{"id":2294,"date":"2026-08-22T23:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T04:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desmoinesofficials.com\/?p=2294"},"modified":"2026-08-23T00:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T05:52:52","slug":"nice-call-ref-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desmoinesofficials.com\/?p=2294","title":{"rendered":"Episode 1: Nice Call Ref podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Episode 1<\/strong>: &#8220;So You Want to Be a Ref? How to Get Started in Officiating&#8221; &#8211; August 2026<br><br>Great news &#8211; the DMOA has new episodes of the podcast <strong>Nice Call Ref!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"So You Want to Be a Ref? 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