Did you watch the Winter Olympics? I watched the snowboarding competition for the first time this year and got to see Shawn White get his second consecutive gold on the half-pipe.

And that’s why I want to talk to you today about goal-setting. And no, I didn’t hit my head snowboarding or anything (not recently anyway…)

NCAA FOOTBALL RULES COMMITTEE ACTION FOR 2010
Rogers Redding
Secretary-Rules Editor

INTRODUCTION
The NCAA Football Rules Committee met for the first time under the NCAA rules process which calls for rules changes to be made only in alternate years. Thus the committee did not make any rules changes for the 2010 season. The annual meeting this year gave members an opportunity to look at the game of college football holistically, consider trends in the game, and discuss and alert the membership to possible future action. The committee approved some changes to take effect in 2011 and made a small number of editorial clarifications that will go into effect in 2010 by editorial bulletin.

This podcast will how to choose a Football Officiating Clinic. The Tom Beard Football Officiating Clinic is held at Howard University in Washington, DC. Listen as I discuss with the Clinic leaders how to select a camp, how to prepare for attending a camp and how to get the most out of this unique training experience.

In case you didn’t know, officiating the SEC Championship is big. I wanted to send out some ProFootballReferee love to some very good football officials with whom I’ve had the pleasure to interview, share the field, or simply hang out with. White Hats off to Matt Austin, Wilbur Hackett, Jr. and Roy Potts.

These three SEC officials (all from Louisville, KY) were selected to officiate the SEC Championship game next Saturday. If you recall I interviewed Wilbur Hackett, Jr back in October. I consider Matt Austin to be one of my mentors and I vividly recall Matt as my association president when I started officiating 7 years ago.

As the football season comes to a close, it is important to begin preparing for next year’s spring scrimmages. Officiating at the college level requires preparation year around. The following list will give you the top ten things to do to get ready for the NCAA spring scrimmages. Spring scrimmages are one of the most important aspects of getting noticed and potentially getting hired into a college conference. Supervisors use the scrimmages to evaluate prospects and new talent. Follow this list to be fully prepared.