Officials

MHSAA assistant director Mark Uyl opens a new year of “Be the Referee” by explaining the latest rules change affecting blocking in football.

From time to time, we receive news of the passing of people who have played major roles in the near-century history of MHSAA athletics. Click to find out more about a few who left us this summer but made major contributions.

The Michigan High School Athletic Association is accepting registrations by mail and online for game officials for the 2016-17 school year.

This week, MHSAA assistant director Mark Uyl explains how registration works for MHSAA officials and the benefits of signing up.

Umpire Nic Lentz stepped onto the field April 20 at Marlins Park prior to Miami’s game against the Washington Nationals, and he was met by moments he’ll remember the rest of his life. The game was his first at the Major League Baseball level for the Howell ...

This week, MHSAA assistant director Mark Uyl talks about a couple of opportunities officials utilize to work on their games each summer.

This week, MHSAA assistant director Mark Uyl discusses how high school rules have changed to allow for limited use of technology during competition.

This week, MHSAA assistant director Mark Uyl discusses how high school baseball and softball remains ahead of the curve when it comes to avoiding collisions when runners slide.

This week, MHSAA assistant director Mark Uyl explains how wooden bats can be used in high school baseball and softball.

This week, MHSAA assistant director Mark Uyl discusses how some states are moving toward a rule regulating overuse of high school baseball pitchers based on pitch count.

This week, MHSAA assistant director Mark Uyl presents a "You Make the Call" on a fly ball that ends up over the fence, but with a little bit of help.

This week, MHSAA assistant director Mark Uyl offers praise for Linda Hoover, this year's MHSAA Vern L. Norris Award winner.

This week, MHSAA assistant director Mark Uyl trumpets the benefits of the Legacy Program for aspiring officials.

On Tuesday, Dan Hutcheson was the public address announcer at a track and field meet. On Wednesday, he spent part of the morning painting a door. As a teacher, coach, then assistant principal and athletic director, he’s performed in a wide variety of roles for Ho...

Linda Hoover always had aspired to become a coach, and her class schedule at Olivet College during the late 1970s reflected that goal. But at the suggestion of one of her advisors, Hoover added an officiating class one term. That same advisor soon needed a partner to o...

This week, MHSAA assistant director Mark Uyl explains how instant replay works, or rather doesn't work, in high school baseball and softball.

This week, MHSAA assistant director Mark Uyl discusses when instant replay can be used for basketball at the high school level.

This week, MHSAA assistant director Mark Uyl explains what is often considered the most difficult call to make in all of sports officiating. 

This week, MHSAA assistant director Mark Uyl explains what happens when the basketball becomes stuck between the rim and the backboard, stopping play.

This week, MHSAA assistant director Mark Uyl explains one of the most misunderstood rules in basketball, the 3-second rule.