Sports officiating Sports officiating Two assistant referees (previously known as linesmen) assist the referee in controlling an association football (soccer) match. ...more on Wikipedia about "Assistant referee"
The diagonal system of control is the system of positioning used by match officials ( referees and assistant referees) in association football (soccer). ...more on Wikipedia about "Diagonal system of control"
In a game of association football (soccer), the fourth official is a match official who assists the referee in a variety of tasks, and who may be called upon to replace another match official. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fourth official"
A Gyoji (行司) is a referee in professional sumo wrestling in Japan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gyoji"
A match referee is an official appointed to oversee professional cricket matches. Match referees for Test matches and one-day internationals are appointed by the International Cricket Council (ICC). ...more on Wikipedia about "Match referee"
In American football, an official is a person who has some responsibility in enforcing the rules and maintaining the order of the game. They are traditionally clad in a black-and-white striped shirt, white pants with a black belt, and black shoes. Thus, officials are often called zebras. ...more on Wikipedia about "Official (American football)"
In ice hockey, an official is a person who has some responsibility in enforcing the rules or maintaining the order of the game. There are two categories of officials, on-ice officials, who are the referees and linesmen that enforce the rules during game play, and off-ice officials, who have an administrative role rather than an enforcement role. ...more on Wikipedia about "Official (ice hockey)" www.shortopedia.com - forget the rest. Sports_officiating
A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. Officials in other sports are known by a variety of titles, including umpire or judge. ...more on Wikipedia about "Referee"
The referee in the sport of boxing is the individual charged with enforcing the rules of the ring during a boxing match. ...more on Wikipedia about "Referee (boxing)"
A referee presides over a game of association football (soccer). The referee has "full authority to enforce the Laws of the Game in connection with the match to which he has been appointed" (Law 5), and the referee's decisions regarding facts connected with play are final, so far as the result of the game is concerned. ...more on Wikipedia about "Referee (football)"
Timekeeper is an instrument or person that measures the passage of time, often with the assistance of a clock or stopwatch. In addition, the timekeeper records time or time taken, e.g. during a sports event. ...more on Wikipedia about "Timekeeper"
The touch judge is an official who monitors the touch-line in a game of Rugby football and raise a flag if the ball goes into touch. There are two touch judges, one for each touch-line. ...more on Wikipedia about "Touch judge"
In American football, the umpire is usually the second-senior official on the field, ranking below the referee. He is positioned behind the defensive line, observing the blocks by the offensive line and the defenders trying to ward off those blocks -- looking for holding or illegal blocks. He moves forward towards the line of scrimmage as passing plays develop in order to penalize any offensive linemen who move illegally downfield before the pass is thrown. He also assists on ruling incomplete passes when the ball is thrown short. ...more on Wikipedia about "Umpire (American football)"
In baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game, including beginning and ending the game, enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds, making judgment calls on plays, and meting out discipline. The term is often shortened to the colloquial form ump. They are also addressed as blue due to the color of the uniform some umpires wear. (It should be noted that on the professional level, umpires generally disdain being called "blue", preferring instead to be called by their name.) Although games were often officiated by a sole umpire in the formative years of the sport, from the turn of the 20th century onward officiating has been commonly divided among several umpires, who form the umpiring crew. ...more on Wikipedia about "Umpire (baseball)"
An umpire in cricket (from the Old French Nompere meaning not equal, i.e. not a member of one of the teams, impartial) is a person who has the authority to make decisions on the cricket field, according to the Laws of Cricket. Besides making decisions about legality of delivery, appeals for wickets and general conduct of the game in legal manner, the umpire also keeps a record of the deliveries and announces the completion of an over. ...more on Wikipedia about "Umpire (cricket)"
An umpire in field hockey is a person with the authority to make decisions on a hockey field in accordance with the laws of the game. ...more on Wikipedia about "Umpire (field hockey)"
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