Friday Night Stripes

Don VanDemark

Sports

A podcast for, by, and about high school football officials

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Episodes

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, 2019•42 min

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, 2019•42 min

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, 2019•28 min

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, 2019•39 min

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, 2019•39 min

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, 2018•27 min

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, 2018•30 min

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, 2018•26 min

In-season recap

Quick solo episode recapping some of the rules I've run into during the season

Oct 24, 2018•21 min

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, 2018•31 min

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, 2018•31 min

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, 2018•36 min

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, 2018•34 min

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, 2018•32 min

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, 2018•32 min

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