,...

Crown Refs All: Access is a 3-part referee mini-series on YouTube, and an in depth look at the passion that we have at Crown Refs for giving back to the game and developing others. We hope you find value you in this episode which is designed to help you add new pieces to your tool belt. Thank you to all of the officials, players and coaches that were featured in this content. To watch click here h...

𝘿𝙖𝙣 𝙃𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙨, is the 3rd winningest coach in WNBA history and currently in his 3rd season coaching the 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮. Coach Hughes is a 2018 WNBA champion, 2-time WNBA coach of the year and a 2019 cancer survivor. ⁣ ⁣ In this episode, our goal was to bridge some of the communication gaps between 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 and 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 and work towards finding a positive common ground as dual participants of the game....

𝘈𝘈𝘜 basketball is back in the state of Florida which means there are officials working again. In this episode, we hear from one of the front-liners who has already worked multiple tournaments in facilities packed with fans. ⁣ ⁣ We welcome in 𝘙𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘻 to give us some insights on what it was like getting back on the court post-quarantine. We talked about some new safety measures, his upcoming...

In this edition of 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙨, we welcome back special guest 𝘈𝘭 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢 as we analyze 5 plays from an 𝘕𝘊𝘈𝘈 and 𝘍𝘐𝘉𝘈 game. We hope you find value in the discussions and can add a few 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 to your belt from this episode.⁣ ⁣ Here are the play types we that we broke down:⁣ 1) 𝘎𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨/𝘉.𝘐. ⁣ 2) 𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘩/𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘴 ⁣ 3) 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘴 ⁣ 4) 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺/𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦/𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘭 ⁣ 5) 𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯...

❓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 rew...

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....

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...

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...