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Kent Holm

Kent Holm

Kent Holm has a passion for high school football, is a relative newcomer to officiating, and enjoys it so much he wishes he had started years ago!  He welcomes your feedback on his viewpoints.  Write to him at kentholm@officiating.com.




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Kent Holm article archive
Go Watch — Part III — A few more things
Go Watch — Part II — What to watch
Go Watch — Part I — Find your game, ... and then some
New Officials — Part IV — Some "P's" to remember
New Officials — Part III — Journals and writin' stuff down
New Officials — Part II — Techniques to get you ahead
New Officials — Part I — Getting started
A-11 offense — Part IX — Finishing up with the coach
A-11 Offense — Part VIII — More with the coach
A-11 Offense — Part VII — You're on ... or not
A-11 Offense — Part VI — Cancelling the exception
A-11 Offense — Part V — The A-11 formations
The Language of the Body — Part II — The game and post-mortem
The Language of the Body — Part I — ... or the lack thereof
A-11 Offense — Part IV — Legal for NFHS
A-11 Offense — Part III — The numbering exception and more
A-11 Offense — Part II — Leveling the playing field
Mark LeFlore — Part IV — It was the worst
A-11 offense — Part I — The intent
Mark LeFlore — Part III — Recognizing the conflict
Mark LeFlore — Part II — Working more than one sport
Off-Season Improvement — Part VIII — Journal basics take 6
Mark LeFlore — Part I — Meet the man
Off-Season Improvement — Part VII — Journal basics take 5
Off-Season Improvement — Part VI — Journal basics take 4
Off-Season Improvement — Part V — Journal basics take 3
Off-Season Improvement — Part IV — Journal basics take 2
Off-season Improvement — Part III — Journal basics
Off-season Improvement — Part II — The journal is your record
Off-season Improvement — Part I — Choosing to improve
Mechanics a la carte — Part XXVI — Bagging beyond the neutral zone
Mechanics a la carte — Part XXV — Beanbags - take three
Mechanics a la carte — Part XXIV — More beanbags
Mechanics a la carte — Part XXIII — Beanbags
Mechanics a la carte — Part XXII — Reverse goal line mechanics
Mechanics a la carte — Part XXI — Communicating with the Back Judge
Mechanics a la carte — Part XX — Room to work
Mechanics a la carte — Part XIX — The money line
Mechanics a la carte — Part XVIII — An accurate forward progress spot
Mechanics a la carte — Part XVII — Focus and the periphery
Mechanics a la carte — Part XVI — Forward progress
Mechanics a la carte — Part XV — No man's land
Mechanics a la carte — Part XIV — Unbalanced lines - take 3
Mechanics a la carte — Part XIII — Unbalanced lines - take 2
Mechanics a la carte — Part XII — More line counting
Mechanics a la carte — Part XI — Counting the linemen
Mechanics a la carte — Part X — Balanced v unbalanced
Mechanics a la Carte — Part VII — Maximizing the coverage
Hanging in the Balance — Part VIII — Achieving the balance
Mechanics a la Carte — Part VI — Helping out the referee
Hanging in the Balance — Part VII — The health aspect
Hanging in the Balance — Part VI — Feeding the inner you
Mechanics a la carte — Part V — Start the line judge downfield
Hanging in the balance — Part V — Factoring in family
Mechanics a la carte — Part IV — Line judge leaving early
Hanging in the Balance — Part IV — Planning to plan
Mechanics a la carte — Part III — Covering free kicks
Mechanics a la carte — Part II — To drop or catch?
Hanging in the Balance — Part III — Moving out of quadrant 1
Mechanics a la carte — Part I — Timing the flip
Hanging in the Balance — Part II — A recipe for balance
Hanging in the Balance — Part I — What do you need to balance?
The Good Samaritan — Part III — Controlling the game
The Good Samaritan — Part II — Being prepared
The Good Samaritan — Part I — Conflicting responsibilities
Taking the High Road — Part IV — Taking stock of your moral compass
Taking the High Road — Part III — Blurring the line
Taking the High Road — Part II — More conflict of interest
Taking the High Road — Part I — Conflicts of interest
Back to the Journal — Part IX — Forming that mental picture
Back to the Journal — Part VIII — Reporting in
Back to the Journal — Part VII — Get rid of the ball watching
Back to the Journal — Part VI — Game #1
Back to the Journal — Part V — Prepping for that first game
Back to the Journal — Part IV — Finding the right stripes
Back to the Journal — Part III — More questions
Back to the Journal — Part II — The local association meeting
Back to the Journal — Part I — Rulebook blues
An Annotated Bibliography — Part VI — Darin Hayes
An Annotated Bibliography — Part V — Darin Hayes
Exceptions to the Rule — Part IX — Trys and states' prerogatives
Exceptions to the Rule — Part VIII — Inspections and a try ... or not
Exceptions to the Rule — Part VII — The "momentum" exception
Exceptions to the Rule — Part VI — The numbers game
Exceptions to the Rule — Part V — Spike's my name
Exceptions to the rule — Part IV — Legal batting
Exceptions to the rule — Part III — Not in position to catch
Getting Started with Football Officiating
Sports Officiating Classes - High School Style — Part VIII — More from the students
Sports Officiating Classes - High School Style — Part VII — Advantage-disadvantage
Sports Officiating Classes - High School Style — Part VI — Money and more
Sports Officiating Classes - High School Style — Part V — Give them the tools ...
Sports Officiating Classes - High School Style — Part IV — Sharing the knowledge
Sports Officiating Classes - High School Style — Part III — The reason the classes are popular
Sports Officiating Classes - High School Style — Part II — Popular it is
Sports Officiating Classes - High School Style — Part I — The Millard example
An Annotated Bibliography — Part IV — Darin Hayes
Exceptions to the Rule — Part II — Touching after the kick
An Annotated Bibliography — Part III — Darin Hayes
Exceptions to the Rule — Part I — The knee is down
Fundamentally Speaking — Part XII — Penalty measurement II
Fundamentally Speaking — Part XI — Penalty measurement
Fundamentally Speaking — Part X — Fouls
Fundamentally Speaking — Part IX — Blocking
Fundamentally Speaking — Part VIII — Passes
Fundamentally Speaking — Part VII — Scrimmage kicks
Fundamentally Speaking — Part VI — Free kicks
Fundamentally Speaking — Part V — Kicks - general
Fundamentally Speaking — Part IV — Dead ball
An Annotated Bibliography — Part II — Darin Hayes (b)
Fundamentally Speaking — Part III — Downs
Fundamentally Speaking — Part II — Possession
Fundamentally speaking — Part I — The method and the madness
An Annotated Bibliography — Part I — Darin Hayes (a)
Choices — Part V — Perception and reality
Choices — Part IV — The consequences of choosing
Choices — Part III — Being your best
Choices — Part II — More choices
Choices — Part I — Climb the right ladder
Left and Right — Part VI — Equipment
Left and Right — Part V — Setting up correctly
Left and Right — Part IV — Back to the coach
Left and Right — Part III — Hand preference
Left and Right — Part II — Engaging the right
Left and right — Part I — Brains, hands, and other things
What They Don't Teach You — Part XXV — Where's my belt?
What They Don't Teach You — Part XXIV — Fewer is not better
What They Don't Teach You — Part XXIII — Knowing too much?
What They Don't Teach You — Part XXII — More preventive measures
What They Don't Teach You — Part XXI — Swivels and more
What They Don't Teach You — Part XX — Zoned out
What They Don't Teach You — Part XIX — Still progressing
What They Don't Teach You — Part XVIII — Fish in your own pond
What They Don't Teach You — Part XVII — Judgment day
What They Don't Teach You — Part XVI — More books, please
What They Don't Teach You — Part XV — Staying in the slow lane
What They Don't Teach You — Part XIV — Mechanics
What They Don't Teach You — Part XIII — Free or not?
What They Don't Teach You — Part XII — Pump you up
What they don't teach you — Part XI — It's not the "Tour de France," but...
What They Don't Teach You — Part X — Mimic the "on-the-field" stuff
What They Don't Teach You — Part IX — Exorcising that routine
What They Don't Teach You — Part VIII — How to condition
What They Don't Teach You — Part VII — Physical conditioning
What They Don't Teach You — Part VI — Know your fundamentals and definitions
What They Don't Teach You — Part V — An easier way to learn
What They Don't Teach You — Part IV — More on the case book
What They Don't Teach You — Part III — More on the rules
What They Don't Teach You — Part II — Learning the rules
What They Don't Teach You — Part I — More than the rulebook
Staging Your Development — Part V — Hitting the wall
Staging your development — Part IV — Begin with the end in mind
Staging your development — Part III — Stage two
Staging Your Development — Part II — More stage 1
Staging your development — Part I — Catching the first one
Fluid dynamics — Part IV — Food's important too
Fluid Dynamics — Part III — The proper amount
Fluid Dynamics — Part II — Checking your weight
Fluid dynamics — Part I — Point of emphasis
Under the Influence
About those eyes — Part VIII — A Stroop and a blink
About those eyes — Part VII — "Fast" tracking
About those eyes — Part VI — No inadvertant whistles here
About Those Eyes — Part V — Found it ... now what?
About those eyes — Part IV — Searching and finding it
About Those Eyes — Part III — Where are you looking?
About Those Eyes — Part II — Only 3 degrees
About those eyes — Part I — It's all their fault
Changing it Up — Part III
Changing it Up — Part II
Changing It Up — Part I — What's hard to change?
Just your type — Part VIII — That perfect coach type
Just your type — Part VII — That perfect official type
Just Your Type — Part VI — All 16 of them
Just your type — Part V — Judgers and perceivers
Just your type — Part IV — Thinkers and feelers
Just your type — Part III — Sensors and intuitives
Just your type — Part II — Extraverts and introverts
Just your type — Part I — He's got ... personality!
Look in the Mirror — Do you like what you see?
Talking to coaches — Part III — Those youth folks
Talking to coaches — Part II — It's a good thing, right?
Talking to coaches — Part I — What do you mean he can't?
Perspectives — Part V — Routines off the field
Perspectives — Part IV — Even more routine
Perspectives — Part III — Make it routine
Perspectives — Part II — They're all important
Perspectives — Part I — Keeping your focus
Rookie Rules — Part VI — Intimidation of the new guys
Rookie Rules — Part V — It's more than just the whistle
Rookie Rules — Part IV — "Proper" physical condition
Rookie Rules — Part III — The game experience
Rookie Rules — Part II — The mechanics - just as important as the rules
Rookie Rules — Part I — The real "rules"
It's More Than Just the Rule Book — Part III — Illegal blocking or not
It's More Than Just the Rule Book — Part II — Only one coach
It's More Than Just the Rule Book — Part I — Where's the playable line?
Attitude is everything
Working them all — Part III — Changing your hat color
Working them all — Part II — In the middle
Working them all — Part I — The wings
The Strangest Game I've Ever Called — Penalties, and more penalties, and...
You Know You Should Be an Official When...
Are You Habit Forming? — Part II — Stickin' with it
Are you habit forming? — Part I — Gettin' rid of the bad
It's Friday night, not Sunday afternoon — Part III — Look at it again
It's Friday night, not Sunday afternoon — Part II — C'mon, let him run it out!
It's Friday night, not Sunday afternoon — Part I — "Uncatchable" passes
Five is better than Four is better than Three — Part III — Add in the Back Judge
Five is better than Four is better than Three — Part II — Going to 4
Five is better than Four is better than Three — Part I — Getting by with three
Working that first game — Part IV — Post-game conference
Working that first game — Part III — Bring on the second half
Working that first game — Part II — Halftime repairs
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