TASO Makes Major Contribution to Battlefields to Ballfields
November 25,2025 | By NASO Full Story Here At its core, officiating is a relationship business. And after seven years together, the partnership between the Texas Association of Sports Officials (TASO) and Battlefields to Ballfields (B2B) is as strong as ever. This past June, the TASO board of directors voted to make a $10,000 contribution […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
SJ Mercury News: Mark Purdy Column
By MARK PURDY | mpurdy@bayareanewsgroup.com | March 10, 2017 read the full article here Purdy: Television’s refereeing voice reaches out to soldiers in a worthy mission The idea is to match vets with officiating whistles–and it just might work (Sports columnist Mark Purdy has challenge himself to write 10 columns in 10 hours on March 10. This is one of […]