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(Message started by: arreferee on May 3rd, 2006, 6:24am)
Title: Any football officials on here?
Post by arreferee on May 3rd, 2006, 6:24am
Hey guys,

I'm sure 99% of you on here have no interest in this whatsoever, but if there are any football officials on here, this is for you.

A new website has been created in the past year or so that is dedicated to football officials everywhere. Since it's beginning, it has grown to reach all parts of the US and a few places outside of the US. The address of the site is www.refstripes.com.

The mission of this site is to help us all become better officials by communicating with each other and learning from each other.

The main part of the site is a discussion board that can be found using a link on the left side of the main page (or you can go straight to it here: http://www.refstripes.com/forum/index.php). Currently, we have over 500 members on the discussion board from all over the United States (and a few from outside the country). If you would like to join the discussion board, just click "regsiter" at the top left of the page just under the logo and set up a username and password.

A news page, a links page, and a page for new officials can also be found from the main page of Refstripes.com. If you know of any new officials that will be starting football, the page for new officils might be of interest to them. It tries to answer some basic questions that new officials will have.

If this is something you might be interested in, feel free to take a look at the site and see what you think. Also, please pass this onto your other officiating acquaintences. Let me know if you have any questions or problems with the site.

Thank you,
Refstripes.com
Title: Re: Any football officials on here?
Post by steelkings on May 3rd, 2006, 6:58am
You will definatly meet an official around here. He's gonna throw a flag too!


Cool site though. Im a summer baseball guy. I love rules talk.
Title: Re: Any football officials on here?
Post by captainpurple on May 3rd, 2006, 11:25am
Thanks newbie!   ;D

As a line judge at the high school level for the last 7 years, I'll check it out and let you know what I think.

Now, on to business.....we'd love to have ya here as a fantasy football fanatic to help us dissect all the nuances that make up the game we love.  All we ask, is that you take a quick second to check out the categories we have defined.   Besides the obvious eyebrow-raiser that comes with pimping another site on your first post, the said pimpage went into the wrong section of the Gridiron.  So when you come back, you'll prolly find this moved to "betwen the 20's" where it fits nicely.  

We've all been nipped a time or two, but the organization really does make this a much cleaner, easier site in which to converse FF.

So don't be a stranger, and thanks for the head up!   [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Title: Re: Any football officials on here?
Post by arreferee on May 3rd, 2006, 1:56pm

on 05/03/06 at 11:25:18, captainpurple wrote:
Thanks newbie!   ;D

As a line judge at the high school level for the last 7 years, I'll check it out and let you know what I think.

Now, on to business.....we'd love to have ya here as a fantasy football fanatic to help us dissect all the nuances that make up the game we love.  All we ask, is that you take a quick second to check out the categories we have defined.   Besides the obvious eyebrow-raiser that comes with pimping another site on your first post, the said pimpage went into the wrong section of the Gridiron.  So when you come back, you'll prolly find this moved to "betwen the 20's" where it fits nicely.  

We've all been nipped a time or two, but the organization really does make this a much cleaner, easier site in which to converse FF.

So don't be a stranger, and thanks for the head up!   [smiley=thumbsup.gif]



Thanks for the info.  Please move it as you see fit.  http://www.refstripes.com/forum/Smileys/classic/refflag.gif on me.
Title: Re: Any football officials on here?
Post by StegRock on May 4th, 2006, 12:04am
First and foremost, [smiley=welcome.gif] to the site, friend.  I see you're busy with your own thing, but given your very well-thought-out presentation and understanding and willing compliance with our rules, you seem like our kind of guy.  I wish you the best of luck with your endeavor,... but do hope you can drop by here from time to time for your fantasy football needs and can recommend "the Gridiron @FantasyFootballer.com" to your fellow mates at RefStripes.com.

In fact, I just visited your site...  It seems like a nice site and community you are developing there.  Plugging [smiley=plug.gif] it (in) ;) here is surely no sweat off my back, it seems (not that I really care if other "FF" sites pimp their shit here because the Rock [smiley=tough.gif] welcomes competition, in fact...  It just ups the ante and pushes me and us to push the envelope and improve...  There's nothing to fear in that), but cp's words are wise and should be "considered".

Also,... I like that smiley of yours there...  It just became "part of the show" here. ;) Thank you...  And, please, by all means, if you want, feel free, arreferee, to gip that "Referee - Whistle Blower" smiley I used for the message icon here for your site.

Final item,... "the Sidelines"... "between the 20's", six of one, half a dozen of the other...  Since our "Back [smiley=moon.gif] Judge" hath decided to move it here, I will not override his decision (especially since he just took the safest measure (with me not around to consult and given our allowance of "downstream" posting), and I appreciate that (Thank you, Stevo... [smiley=bow.gif])), but, truth be said, as cp states, this surely could have gone "between the 20's" (just for the record).

Needless to say, I've gone ahead and unlocked this thread...  Have at it, boyz!!! [smiley=helmethead.gif]
Title: Re: Any football officials on here?
Post by StegRock on Jun 8th, 2006, 4:32pm
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Championship Productions Featured Items! (08.06.2006 09:17)
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Championship Productions Featured Items! (08.06.2006 09:17)
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Title: Re: Any football officials on here?
Post by StegRock on Jun 27th, 2006, 7:33am
While not exactly what this thread is about, this seems to be the best thread to post this stuff,... namely more gridiron goods for coaches (that could also be useful for referees to study)... from the top of "The REAL Feed (http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/newsstand.htm)":

3-4 Defense Stunt Attacks (http://www.championshipproductions.com/cgi-bin/champ/FD-02574.html?mv_pc=rss)
Championship Productions Featured Items! (27.06.2006 05:05)
with Wayne Nunnely,San Diego Chargers Defensive Line CoachLed by Wayne Nunnely, the Charger 3-4 defense has recently ranked as high as third in the NFL against the run allowing only 81.7 yards per game and held their opponents to just 3.7 yards per carry! Coach Nunnely brings 30 years of footbal...
Title: Re: Any football officials on here?
Post by StegRock on Jul 20th, 2006, 5:20pm
Again,... just continuing to show off the "diversification" of "The REAL Feed", on which you can even find the occasional football-related product:

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Championship Productions Featured Items! (20.07.2006 05:13)
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Title: Re: Any football officials on here?
Post by StegRock on Jul 21st, 2006, 3:42am
More stuff for you coaches out there, which you referees have to take note of... from "The REAL Feed":

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Championship Productions Featured Items! (21.07.2006 02:09)
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Title: Re: Any football officials on here?
Post by StegRock on Aug 4th, 2006, 3:28am
This has become like my adopted thread for all things "referee"...  From "The REAL Feed", refs' gear to be brought up to the times:

Fashion statement: NFL refs to sport new uniforms (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2538936&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (03.08.2006 23:38)
Coming this fall to an NFL stadium near you: fashion-forward referees.

Gone are the traditional vertical black-and-white stripes that have been a staple of the league seemingly since its inception and which live on in Foot Locker stores.

They won't look so [smiley=zebra.gif]-ish anymore,... and to think, I just picked up that smiley... :-/ ... ;)
Title: Re: Any football officials on here?
Post by StegRock on Aug 4th, 2006, 2:47pm
Continuing to get tread off my adopted thread...  Rules, rules, rules...  From "The REAL Feed":

49ers notes: Nolan cries foul over coverage rule (http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/football/sf_49ers/story/14287437p-15107130c.html)
The Sacramento Bee: SF 49ers (04.08.2006 06:06)
SANTA CLARA -- NFL officials were at the 49ers' camp Thursday to discuss new league rules, but they seemed to spend most of their time going over one of the old ones.
Title: Re: Any football officials on here?
Post by StegRock on Aug 13th, 2006, 8:38pm
VERY intriguing piece from yet another great source on "The REAL Feed":

NFL: When flags fly, the referees' habits may be the reason (http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/13/sports/NFL.php)
IHT: Sports (13.08.2006 19:05)
When the New York Giants hired Tom Coughlin as coach in January 2004, one of his stated goals was to instill discipline in his players.

Giants [smiley=swollenhead.gif] fans pissed??? :-X
Title: Re: Any football officials on here?
Post by StegRock on Aug 5th, 2009, 6:46pm
Thought I'd use this old thread to report this news,... which is bumming out refs [smiley=flagged.gif] across the nation.  From "The REAL Feed":

NFL refs lament loss of opportunities with AFL (http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/afl/news/story?id=4379404&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (05.08.2009 14:35)
It's not just players such as Kurt Warner who used the Arena Football League as a steppingstone to the NFL.
Title: Re: Any football officials on here?
Post by StegRock on Nov 3rd, 2009, 6:30pm
Football trivia tidbits rolling [smiley=rollin.gif] off "The REAL Feed", the first one of which [smiley=flagged.gif] is related to the topic of this thread:

Did You Know... (http://football.about.com/b/2009/11/01/did-you-know-2.htm)
About.com: Football (02.11.2009 23:37)
The penalty flag was first used in the NFL in a game between the Green Bay Packers and the Boston Yanks on September 17, 1948. More football firsts...
Did You Know... originally appeared on About.com Football on Sunday,
Title: Re: Any football officials on here?
Post by StegRock on Nov 4th, 2009, 10:36pm
More zebra issues rolling [smiley=rollin.gif] off "The REAL Feed":

FanHouse: Officials taking 'instant' out of replay (http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2009/11/04/zebra-report-instant-replays-no-more/?ncid=txtlnkusspor00000002&xid=si_nfl)
SI.com: NFL (04.11.2009 13:47)


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