Tag: Officiating Shortage
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Remember me?
I’ve tried blogging off and on for the last 20 years. Always starts out great, but in the end, I lose interest, usually due to all the stuff going on in my life. Day job, commissioner work, officiating, real estate, family, and on and on and on. But I do want to try to do…
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Detour – Umpiring Debut
This morning, weather permitting, my 17-year-old daughter will be making her umpiring debut with me, umpiring 3 low-stress 14U scrimmages with 3 teams just happy to get on the field after a terrible spring weather-wise. My guess is these are 14U players who are not of HS age, so likely younger 14Us, the same age…
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#1a – Show officials the money.
Note: This is Part 1 of this as I have more to say on this topic than anyone could possibly want to read in a single sitting. The feedback I received since posting yesterday focused mostly on fan/parent behavior and the unwillingness to address this in a meaningful way, but I’ll come back to that…
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Official Shortages – Top 5 List
This is where I’m going to start. This topic is simple, yet complicated, so I feel that we need to set a level playing field for future discussion. I’ve been kicking around a Top 5 list of why officials are getting out…or maybe even not starting. I’ll share that list with you here and in…