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. In this pod we catch up with Bernard, as we discuss his new post as vice prez of the Bronx/Manhattan board of Boy’s HS Basketball, his growth in Bball Referees, assigning refs in a pandemic, and how all things virtual evolutionized officiating. All that and more, my conversation with Bernard, now. ...
If anyone has had the pleasure to see Bill on the field or on the court, you know off it he’s no different. In this pod we discuss his early life growing up in NYC, how he discovered officiating in the 1960’s, his come up in the playgrounds, his ascension to the collegiate level, his experience during the age of CoronaVirus, and what he’s learned about himself in the decades of being an official. Along with my co-host Bernard Bowen Sr. from Bball Referees, our conversation with Modeste, in bio, now. ...
Failure is something and I that Blake can relate to - like me, he failed the first time he tried to get certified for Basketball; only the first time I failed, it was the first time he passed, on his second go round. In this pod, he discusses his playing style at Manhasset, his journey as an official, and the stickiest situation that I’ve ever heard in officiating to date. All that and more, my conversation with Blake, now. ...