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Jim Dixon
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Jim Dixon article archive
Keep Your Mouth Shut!
Applying the Advantage/Disadvantage Principle
Perspectives on Climbing the Officiating Ladder
Knowing When to Blow
Anticipate the Play - Not the Call! — Ball control
You Can't Give Me That Foul! — My girls are too talented
Presence on the Basketball Court
Be Confident and Show It!
Back-Side Contact? — Leave it alone!
How Much Complaining Can You Allow?
Incidental Contact: Getting Ready to Call Fouls
Use the "Management" Foul
Changing Your Call
Consistency When the Game is "Over"
Held Ball — Try this next time on a blocked shot
Being Prepared For the 3-Point Attempt
The Hook Foul
A Foul Is Needed If . . .
Avoid Poor Game Management — Part II
Avoid Poor Game Management — Part I — Controlling fights
Incidental Contact — Achieving a balance
When You Ref Subvarsity Next Time — Part II
When You Ref Subvarsity Next Time.... — Part I
Things to Do Better — Part V — Call more player control fouls
Things to Do Better — Part IV — Cleaning up post play: impeding, holding, pushing
Things to Do Better — Part III — Don’t penalize the taller player
Things to Do Better — Part II
Things to Do Better — Part I — Don’t penalize the defense
Let Him Live or Die!
Player Control/Block — Part II — Developing a personal philosophy
General Rules Concepts of the National Federation
Player Control/Block — Part I — The Basics
Be Reticent in Your Criticism
Pride
Game Management — Watch those early fouls
How to Warn a Coach
Ways to Get a Coach... — ...without ejecting him
Stepping Up Your Game
Don’t ever, EVER Do This — ...take over a game with technicals
Advantage / Disadvantage on the Rebound
"Anticipate the Play - Not the Call!" -- Allowing a Lot of Contact
Oh, Boy! It’s Time for Camp — Do clinicians say that? or... “Oh, NO!”
A Needed Rule Change . . . then Call It! — Part IV — Offensive foul while shooting
A Needed Rule Change . . . then Call It! — Part III — Legal guarding
A Needed Rule Change . . . then Call It! — Part II — The role of incidental contact
A Needed Rule Change . . . then Call It! — Part I — Inconsistency in block/charge calls
Working the Plate Again After 12 Years Absence — Part II — It looked like a strike to me
Working the Plate Again After 12 Years Absence — Part I — The Blue walks alone
What’s Wrong with NCAA Women’s Mechanics? — Part V — Line coverage and calling out of your primary
What’s Wrong with NCAA Women’s Mechanics? — Part IV — The hand-off from Trail to Lead
What’s Wrong with NCAA Women’s Mechanics? — Part III — The mechanics learning curve
What’s Wrong with NCAA Women’s Mechanics? — Part II — The only plus we got so far
What’s Wrong with NCAA Women’s Mechanics? — Part I — One plus, and many minuses -- but they're not minutiae
Rough Play -- Point of Emphasis — NFHS says clean it up
Take Your Time — Don’t hurry as you climb the ladder
Handchecking Is an Advantage
Getting Ready for Another Off-Season Game
Dee Kantner, NBA Pioneer Official, is Terminated — Without warning, Jackson fires one of two female officials; Jim Kinsey also dismissed
The So-called Bias Factor in Officiating — Is there really a home-court advantage?
An Important Step for the C During the Last Free Throw
Make a Quality Call STAY a Quality Call
WNBA Kicks Off Sixth Season
Make the Call! Do This – Don’t Do That! #27 — Shooter Momentum
Reprimand for Duke Player
2002-03 NCAA Basketball Rule Changes
Officiate the Defense on Shooting Fouls
Make the Call! Do This – Don’t Do That! #26 — Lane Violation
Two Important Sportsmanship Adages
Calling the Obvious — Out-of-Bounds
Huskies Make it Zero Losses But Are They the Best Ever?
Tears in the Eyes — A National Anthem and Flag Like No Other
The Celebration After
Melanie Davis — First Female Official in Men’s NCAA Tourney
Great Scott!
San Antonio’s a Great Final Four Location
The Hype of the Tennessee—UConn Game
The Game With a Foregone Conclusion — OU v. Duke
Off-ball Foul: Intentional? Yes
“Anticipate the Play – Not the Call!” — Don’t Penalize Good Defense
Make the Call! Do This — Don’t Do That! #25 — Violation on Throw-In
Warning, High School Officials: Read This
March Madness Game Fees: Be Fair
Texas State Tournament 1A-5A Officials
Bobby Knight: Season On The Brink
Undercut Foul: Intentional and/or Flagrant
Jump Ball — Know the Rule
Effective Shot Blocking
3-Point Attempt — Don’t Guess
Make the Call! Do This – Don’t Do That! #24 — Basic 3 Angles in 3-Person Mechanics
NBA Refs: Surviving the Scrutiny
Coaches View Games Differently
A Case for the High School Shot Clock
How Many Games?
Is Movement Required in 3-Person Mechanics?
Unsung Heroes
Can Mark Cuban Motivate the Official?
End of Season Report Card
When You Get Picked for College Ball
Verdict: Involuntary Manslaughter
Two Pointers for Becoming a Better Lead
Avoid Skill Erosion
When Does the Free Throw End on an Official’s Mistake?
Double Foul, Opposite Calls
Visualize Confrontation
Mike DeCourcy’s Exclusive Analysis
Alpha and Beta Officiating
Stay Positive, Avoid the Negative
Player Control Foul, Then Technical: Why?!
Don’t be Skippie!
Kick-Ball Situation
Defense Under the Basket
“Anticipate the Play – Not the Call!” — Illegal Defensive Actions
Shot Clock Reset Exception for NCAA and High School
Get the First Lane Violation — A New NCAA Rule
OOPS! – Ball to Wrong Team on Throw-in
Resuming Play Procedures and Enforcement of Time-out Requirements — Part II
Resuming Play Procedures and Enforcement of Time-out Requirements — Part I
Guidance on Flagrant Fouls from the NFHS Case Book
Coaches and Officials Responsible for Good Sports Conduct
Spot Throw-in or Running? — NFHS Rule Change
NFHS Basketball Rule Book. It’s Time to Read — Backcourt
NFL: Replacement Officials or Veterans?
A Tap is a Try, But... — NFHS Rule Change
Why Officials Quit — An NFHS Survey
Petition to the WNBA on Poor Officiating
Criticism and Dealing With It
The Naismith Award for Officiating
NFHS Basketball Points of Emphasis for 2001-02 — Part VII — Illegal Screens
Collegiate Officiating Pay – Will it Increase?
Do This -– Don’t Do That! — Part XXI — 3-Person Collision On a
NFHS Basketball Points of Emphasis for 2001-02 — Part VI — Post Play
Which Block / Charge is the Hardest Call in Basketball?
NFHS Basketball Points of Emphasis for 2001-02 — Hand-checking
NFHS Basketball Points of Emphasis for 2001-02 — Uniforms
NFHS Basketball Points of Emphasis for 2001-02, Disconcertion
Avoiding Violence
NFHS Basketball Points of Emphasis for 2001-02, Bench Decorum Pt IV
NFHS Basketball Points of Emphasis for 2001-02, Bench Decorum Pt III
NFHS Points of Emphasis for 2001-02 Bench Decorum Pt II
Don't Give in to a Player's Frustration
NFHS Points of Emphasis for 2001-02: Bench Decorum — Part I
Grasping the Purpose of NFHS Points of Emphasis
Let a Coach Do His Job
What To Do At Camp
NCAA 2001-02 Basketball Rules Changes
Preparing For Tough Games - Better Communication Is Needed
Excellent Advice On Coaching Philosophy We Need to Know
NFHS Basketball Rule Changes — 2001-02
Indian Team Names, Imagery - Staying Aware Editorial Comment
Follow-up: Ken Mauer, NBA Official
Reflect on Rush's Words of Wisdom
Stu Jackson on the New NBA Rules
Ed Rush Speaks at Sports Officials Appreciation Night
Player - Fan Interaction in Hockey - NHL Says Stop
NCAA Tourney Refs Take Heat This Year: "We Wuz Robbed!"
NHL News Note - The Crackdown on Obstruction is Working
The Fundamentals Box - Two Of My Favorite Block/Charge Situations This Past
March Madness Quick Notes #7
NHL Protects Its Officials -- Suspends Penguins' Kovalev — Hockey Ref Struck With Puck
News Note: Flagrant Foul on Ken Mauer, NBA Official
A Powerhouse (Champion) Team — The differences an official should know
The Pressure of the Tournament
Follow-Up Story #2: Outside The Lines - The Changing Face Of Amateur Sports
Speculation on Coach Knight - A New Big 12 Officiating Challenge
A Record 38 Technical Fouls — How Rasheed Wallace and I Are Alike
New NCAA Women's Career Scoring Record Set By Jackie Stiles
Probability of HS Basketball Player Competing in College
Probability of HS Basketball Player Competing in College
Basketball Referee Charged With Attacking A Coach
NHL’s Refs are Getting Better, Thanks To Their Supervisor
Ref Uses Camcorder To Determine Game Outcome What Happens When You Don’t Fo
Out-of-control Player Punches Official
Follow-Up Story to Outside The Lines —
The Changing Face Of Amateu
Outside The Lines — The Changing Face Of Amateur Sports
Dunking — Part III — Legal Defense of Dunks
NFHS 2000-01 Basketball Rules -- Getting Started — Part III — Rules 8-10 and Case Book, Plus Summary of Penalties
NFHS 2000-01 Basketball Rules -- Getting Started — Part II
NFHS 2000-01 Basketball Rules — Getting Started for a New Season —
What Is Missing in Officiating: R Development
It's Time To Think Pre-Game — Part I
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