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Friday Night Stripes

Friday Night Stripes

By Don VanDemark

A podcast for, by, and about high school football officials
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Spring football and other 2020 oddities with Mike Johnson

Friday Night StripesApr 08, 2021

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Spring football and other 2020 oddities with Mike Johnson

Spring football and other 2020 oddities with Mike Johnson

Mike Johnson joins to talk about spring football, the girls lacrosse podcast that he has co-started, and other oddities of the fall of 2020.
Apr 08, 202140:21
Sprint football and other 2020 oddities with Mike Johnson

Sprint football and other 2020 oddities with Mike Johnson

Mike Johnson joins to talk about spring football, the girls lacrosse podcast that he has co-started, and other oddities of the fall of 2020.
Apr 08, 202140:21
Pregame - Substitutions

Pregame - Substitutions

A pregame episode about substitutions and the rules surrounding it.
Oct 02, 202012:17
Pregame - Safety/Touchback

Pregame - Safety/Touchback

Review of 8-2-5 and how it defines force, safety, touchback, and the momentum exception
Sep 11, 202016:49
Fall 2020 - preparing for a different season

Fall 2020 - preparing for a different season

The fall of 2020 will bring new challenges to us. Be prepared for differences ahead of time in order to put your best foot forward.
Aug 17, 202022:47
Why do we do ... ?

Why do we do ... ?

I cover the why of 1) HL staying on LOS on punts, 2) working only your zone, 3) wings keying on inside WR while BJ keys on outside, and 4) why BJ has whistle on FG and R has whistle on tries (depending on your crew/association)
Jul 03, 202020:42
The why of beanbags with Tyler Spear
Jun 12, 202035:37
Ohio Gold Book with Dr Bruce Maurer

Ohio Gold Book with Dr Bruce Maurer

Dr Bruce Maurer, Director of Officiating Development for Ohio High School Athletic Association, discusses the origins of the Gold Book and what benefits it brings to officials in Ohio
May 22, 202047:05
New officials online course offering from Zooom

New officials online course offering from Zooom

Zooom has put together officiating course for football and baseball, and are working on softball, basketball, and volleyball.
May 15, 202026:25
2020 Rule Changes

2020 Rule Changes

A quick rundown of the 2020 rule changes. Overall, a fairly easy year for changes.
May 07, 202014:39
Inviting others to virtual meetings

Inviting others to virtual meetings

Dave Purvis, Tony Rieck, and Rick Miller talk about starting virtual meetings for their association and inviting others outside the association for other perspectives
Apr 23, 202040:05
Trick Plays with George Demetriou

Trick Plays with George Demetriou

George Demetriou, author of The Redding Study Guide to NFHS Football, talks about trick plays and the principles and rules around them.
Apr 16, 202036:15
Changing the nature of meetings with Michael Ryckman

Changing the nature of meetings with Michael Ryckman

Michael Ryckman from the Sunshine Football Officials Association discusses their move to virtual meetings to train new officials and to hold board meetings and other trainings
Apr 09, 202039:24
Logging games with Chad Young

Logging games with Chad Young

Chad Young, creator of the Official's Journal, talks about logging games to help officials improve
Mar 19, 202024:03
Associations for a New Decade with Tim Kiefer

Associations for a New Decade with Tim Kiefer

Tim Kiefer with MIBT Online discusses the training offered there, including training for Illinois state certification and the annual Bill Lemonnier video.
Mar 12, 202048:30
Rules Blitz

Rules Blitz

Five play scenarios, answered and explained by the listeners, including kicking, out of bounds, sideline interference and more.
Mar 05, 202023:46
Deep Wings with Mike Johnson

Deep Wings with Mike Johnson

Mike Johnson from the Berks County chapter in Pennsylvania talks about deep wings and how they manage their six-man crew.
Feb 27, 202040:25
Gulf Atlantic Collegiate Football Officials Camp with Andrew McGrath

Gulf Atlantic Collegiate Football Officials Camp with Andrew McGrath

Andrew McGrath from GACFOC talks about what the goal of the GACFOC is and also talks a bit about NCAA and NFL replay
Feb 18, 202033:19
Taxes with David Sheldon

Taxes with David Sheldon

David Sheldon from Zebra Books, LLC discusses what officials should think about when tax season comes and what they should be tracking during the year
Feb 13, 202034:37
Headset basics with LD and Mike

Headset basics with LD and Mike

LD and Mike from southern Oklahoma talk about headset and the information they use it for as well as the radio show they have during the season discussing rule questions from the public
Feb 06, 202037:06
In the middle - Umpire position with Jeff Grainger

In the middle - Umpire position with Jeff Grainger

Jeff Grainger from CFOA talks about the umpire position and the different approach to the game that it entails.
Jan 30, 202052:29
2020 Kickoff

2020 Kickoff

With the year starting off, it's time to review a number of ways you can keep sharp in the offseason - no matter what type of learner you are.
Jan 23, 202022:10
End of season review 2019

End of season review 2019

This podcast doesn't have a description yet. Stay tuned!
Dec 11, 201915:05
Playoffs

Playoffs

Light summary of differences for the LJ and HL with 7-man mechanics and whether playoffs are officiated differently than the regular season
Nov 13, 201917:23
DAFOA offseason with Ryan Walters and Andy Hamilton

DAFOA offseason with Ryan Walters and Andy Hamilton

Ryan Walters and Andy Hamilton talk about the off-season training meetings they have set up in Dayton and, next year, in Cincinnati.
Oct 29, 201934:33
Pregame - excerpts from Rule 2

Pregame - excerpts from Rule 2

We break down some definitions with Rule 2 that may be different from how you remember them - block in the back, clipping, invalid fair catch signal, force, and out of bounds
Oct 24, 201914:53
Illusion of precision

Illusion of precision

We play a couple of responses to the Des Moines episode and go over why we use a precise indicator like chains when all the actions up to that point, from setting the initial line to gain to spotting the ball, are imprecise.
Oct 22, 201922:37
Des Moines disappointment

Des Moines disappointment

A bonus episode portraying my thoughts regarding current incidents in Des Moines and West Memphis
Oct 08, 201915:28
Tack-ons and IWs

Tack-ons and IWs

Three scenarios: tack-on fouls, how the neutral zone matters for illegal forward passes and ineligible downfield players, and inadvertent whistles.
Oct 01, 201915:38
FNS Pregame: Back judge

FNS Pregame: Back judge

A pregame covering the primary responsibilities of the back judge with some play scenarios mixed in
Sep 27, 201923:08
Weird happenings on routine plays

Weird happenings on routine plays

Joey Garrison from Georgia joins to talk about when strange situations happen on routine plays
Sep 24, 201939:03
FNS Pregame - Passing

FNS Pregame - Passing

Review of the passing game and all of the elements within it
Sep 20, 201927:19
A kick is a kick is a kick

A kick is a kick is a kick

Review of a muffed kick with other shenanigans involved, multiple fouls when one occurs at the goal line, and principles on clock watching and hurdling
Sep 17, 201920:03
FNS Pregame - Penalties and flags

FNS Pregame - Penalties and flags

Overview of basic spots, all-but-one principle, running vs loose-ball plays, special enforcements - hopefully anything that involves fouls and penalties
Sep 12, 201935:29
Concepts and Absolutes

Concepts and Absolutes

Short discussion around the two types of calls that we make - those that are absolutes that we should all call the same and those that we all have varying concepts of
Sep 10, 201918:57
FNS Pregame - Inside the head of a wing official

FNS Pregame - Inside the head of a wing official

For this pregame episode, step into the thought process of a head linesman and a line judge during two plays.
Sep 05, 201913:04
Phantom fair catches and penalty enforcements - 2019 Review week 2

Phantom fair catches and penalty enforcements - 2019 Review week 2

Review of play scenarios including post-game recovery, horse-collar tackles (or not), fair catches that aren't, false starts that might be, and options on a couple of different penalty scenarios.
Aug 27, 201919:38
FNS Pregame - Free kicks

FNS Pregame - Free kicks

Pregame episodes take a single topic and dive into them. This episode is solely on free kicks.
Aug 22, 201929:50
Goal line crashes and disagreement on spots - 2019 review week 1

Goal line crashes and disagreement on spots - 2019 review week 1

Kicking off the start of football season with the first of many review episodes. Topics include players making themselves legal by going between the numbers between downs, goal line crashing by the wings, wings disagreeing on spots, getting turned around on punts when reporting fouls, unseen DPIs, and taking notes after games.
Aug 20, 201918:34
Overview of ZOOOM (the extra O is for Officials) with Andy Hamilton

Overview of ZOOOM (the extra O is for Officials) with Andy Hamilton

Andy from ZOOOM joins to talk about their video platform and how it is specifically designed for officials
Aug 14, 201939:20
Getting excited for the season with Ron Wright

Getting excited for the season with Ron Wright

Ron Wright joins from North Dakota to talk about rationale in when to throw a flag, safety fouls, and patience.
Aug 07, 201932:22
Training and evaluation with Brad Brunet and TJ Restau from WMOA

Training and evaluation with Brad Brunet and TJ Restau from WMOA

Brad and TJ from WMOA discuss changes they've made to evaluate and rate officials for assigning to games and how training plays into all of that as well
Jul 30, 201943:56
40/25-second play clock rule change

40/25-second play clock rule change

I break down the new rule change regarding the play clock including about 10 play scenarios and how to treat each one.
Jul 23, 201924:33
Recap of Sioux Empire Clinic

Recap of Sioux Empire Clinic

Lessons learned from the Sioux Empire Football Officials Clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Jul 17, 201915:26
Summer preparation for season

Summer preparation for season

Prior to heading to Sioux Empire Football Officials Clinic, I share some thoughts on how I'm preparing for the season and what some goals might be.
Jun 19, 201921:55
Game clock handling

Game clock handling

A blown situation leads to re-reading of the rule book and time to dig into game clock handling
Jun 12, 201915:60
Formations

Formations

Quick run through of the various formation rules and how some of the odd formations we see out there cause us to think through the rules.
Jun 05, 201917:53
2019 Rule Changes (not involving play clocks)

2019 Rule Changes (not involving play clocks)

Review of the new rule changes for 2019 - all except the 40-second play clock, which we'll cover in a future episode
May 29, 201917:39
National Association of Sports Officials (NASO) With Ken Koester

National Association of Sports Officials (NASO) With Ken Koester

Ken talks about the benefits of NASO membership from Referee magazine, liability insurance, an annual Sports Officiating Summit, and many other great assets.
May 22, 201933:37
Whistle in a Haystack with Rick Hartzell and Dave Simon

Whistle in a Haystack with Rick Hartzell and Dave Simon

Author Rick Hartzell and Editor Dave Simon talk about their book Whistle in a Haystack and how officiating can bring life lessons.
May 15, 201934:54
Tackling scenarios

Tackling scenarios

Tackling scenarios are the subject of the day regarding horse-collar, face tackling, and spearing.
May 09, 201917:51
Referee Magazine with Jeff Stern

Referee Magazine with Jeff Stern

This podcast doesn't have a description yet. Stay tuned!
May 01, 201924:33
Free Kicks with Tyler Spear

Free Kicks with Tyler Spear

Tyler Spear talks about free kick positioning and some momentum and onside kick scenarios
Apr 24, 201947:53
Punts with Mark Bradley

Punts with Mark Bradley

Mark Bradley joins to discuss punts and the various situations that can happen during a punt.
Apr 17, 201943:12
Referee-specific calls with Dan Johnson

Referee-specific calls with Dan Johnson

Dan Johnson joins to talk about some of the calls that a referee is responsible for and how to start thinking about those situations as a newer referee
Apr 10, 201938:17
Emphasizing more technical content

Emphasizing more technical content

This is a short episode transitioning to a slightly new format where we'll focus more on breaking down play scenarios packaged together.
Apr 03, 201908:12
Importance of Rule 2 with Jeff Carnes

Importance of Rule 2 with Jeff Carnes

Jeff Carnes from Gadsden, AL discusses importance of the definitions in Rule 2 and how they impact the rest of the rulebook.
Mar 20, 201920:37
Playoff prep with Jason Carroll

Playoff prep with Jason Carroll

Jason Carroll returns to talk about how he approached playoffs as a referee for a crew that went to a state championship game.
Mar 13, 201927:59
Discovering history with Scott Hanson

Discovering history with Scott Hanson

Scott Hanson talks about working in the Phoenix area, pick plays, safety, sportsmanship, and two books he has authored about Arizona history related to sports.
Mar 06, 201939:55
Pregames with Josh Canales

Pregames with Josh Canales

Josh Canales from Bakersfield, CA talks about the pregames he's been in and those he's run, what is important to cover, and whether having pop quizzes during the pregame is useful.

Starting this week, each podcast will contain about 10 minutes of reading from the rule book at the end, just in case you want another way to consume the rule book. In this episode, we start with Rule 2.
Feb 27, 201940:15
Rule committee evaluation with Will Prewitt

Rule committee evaluation with Will Prewitt

Will Prewitt, a high school official of 22 years and commissioner of the Great American Conference, talks about his time with the NCAA rules committee. We also talk about the mindset of how to handle officiating controversy in public.
Feb 20, 201942:23
Video Review as a part of your toolkit with Tim Kiefer

Video Review as a part of your toolkit with Tim Kiefer

Tim Kiefer, founder of MIBTOnline.com, describes how the virtual association within MIBTOnline reviews plays on a weekly basis during the season and helps with preparation in the offseason.
Feb 13, 201941:56
Camping in the Dakotas with Sioux Empire Football Officials Clinic

Camping in the Dakotas with Sioux Empire Football Officials Clinic

Orrin Anderson, Director of the Sioux Empire Football Officials Clinic, comes by to talk about the Clinic, held June 24th and 25th, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Feb 06, 201927:44
Training throughout the early stages with Mike Bezner

Training throughout the early stages with Mike Bezner

Mike Bezner with the Big Sky Conference and Portland Football Officials Association discusses various stages of training they go through in their association and we talk officiating philosophies.
Jan 30, 201938:48
HS to small college path with Dwayne and Tyler from Rule 11

HS to small college path with Dwayne and Tyler from Rule 11

Hosts of the Rule 11 podcast, Tyler and Dwayne, join to talk about their start as officials, how they got their podcast started, and camps to consider.
Jan 23, 201938:35
Working through the early years with Greg Reeder

Working through the early years with Greg Reeder

Greg Reeder from the EPFOA talks about his first two years as an official and how he learned the mechanics and rules needed to succeed.
Dec 26, 201826:47
End of season reflections

End of season reflections

Time to look back across the season and gather thoughts about how the year went and various situations that arose
Dec 12, 201830:08
Ways to improve as an official

Ways to improve as an official

There are a number of different ways you can increase the number of plays you see as an official as well as see and hear how other officials work through situations. This episode covers a lot of them.
Nov 28, 201826:15
In-season recap

In-season recap

Quick solo episode recapping some of the rules I've run into during the season
Oct 24, 201821:13
Officiating in South Carolina with Jake Rosiek

Officiating in South Carolina with Jake Rosiek

Jake Rosiek from the South Carolina Football Officials Association talks about working with a central state association split into districts as well as use of different pipelines for recruiting new officials.
Sep 05, 201831:15
Football on a rugby pitch with John Mantica

Football on a rugby pitch with John Mantica

SGFOA President John Mantica shares his experiences in state championships, football in Dublin, and working with the FHSAA to bring about change.
Aug 30, 201831:15
Respect Without Flags with Kevin Bowersox

Respect Without Flags with Kevin Bowersox

Kevin Bowersox comes on to talk about gaining respect through communication, not through throwing flags, starting his officiating career while in high school, and flag football.
Aug 26, 201836:23
Refs Watch Tape Too with Sean McCue

Refs Watch Tape Too with Sean McCue

Sean McCue, president of the GCFOA, joined the podcast to talk about use of video for officials training, 7-man mechanics, and physical prep on the day of a game.
Aug 23, 201834:01
Changes, changes with Andy Patterson

Changes, changes with Andy Patterson

Andy Patterson from central Florida joins the podcast to talk about field clinics, changes in the game emphasizing safety, and how to handle feedback from others.
Aug 14, 201831:41
What Are You Working On? with Jason Carroll

What Are You Working On? with Jason Carroll

Jason Carroll from central Florida joins the podcast to talk about new officials, preparing for the start of the season, the 2018 new rules, and the mindset to take into each game.
Aug 09, 201832:09