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Officiating — it's a tough job, with plenty of criticism and precious little respect. But for youth sports to continue, it's more important than ever that new officials step up for the challenge.
“Everybody forgets that if we don’t have officials our kids can’t play,” a metro-east athletic director said.
The Illinois High School Association is grappling with a shrinking number of game officials, largely due to the increasingly poor treatment they've endured from fans, athletes and coaches. The IHSA has entered a new partnership aimed at reducing the negative behavior, but skepticism remains about how effective these efforts will be.
The Portsmouth Public Schools received a report last week that an assistant coach had played in a girls’ junior varsity basketball game on Jan. 21. The team decided not to go forward with the season.
Details of how an adult coaching staff member managed to put on a jersey and play alongside the teenage athletes in a game between two Virginia schools are unclear.