Paul Diasparra

The Crown Refs Podcast

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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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Paul Diasparra

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Sports

Latest episode

Jul 4, 2026

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Episodes

#13 ”Postgame Sessions” with Mike Evans and Jon Wong. 03.02.2019

In this postgame, the crew discuss one of the most difficult rulings-Is the defender in the arc a Primary or Secondary defender? Also, they recap waiving off the potential game tying 3PT shot at the end of regulation. Finally, they discuss what to do when a Coach uses the F word during a conversation.

#12 “morning mixtape vol. 2” 01.02.2019

In this morning mixtape the topics include: How to carefully phrase your words. A pass off the leg or a kicked ball? And Mr. Pink doing a record 14 games in one day. WOW! #Servethegame

#11 ”morning mixtape vol. 1” 31.01.2019

During this morning mixtape the topics include: using your voice to avoid messy plays, how to handle unsporting behavior by the players and Coach D lists the ingredients for the Crown Refs SuperShake.

#10 ”The Crown Referee Rant” 29.01.2019

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.

#9 ”Body before ball or ball before body?” 25.01.2019

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.

#8 ”What it takes to be GREAT” 20.01.2019

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.

#7 CROWN Presents... 14.01.2019

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.

#6 Welcome to ResponseVille 12.01.2019

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.

#5-“In love with the game” 04.01.2019

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.

#4 “Santa Clause is coming to CROWN” 21.12.2018

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...

#3 “Blow the whistle” 19.12.2018

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.

#2 “Waves” 18.12.2018

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.

#1 “The First one” 17.12.2018

In this episode the boys discuss why they are doing a podcast and a couple plays from the weekend. Enjoy!

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