Congratulations are in order for GLOA officials Zach Lamantia and Josh McCrain who were both selected to join the National Intercollegiate Lacrosse Officials Association (NILOA) for the upcoming 2020 college lacrosse season. NILOA held two Training and Observation events this fall. The first was held at Berry College in Rome, GA on October 19, 2019. Read More …
Anyone heard the joke about the ref who should buy a ticket to the game because they were ball watching? As a fan, your natural inclination is to watch where the ball goes. It takes will power and self-discipline to overcome that habit. An official that ball watches will consistently miss fouls and violations. It Read More …
Until the late 1800s, baseball umpires did not use any signals. Some historians credit William “Dummy” Hoy, a deaf player with the Washington Nationals, with introducing hand signals for balls and strikes, safe and out calls. Others, credit umpire Bill “The Old Arbiter” Klem, who began officiating two years after Hoy retired, with inventing hand Read More …