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A pair of officials at a Maryland high school football game in September 2008. White knickers used to be worn by officials; black trousers are now standard.. For ease of recognition, officials are usually clad in a black-and-white vertically striped shirt and black trousers with a thin white stripe down the side (this was formerly white knickers with black/white striped stirrup stockings or ...
Zebras, piano keys, barcodes and referees are all members of the black and white stripe fraternity. Paul Lukas is the editor and founder of "Uni Watch," a site that tracks jersey trends in sports.
The American Football League (AFL, 1960–1969) had a unique take on the uniforms of referees, umpires, line judges, field judges and back judges.With their red-orange stripes, black collars and cuffs, and AFL logos on their shirt fronts, sleeves and caps, they were not only more colorful, but easier to see than those of the other league.
On-ice officials are present on the ice during the game, and traditionally wear a shirt with black and white vertical stripes. The National Hockey League (NHL) currently employs four on-ice officials in each game—two referees and two linespersons (also known as linesmen). [a] Referees are
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 December 2024. American football and college basketball official (born 1963) Gene Steratore Born Eugene Joseph Steratore (1963-02-08) February 8, 1963 (age 62) Uniontown, Pennsylvania, U.S. Education Kent State University Occupation(s) Rules analyst for CBS Sports and CBS/Turner NCAA March Madness NFL ...
A referee is an official, in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection.
There is one head referee and one or two umpires, depending on whether there is a two- or three-person crew. In the NBA, the head official is called the crew chief with one referee and one umpire. [1] In FIBA-sanctioned play, two-person crews consist of a crew chief and an umpire, and three-person crews contain a crew chief and two umpires.
The National Football League Referees Association (NFLRA), established in 1972 as the Professional Football Referees Association is a labor union that serves as the collective bargaining agency for game officials with the National Football League (NFL). The NFLRA has been involved in two work stoppages, lock outs taking place in 2001 and 2012.