Referee Magazine – Articles

Welcome to the WPFOA page were we publish insightful articles involving mechanics, training, rules, etc. from Referee Magazine.  Please click on the below links to read the articles:

September 2024 Articles:
Chain Link: Working With the Crew on the Sideline
Kick Starts
Muff, Touch and Bat Similar Not Identical
August 2022 Articles:September 2022 Articles:
Before The FlagForward Thinking on Backward Passes
Before, During or After the Play
When to Throw the Flag Determined
by Foul Intervals		Foul and Fumble? A Formula for Flaws
July 2021 Articles:May 2021 Articles:
Hold(er) EverythingSideline Officials Cannot Just Wing It
NFHS Enforcement Options on KCINo Connection, But There’s Still an Ejection
January 2020 Articles:April 2019 Articles:
Foul That’s Over the TopNo Chain Of Fools
Now, Later and NeverRoughing the Passer Enforcement
May 2019 Articles:September 2019 Articles:
The ABCs of A-B-ASafety Glasses
Play TimeMuff May Affect Protection
March 2018 Articles:June 2018 Articles:
You'll Kick Yourself if You Don't Spot These FoulsFine Lines - How the Boundaries Affect the Game
Special Dispensation: Defining a Defenseless PlayerSnap Location After Kick
August 2018 Articles:November 2017 Articles:
Rare Rulings Well DoneSwap Meet
Team B Fouls on a TouchdownFree But Not Easy
Snap, Lapse, Perhaps?
October 2018 Articles:August 2017 Articles:
What Happens When the Neutral Zone Expands?Dead-Ball Officiating in the Side Zone
It's a Foul Now or Later (but not Never)Formation Consternation Demands Concentration

Please note that all Referee Articles posted on our website are: