by Silbo | Apr 22, 2019 | Featured Post, Sportsmanship
The unfortunate reality of sports officiating is the harassment you’ll take from fans, coaches, and players. It’s killing the profession. Sometimes the harassment is funny. A fan will claim you got a rule wrong — when in fact, they got the rule wrong — or they’ll...
by Silbo | Jul 9, 2018 | Sportsmanship
Yesterday a series of videos went viral on Twitter when a man posted a clip of a brawl between basketball players and the referees at an AAU basketball tournament. The video has grossed over a million views on numerous different platforms.The saddest part about this...
by Silbo | Jun 27, 2018 | Sportsmanship
I played travel softball growing up and then continued on to play at the Division I level. I owe the sport everything. I found my best friends playing softball and it also allowed me to receive my bachelor’s degree and master’s degree on a scholarship. But, most...
by Silbo | Jun 25, 2018 | Sportsmanship
If you have any interest in sports officiating or even sports in general and you haven’t yet read the article by Miles Blumhardt on Triple Crown’s stiffened election policy, I would recommend you do so. He talks about the league’s newest policy and why it’ll increase...
