• Uniform Problems Can Be An Issue

    Uniform Problems Can Be An Issue1

    In California, a girls basketball team was disqualified, and reinstated after appeal, from their tournament because of illegal uniforms.  We were interested and then aghast after seeing the reason why. Girls’ Basketball: Narbonne is Removed From Playoffs After Wearing Illegal Uniforms While there is a problem in sports in general with uniforms, this is not

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  • Meeting Other Announcers

    Meeting Other Announcers0

    In our business, having a network is important.  It’s always good to be able to contact other announcers to ask questions of.  Because, who really can provide the best feedback and suggestions than other announcers, right?  Well, the answer to that is anyone.  But it’s always a good idea to bounce things off other announcers

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  • Names Are Important

    Names Are Important0

    The number one thing to remember when announcing, is to get names right.  Ask the coach, ask the player, ask the moms, ask the trainers, find anyway to get the names right. One thing that we’ve noticed a lot of recently is the number of lower-level coaches who don’t know their players names.  That seems

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  • Understanding the NFHS Basketball Rules3

    My big start came in high school.  It was in high school baseball where I had all kinds of freedom because there weren’t really rules for announcers so I set my own.  Be as professional as possible.  That seemed like a good rule.  But in the 23-plus years I’ve been announcing, I have come across

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