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Joe Nickell

Dr. Joe Nickell is retired after 36 years in education, the last 12 as Director of Technology in the Deer Park, Texas, Independent School District. He lives in Deer Park with wife Pat. He has officiated football for 38 years; basketball, for 39. His officiating career includes five state football championship games and many years of college experience in both football and basketball. You may reach Joe at joe5cent@swbell.net

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Joe Nickell article archive

Attributes of a Football Crew — Part IV — The wing official (or -- running the sidelines)
Attributes of a Football Crew — Part III — The back judge: "oh, lonesome me"
Attributes of a Football Crew — Part II — The referee: the man on TV
Attributes of a Football Crew — Part I — The umpire: the man in the middle
Simplification of Interpretation — Part III — Making Rules More Reader Friendly
Simplification of Interpretation — Part II — Making Rules More Reader Friendly
Simplification of Interpretation Making Rules More Reader Friendly
Why Are We Here? Questioning Our Motivations
Crew Architecture Getting the Right Mix
Why Coaches Turn Gray — Part II — More on Perception
Why Coaches Turn Gray More on Perception
Perception is Reality
Success on the Sideline
Avoiding Phantom 'Phouls'
Are You Ready for Some Innovative Football?
A "Nickell's" Worth of New Year's Official Resolutions
Being a QUALITY Official!
A Game of "What If's..."
Who Fits the White Hat? Considerations on Becoming a Referee
DPI — Defensive Pass Interference
Some "Metal" Restraints of the Head Linesman — Five-Man Crew, NCAA Mec
Sportsmanship
So You Want to be an Umpire? Five-Man Crew Perspective
So You Want To Be a Back Judge — Five Man Crew Perspective
How do They Assign in... Tyler, Texas
How Do they Assign in... Abilene, Texas? Third in a Series
Game Assignments — Corpus Christi Style
Game Assignments — Houston Style
Sittin' On Ready!
Texas Official Honored by Football Coaches Association Gene Smith Receives
Training - Texas Style
Those (Humorous) Conversations With Coaches
NCAA Football Rules — Part II — Can They Be Easier to Read and Understand?
NCAA Football Rules — Part I — Confusing Wording
OBSCURE RULES Have You Ever Called These?
Officials Are Made, Not Born
Prevalent Fouls
From The Wife's Perspective — Partners in Officiating
Extended Pre-Game
Mechanics, Mechanics, Mechanics!!!
Rules You Can't (or Don't) Enforce
Game Balls
Support Your Fellow Officials
Football is Meant To Be Fun
Learn Two Sets of Rules
Coaches Are Not The Enemy
Too Much is Worse Than Not Enough
High School Football is Part of an Education
The Second Season Spring Football
Football Officiating Principles Learned by Doing...

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