Episode 354, The Rant: Justin Bailey.
Part 3, The Return. Board 119 Certified Basketball Official, Owner and Operator of the outfit, Ref Corner. It was a pandemic ago since we linked up. In-person, and still in…
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Episode 334, The Rant: Blake Crespo
Varsity Football Assistant Coach at St. John the Baptist, and part owner of LI Legends U. *Blake eats, sleeps, and breathes Football. In this pod, we discuss his humble beginnings…
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Episode 333, The Rant: Eddie Schook.
Board 119 Certified Basketball Official. Looking Upward and Onward – 2021, and Beyond. The pandemic has brought perspective in his life; enter Eddie Schook. He discusses his upcoming and upbringing…
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Episode 273, The Rant: Joe Thompson.
IAABO Board 37 Certified Basketball Official, 2nd Vice President as well, Men’s Collegiate Basketball Official. I met Joe on a screen, in a Zoom call. We both long to be…
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Episode 261, The Rant: Mike Kaplan.
Head Coach of the Varsity Girl’s Basketball Team at Huntington High School, Head Trainer of E.A.S.T. Fitness. Another Day at Susa Sports, another athlete doing Burpees, Squats, and Medicine Ball…
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Episode 260, The Rant: Ashlee Goode.
Women’s Division 1 Collegiate Basketball Official, 3×3 Basketball Official, Co-Founder of SOTG. Absolute, Ashlee Good is a Student of the Game. In this pod, we discuss her early life playing…
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Flag Football: My First Love.
Love is everlasting; I’ve found that through officiating Basketball; but my first love has never left my side, upon discovery of reffing – my entree? Flag. Football. It was a…
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Episode 251, The Rant: Jeremy Arthur.
Firebird Forever, Collegiate Baller, Finding his Roots at the Pro Level in the Philippines. I remember Jeremy in HS, he doesn’t remember me. Then he did while chopping it up…
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Episode 250, The Rant: Tamar Adams, Part 2, The Return.
PYS 24/7 | Upper Room 250 is a milestone for me. 2020 has been a milestone for one Tamar Adams. Perfect Your Skills never stopped during a pandemic; he never…
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Episode 355, The Rant: Kevin Hanifan.
Former Head Coach of the Boy’s Varsity Football Team at Kellenberg Memorial High School, basking in retirement, forever a Firebird. Almost since the school’s inception, Coach Hanifan has been there.…
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Episode 353, The Rant: Jack Cella.
Board 185 Certified Basketball Official. In hot pursuit of his goal of being an NCAA Division 1 Official – All while displaying it through – The Official Grind. Right before…
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Episode 352, The Rant: Malachi Wilson.
Board 41 Certified Basketball Official. Teaching others to become a Millionaire, they Methodical Way. Malachi and I have shared the same passion of Basketball, simultaneously, in different circles, for more…
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Episode 351, The Rant: Marty Chiffriller – Part 2, The Return.
It’s the holidays, and the beats and rhythms of the Basketball season are as normal as it can be. Knocking on wood, we get together before the thick of the…
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Episode 350, The Rant: Bernard Bowen Sr. Part 3, or is it 4?
Owner of Bball Referees & Vice President of IAABO Board 42. For almost 300 Episodes, Bernard has been a guiding, shining light for my career, every step of the way.…
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Episode 349, The Rant: A Conversation about the 2021 Girl’s Varsity Volleyball Team at Kellenberg Memorial HS.
THE CHAMPS! It’s been a long, winding, intense, and grueling season. But it’s complete – and what a ride it’s been. In this pod, co-hosted with Coach Splendore, Uniondale Girl’s…
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Episode 348, The Rant: Justin Joseph.
Part 2, The Return. It’s the pandemic now and it was the pandemic before since the last time we spoke. In this pod, we catch up in time of the…
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Episode 347, The Rant: Kevin Carp.
Former Head Coach Varsity Boy’s Basketball Team at Northshore High School, Educator, Lightning Director, and Owner of Mecca Basketball. It was only a matter of time until I’d get Coach…
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Episode 346, The Rant: Brendan Beiersdorfer.
Former Track Runner, Music Teacher, Board 41 Certified Basketball Official. Prodigious is an appropriate word to describe one Brendan. In this pod, we discuss his love of sports, his love…
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