The Refs Chat Room

Having sit down with a warm individual and discussing his 55 years of officiating basketball and football and everything around it .

Many officials fine officiating one sport is not enough and there were two different sports see how Jonathan Stone in BritishNathan comes to America become a professional empire as he does in other sports as well

Tell us a little bit about season two

Talk about Mike Brown the author of the The Umpire Bunkhouse and the stories that come from summer baseball tournament in Cooperstown New York

Interview with Harry Michael a High School Footbal Offical that has many stories in his long career and many friends

Listen today and get a free trip to Maui . . John Mcbride talks to Hymie who is Baseball Umpire from Maui Hawaii

Two umpires and theirs stories .From Little league to playgrounds.To highs school ball and to college and semi pro baseball. Hidden ball trick,how not to throw a manger out of a game,and a an of corn

About a man that loves umpiring baseball. He had to fight off addiction and alcoholism so he could get back to the game he really love ! Know he reaches out to younger people and telling his story listen to his story and hopefully we can can save one life

Marcy shares her childhood love of competitive swimming blossomed into a decade of loving her sport through officiating

Which was the only NFL city without a direct flight from Philadelphia? Ask Bill Reynolds, retired NFL line judge although this impromptu quiz reveals his main avocation hi school teacher Bill explains his journey through the CYON the high school and collegiate level to work for years in the NFL including the Super Bowl. John Mcbride one of Bill‘s former high school students invite his teacher to the Ref Chat Room for a lesson from a pro official over lunch at a busy local restaurant joined by cohost Frank Kennedy Podcaster

In late February 2020 John Mcbride and Frank Kennedy were invited to chat with retired NBA referee Joe Crawford at his suburban Philadelphia home. He arrived at his home shortly before us having completed an overnight assignment in Indianapolis in his newest role of observer and teacher of the NBA officials .Sitting at his dining room table he pauses video chip viewing laptop to share wisdom experience and the stress the condors and camaraderie of Officals. Joining us at the chat table was Stella the playful and frisky family dog , cradled in Joe’s arm as he talked about controlling games,one’s temper and crew misstep.