Sports officials (umpires, referees, judges) play a vital role in every sport, and sports governing bodies, fans, and players now expect officials to maintain h

Sport officials are tasked with maintaining order and adjudicating sport contests. Given their multifaceted role in enforcing rules, standardizing competitions,

Successful Sports Officiating is the handbook for officials at all levels and across all sports to learn the basic principles of officiating and how to apply th

The constantly growing number of arising referee corruption cases as well as their damage to the integrity of the sports society raises the question of why spor