By Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Author, Turbulence Training

Every day I receive an email or Facebook message asking me for thebest cardio program for fat loss.

The answer is a bit complex, so I’m going to cover it all in thisone article.

I attended a sales skills seminar for work a few days ago and the speaker shared this video with us. I thought it was not only interesting but had applications to football officiating. How do you practice? Who is your Coach? What Level is your Concentration?

There was a severe storm in Alabama the day this was recorded and the front 15 minutes were cut off and lost. This podcast picks up in the middle of the interview so the normal lead in is missing. Still great information from one of today’s top football referees. Steve has had a stellar career officiating in two NCAA BCS Championship games.

Calling all college and high school football officials.

by Rogers Redding

One of football officiaiting most confusing penalties is pass interferenece. Fans often ask questions about the penalty for pass interference. It can be confusing when the referee sometime announces that “the penalty is fifteen yards from the previous spot” and other times he says “first down at the spot of the foul.”

Let’s start with the simple things. When the foul is for offensive pass interference, it’s easy: the penalty is fifteen yards from where the ball was snapped (officials call this the “previous spot”) and the number of the down stays the same. But for pass interference by the defensive team, then things are more complicated. Here’s the story.