The Crown Refs Podcast

In the 11th installment of Rapid Responses, we give you the whole toolbox of tips and best practices in this 2-hour webinar to help you become a high-level communicator with coaches. If you can start to implement and polish these tactics you will start to experience new powers on the court that you never had. The tools are all here...IT'S TIME TO GO EXECUTE.⁣
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In this webinar, we deep dive into 20 mindset tips that each official needs to establish before entering the conversation. Some examples include changing up the subject matter, understanding how to re-apply the pressure, and utilizing the 3 voices. Then, we list 12 of the most common questions/comments that coaches say to officials and provide you with multiple options that will help you respond most effectively. We think this episode will be the one that leads you to your biggest breakthroughs in this department.⁣
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Thank you to Brian Kenney and the Wisconsin River Officials Association for creating this webinar and to the 70 officials who attended. We hope you enjoy!

𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝟬𝟮𝟬 | 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗶𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗻⁣
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Branden Gibson, Beacon, NY, is a former division 2 basketball player at Dominican College who’s been official since 2016 on IAABO’s board 114. He’s currently working at the varsity/Juco level and is looking to be in a regular rotation in the various d2/d3 conferences in the area.⁣
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On this episode of Game Notes, Branden had numerous interactions with the coach of Team A so we were able to dissect each conversation and make some adjustments to his approach, which created many communication and game management learning points for our dedicated audience of officials.⁣
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One of our main themes when providing an explanation to a coach needs to as follows...before we can talk about the play we need to first assure the coach is communicating respectfully. If not, that becomes way more important than our explanation of the play. That is the leverage that allows us to shift the conversation from play-calling to sportsmanship.⁣
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𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆⁣
Patreon.com/crownrefs⁣
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𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲⁣
https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/new_york/hartsdale/crown-refs⁣
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𝗕𝘂𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗮𝗿⁣
Refereestore.com⁣

Greg is the founder of creator for the YouTube channel A Better Official which creates content to help basketball officials get better and take control of their officiating career.⁣
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He produces such notable series as 5 Play Friday, Basketball Rules Expert, and 5 Minutes on Officiating.⁣
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Greg has been officiating high school and Collegiate basketball for over a decade in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area.⁣
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𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆⁣
Patreon.com/crownrefs⁣
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𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲⁣
https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/new_york/hartsdale/crown-refs⁣
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𝗕𝘂𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺⁣
Refereestore.com⁣
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In this episode, we hammer home the proper way to respond when coaches criticize our partners calls, how to work with partner's who don't love it like us, and our thoughts on calling late fouls based on if the ball goes in or not. We also looked at a block/charge play and tried to decipher if the defender was bracing for impact and absorbing the contact or lost their LGP. ⁣
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Here are some other takeaways from this episode:⁣
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𝗝𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗚 says “𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵”⁣
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𝗦𝗮𝗹 𝗦 says “𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘨𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰, 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦.”⁣
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𝗝𝗲𝗻 𝗖 says “𝘎𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦, 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯”⁣

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙥 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝟱 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚: ⁣
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𝟷) 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬⁣
𝟸) 𝘛𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘺 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘴 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬⁣
𝟹) 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬⁣
𝟺) 𝘓𝘪𝘢𝘮 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬⁣
𝟻) 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘔𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘴⁣
𝟼) 𝘈 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺-𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦⁣
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We hope you enjoy!⁣
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As we switch the format up, we got a chance to hear questions and topics curated by new CR member Taylor Ham. We spoke about having the adaptability to work any type of game but staying consistent with a universal approach no matter the level. Other topics include: End of quarter procedures, Throw-Ins, Responding to unsporting behavior from Coaches/players in atypical situations.⁣
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Here are some of the episode takeaways from our teammates on the call:⁣
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𝗟𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗮 says "A takeaway I had was to not be afraid as a young official to incorporate the proper mechanics, rotations, rules in an environment where my partners may be too comfortable or relaxed"⁣
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𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲 says "You are a product of your habits"⁣
Alan says "Don't deviate from proper mechanics and rule enforcement based on the level of play"⁣
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𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼 says "Understanding the many different situations and how to adjudicate each correctly"⁣
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𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 says “Knowing the mechanics to make a ruling on last second shots, Communicating with our partners with help information that we are 100% sure about”

Dee Kantner is one of the greatest basketball officials of all time on any level. Some of her amazing accomplishments include 25 NCAA Final Fours and 14 National title games.⁣
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She just completed her 33rd season at the Division 1 level while showing no signs of slowing down by working the 2022 NCAA Final Four in Minneapolis, MN.⁣
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To go along with her legendary college career, Dee and Violet Palmer also held the distinction of being the first female officials to work in a men’s professional sports league.⁣
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Dee spent 5 years officiating in the NBA from 1997-2002 and also worked as the WNBA Supervisor of Officials. In 2002, she made her return to the NCAA Women’s game and hasn't looked back since. She's continued to #servethegame and pay it forward by sharing her knowledge and helping to develop and inspire a generation of basketball officials.⁣
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In this episode, we discuss how to avoid bad partnering, not letting your ego get in the way, and Dee breaks down the O.I.L. strategy as an effective way to process situations more clearly.⁣
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We also discuss several more topics like why coaches are not your friends, how to recover from disappointment, things to stop saying about coaches, and the correlation between over-selling and incorrect calls.⁣

In the 35th installment of Game Notes, we break down Jose's game from Bogota, CO. Jose has been refereeing since 2013 and has the ultimate goal to one day become an international FIBA referee. Even though this is a FIBA rules game, we discuss universal plays that can be interpreted for any level of officiating. We hope you enjoy!

This episode is the 8th installment of our Rapid Response series, which is designed to help arm your tool belt with ready and effective responses for ANYTHING a coach throws at you. In this session, we hit on some powerful themes like:⁣
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𝟭. It's more important to establish respectful communication guidelines than it is to provide a good explanation about a play.⁣
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𝟮. Hence, be sure to prioritize the most important topics during your conversations (ex. if they're screaming about a block/charge play, we need to address the scream before the block/charge)⁣
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𝟯. The Power of Complimenting the coach when they are speaking respectful is a great way to stroke their ego while indirectly setting professional expectations⁣
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𝟰. The Power of Complimenting your partner over a call while you're near the coach's bench is a way of showing unity while providing assurance and reinforcement that the call was correct⁣
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𝟱. Officials need to get out of their comfort zone and realize that if the coach is yelling at any member of the CREW, then they are yelling at YOU. ⁣
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𝟲. Many officials will not address the coach unless they are speaking directly to them. Being a great partner can be uncomfortable sometimes but having your teammates back through thick and thin is always the right thing to do.⁣
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𝟳. It's imperative that the table side official act as a de-escalator if the coach is shouting across the court. Many times, the closest official to the bench can play a pivotal role in properly managing the coach's behavior⁣
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We touch on all of these topics and much more on during this 100-minute communication session. We hope you grow from this!⁣

Gilbert Arenas was a prolific offensive player during his 12-year NBA career playing for a total of 4 teams. He was the 2003 NBA’s most improved player and averaged over 20 ppg and 5 assists including over 29 ppg in 2006.

He joins the CR podcast to talk about some common things that players dislike about officials and what's eating at him about NBA referees. Our topics include trash-talking, respect for the game, what he appreciates about officials, and what the NBA players thought of the Tim Donaghy scandal.

This was a very entertaining and insightful discussion between a player and a ref as we tried to iron out some of our differences and find a common ground. Special thanks to Gilbert for his contributions to our program.

Lathan Williams is a 7-year old. 3-sport official in training and viral sensation having amassed over 300,000 fans is a short span. The videos of him officiating basketball, football, and baseball have garnered millions of views on TikTok as he's the internets most popular official and a fan favorite to those who get to watch him perform live. He's joined by his parents to talk about what how he blew up and what he loves about the refs.

In our 3rd film session with Crown Refs Mentor, we break down one of my recent games from the 21-22 season. We discuss how and when to use our 3 different voices-Command presence, normal, diffusing. ⁣
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We also speak about why we talk ourselves out of upgrading fouls and why we shouldn't ignore unsportsmanlike conduct just because our partner does. Some other plays we look at involve pass/crash criteria and a monster time and distance play from Carmela Garcia.⁣
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𝙏𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙨⁣
𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘀

This audio is an exclusive interview with former 32-year NBA official Bill Spooner. Bill has worked over 1500 regular-season games and 100 NBA playoff games in his amazing tenure. ⁣
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In this episode, we spoke about having mental toughness and list specific ways that officials can re-apply the pressure back on the coaches and players. This is a concept that is foreign to most referees but is something we are leaning heavily into at Crown Refs. We thank Bill for displaying the type of grit that more officials need to embody.⁣
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Other topics include Kobe’s 81 performance, why we shouldn't sell, what to do when your partner calls a technical foul and the bond that he shares with his son Drew through officiating.⁣
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𝗧𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘀⁣
𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘀

This episode features the 5th session of our rapid response training with the Mentor group. We lead by covering a new memo from the NCAA regarding sportsmanship, bench decorum, calling the rules as written, and a renewed sense of respect for the game. ⁣
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We found this information to be a foundational tool on how we should manage the game and it also provided some new language for us to integrate into our responses to coaches and players. ⁣
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We also heard different members of the group share recent scenarios involving coaches, how they handled it and what they can do better. We hope this audio helps you add a few things to your belt.⁣
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𝗧𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻⁣
𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘀

This episode features the second installment of Signal School-Live with the Crown Refs Mentor group. In this session, we practice 4 different signals to improve our form and presentation during our games including the “stay here” signal, the wave off, hit to the head and chucking. ⁣
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We recommend utilizing the stay here signal as a highly effective way to communicate that it's a non-shooting foul in the frontcourt (post, rebounding, cutting fouls).⁣
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Thank you to all of the officials who participated in this session as it takes a high level of confidence and humility.⁣
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𝙏𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙨
𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘀