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Episode 12 - Softball, Flag Football, Frisbee, and Hoops with Board 119 & SABL’s Very Own, John Papa
The Rant
English - February 05, 2019 12:15 - 44 minutes - 31.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsSociety & Culture Education reffing officiating ref referee official sports Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
John Papa sits down with the rant to discuss the sports that he officiates, his long illustrious career as a basketball official, his experience doing other other sports, and his status as SABL assignor. That and much more, on the Rant.
John Papa show notes.
:16 - said Flag Football 2x
1:26 - How did you start? How did you get into basketball
2:55 - Where did you begin reffing?
4:57 - Emeritus status at SABL
6:24 - How did you get involved in SABL
9:38 - GET OFF THE FLAG FOOTBALL MAKE NO MENTION OF IT. DELETE WHOLE PORTION OF IT *****
10:06 - How did you get involved in the other sports?
14:15 - What gave you the courage to referee sports that you were unfamiliar with?
22:23 - How did you get into assigning? Do you find it more fulfilling than refereeing?
25:38 - Assigning is a baby job.
26:30 - Best practices for an assignor
31:44 - How did you develop the style of being a people person
38:30 - What did it take to get to where you are?
40:45 - What’s it going to take to to where you want to go?