The Crown Refs Podcast

In this podcast I sit down with a local high school coach to discuss ways to improve his communication with officials. We talked about technical fouls, unsportsmanlike conduct and ways that we can make the relationship better for officials and coaches. We want to bridge the gap between coaches, refs, players and fans to make the game we all love even better.

On episode 62 of the Crown Refs Podcast, Trevor Houle joined me to talk about the need to recruit officials. We dive into recruitment techniques for officials under 30 years old and how to overcome obstacles that prevent people from joining the ranks/officials leaving the profession. Also discussed was retention of current officials and overcoming the statistic that 70% of all sports officials qui...

Ed T. Rush officiated 33 NBA finals games and then went on to build a premier training platform for basketball officials to accelerate their growth. His former student, Rob Rorke was able to develop through the court club system to rise up and become an NCAA-M Division 1 official. In this podcast, we speak about the mistake recovery strategy, breathing techniques under duress and the mentorship pr...

On Sunday, November 10th, 2019 I had the opportunity to present Crown Refs to my local IAABO Board 52. I spoke about my passion to make a lasting, positive impact on the officiating world and why they should listen to the podcast before and after games. If you have any questions throughout the year feel free to contact me. My phone number: 914-206-2397. Thanks -Paul Diasparra

In order to raise awareness surrounding the new flopping rule I decided to write a letter to the floppers. Hopefully, players and referees can enjoy this light-hearted piece together in the spirit of good fun. #dontflop

This podcast is a mashup of a couple of different nights at the house of sports. We spoke about a number of technical foul situations, an ejection and a coach who claimed to be a referee. Special thanks to Mike Evans and Anthony Calise. Here are the time stamps. 1:21 When a coach claims to be a refere 2:52 The perfect toss 5:52 Ending the game with a Tech 8:25 Be unaffected by negativity 8:50 Fumb...

Reggie Greenwood worked 19 straight big east tournaments from 1990-2009 and served as the supervisor of officials for the Ivy & Patriot leagues from 2009-2019. Take a look at the wide range of topics we spoke about here in the time stamps. 1:54 How supervisors select their staff 7:02 The old BIG EAST 10:32 Block/Charge plays 15:36 Bracing for impact 17:36 Legal guarding position 18:48 Primary or S...

Ron Foxcroft is arguably the most successful referee entrepreneurs of all time. He recently received Canada’s highest honor. The Order of Canada honors people whose service shapes our society; whose innovations ignite our imaginations; and whose compassion unites our communities. Ron is the inventor of the Fox 40 Pealess Whistle. Which is now sold in 140 countries and is sanctioned by almost all m...

In this episode of ”Live from the House of Sports” we deep dive into the art of Verbap Judo. I go into detail and give an example of how to apply this communication style into your game. We also discuss how to improve your ”push” and ”stay here” signals and even provide you with some pre and post game nutrition ideas. Thanks to Matt Deschaine. Outro music by Silky Prince. #servethegame crownrefs.c...

The House of Sports, located in Ardsley, New York, is Westchester County’s premier basketball facility. There is a current crop of young and hungry officials that are striving to get to the next level. One way to accelerate your growth is to work a high frequency of games and talk about as many of those plays as you can, both during and after the game. This setting is a perfect platform to documen...

Here is the 2nd half of the Joey Crawford interview. (Track listing) :15 Ego is insecurity: 53 Get to the next 24. 2:00 Clock Awareness. 5:15 Double Whistles. 9:15 Our Percentages. 13:00 Favorite players. 17:49 Player/Ref relations. 22:06 Most Memarable Moments. 25:00 Favorite Launch 🚀. 27:00 The Infamous Block. 31:00 Red Flag List.

The legendary Joey Crawford stops by The Crown Refs podcast to discuss his incredible 39-year career and so much more. Track Listing: 2:15 Humble beginnings.  8:05 Beneficial growing pains.  11:31  When film came along.  14:05  The fiery Ref.  16:10  Poise.  18:20  Serve the Game.  20:36  20 straight Finals.  22:45  Golden Era.  26:25  Just get the plays right.  29:09 Impact.  33:32  Longevity.  3...

In this episode, we bring you a different perspective from basketball insider Jeff Goodman. Jeff, is a former ESPN commentator who currently works for the upstart sports news brand STADIUM. We talked about his belief that referees need to become more humanized in the media, his favorite coaches to cover, his thoughts on assigning, Charles Barkley and much more including several one-liners worth re...

Bo Boroski recently officiated the 2019 NCAA final four. He’s worked a total of 12 NCAA tournaments and is also the creator of REFQUEST, a tremendous video sharing and collaborative platform for officials. Here is what we discussed. 1:43. What is like to work a final four. 6:40 James Breeding’s last second call. 7:30 Origin story. 9:00 Memorable March Moments. 11:52 Selling calls. 14:20 Inspiratio...

We are honored to bring to you 25-year NBA Official Scott Foster. Scott has worked 18 NBA finals games, 176 playoff games and 1,413 regular season games. He gave us a lot of great information that you can immediately apply to your games including Scott Fosters 9 ways to SELF-TALK and 6 tips to improve your SIGNALS. Definitely pay attention to this podcast. Go check out the videos we posted from th...

Sade Allen, is a driven 3rd-year official from Canton, GA. She recently attended her first college tryout and reached out to me through voice message with a couple of questions: What to do when a partner calls in our area? How to show that you’re engaged? How do we show chemistry as a crew? What technique can I use to slow myself down on the basketball court? Also, we deep dive into the crucial di...

Jeffrey Rutledge, is the creator of officiating born on YouTube. His channel features over 850 videos that has surpassed 1.4 million views, with 1,269 subscribers. We believe he has the largest database of basketball referee plays on the internet. His site is organized in categories ranging from block/charge plays to illegal screens and everything in between. He has created a amazing platform for...

This wildly entertaining podcast is a true story about a situation from a recent youth game. In this game, the fans were yelling insulting remarks at the officials. Your about to hear how the situation was handled. This podcast was scored by Josh Mirsky from MirkMusic.

We are very blessed to welcome in a 2018 NBA finals referee Derrick Stafford. Derrick worked in the NBA for 30 seasons entering in 1988 and retiring in 2018. His resume includes: 13 NBA finals games, 180 playoff games and 1,727 regular season games. He also spent 7 seven years as a college official. We spoke about a lot of great subject matter including how he managed the egos of the NBA superstar...

We recently had to eject a fan during a 4th grade AAU game for coming on the court and screaming at the officials. This is the story of how we handled the situation through the site director. We also discuss the rare disconcertion call and talk about Sutton Simon's Official Playlist video.

The Player Postgame, is an exciting new podcast series where we will interview players after their games. The purpose of the interview is to provide education to the players and answer any questions, comments or concerns that they might have. Crown Refs is working diligently to help change the basketball culture and improve on the lack of sportsmanship towards officials. We will do this by educati...

The Hoop Heads Podcast covers a wide range of basketball topics relevant to coaches, players, and parents. In this episode, the goal was to provide both perspectives on the best way to optimize the working relationship between a Coach and a Referee.

Ronnie Nunn, was 14-year NBA official. He was also the former Director of Officials for the NBA and hosted ”Making the Call” on NBA TV. He stops by to share his knowledge of the craft, to talk about his nba career as an official and director, to discuss the Nunn better refs camp and much more.

Ronnie Nunn, was 14-year NBA official. He was also the former Director of Officials for the NBA and hosted ”Making the Call” on NBA TV. He stops by to share his knowledge of the craft, to talk about his nba career as an official and director, to discuss the Nunn better refs camp and much more.

The CROWN REFS Podcast is honored to welcome NBA officials, eastern regional Scout, Al Battista. Al has one of the most intelligent referee minds in the world and is constantly sharing his knowledge with other officials. In this podcast, we discuss the grassroots program and what he's looking for in a candidate.