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Three-day intensive training program will bring together 200 veteran officials from across the nation. June 27, 2023 | By Jeanne Lee, CAPTRUST Full Article Here Football fans everywhere are familiar with the face and voice of Mike Pereira, the FOX Sports football rules analyst. Each week, Pereira explains the reasoning behind key calls and controversial […]

BATTLEFIELDS2BALLFIELDS ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRAINING GROUP ‘CAMP OXY’

April 27, 2018 SACRAMENTO, CA – Mike Pereira, CEO/President of ‘Battlefields2Ballfields’ today announced a partnership with renowned ‘Camp Oxy’ a Southern California-based officials training group.             ‘Camp Oxy’ [campoxy.com] is run by Nardy Samuels, a retired 27-year Pac-12 football official, along with Mickey Edwards.  The group’s mission, Samuels says, “is to train and maintain local […]

Military seen as hotbed for recruiting sports referees

June 28, 2017 | By Tod Leonard, San Diego Union-Tribune Full Article Here Heading for Bend, Ore., for some fishing and golf from his home in Sacramento, Mike Pereira had a long drive ahead of him and plenty of time to think. Somewhere around Redding, the former director of NFL officiating and current Fox Sports rules commentator […]

Inaugural ‘Battlefields 2 Ballfields’ Tournament Attracts Record Field

June 20, 2017  SACRAMENTO, CA — A record full field of 148 golfers took part in the inaugural ‘Battlefields2Ballfields’ tournament held June 19 at Del Paso Country Club. Under the direction of B2B founder Mike Pereira, his wife Gail, and a hard-working corps of volunteers, the tournament was followed by a three-course dinner, a silent […]

USA Today – Mike Pereira: What makes NFL director of officiating job so tough

June 3, 2017 | By Jarrett Bell Full Article Here Mike Pereira chuckled when asked whether he missed his old job. “I think I can do without those 80-hour work weeks during the season,” Pereira, who served nine years as the NFL’s director of officiating, told USA TODAY Sports this week. He left the rigors […]

Fox 40 Sacramento: Interview with Mike Pereira

April 18, 2017 Many veterans face an uphill battle when they return home as they figure out how they will integrate back into society. This is what motivated Mike Pereira to create create the foundation “Battlefields to Ballfields.’’ The Foundation will provide scholarships to veterans who return from defending our country with an opportunity to get […]

Battlefields to Ballfields Golf Invitational Benefit

Wonder what it would be like to take a fishing trip with an NFL coach? How about spending a Sunday on the set of the FOX NFL pregame show in Los Angeles? Or enjoying a week of golf at Waikaloa Resort on the Big Island of Hawai’i? These trips of a lifetime, and a lot […]

The OC Register – New group brings veterans from battlefield to ballfield

March 25, 2017 | By Jonathan Winslow Full Article Here MISSION VIEJO — Hundreds gathered at Saddleback College on Saturday, March 25, for the third annual Veterans Resource Fair, which offered both typical and unexpected services for veterans. The fair included all the usual groups: Patriots and Paws, Veterans of Foreign Wars – who were […]

MilitaryTimes – Best for Refs: New nonprofit helps veterans become sports officials

March 22, 2017 | By Kevin Lilley Read the full article here. Athletics-minded veterans seeking community involvement, or some extra cash, can receive a significant head start on the path to becoming a sports official thanks to a nonprofit recently started by a former top NFL referee.  Mike Pereira, who now analyzes NFL and college calls […]