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The Hidden Officiating Crisis: How the NFL’s Problems Trickle Down to Youth Sports
Study Details
- Authors
- Eric Adelson
- Published
- 03/29/2019
- Citation
- Adelson, Eric. 2019. The hidden officiating crisis: How the NFL’s problems trickle down to youth sports. (March 29): https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/03/29/football-officiating-crisis-video-replay-impact-youth-sports-florida.
Mistakes and minute scrutiny on the biggest stage, and the criticisms that follow from coaches, the media and fans, reverberate down to the lower levels. Spectators are further emboldened to go after already beleaguered refs in youth sports—driving many of them away. In Florida, says one administrator, “we’re running out of officials.” Is there any solution?