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Respecting Sports Officials: Past vs Present Treatment and Solutions

Explore the shift in how sports officials are perceived and treated from the past to present, highlighting the challenges they face. Learn about the key roles officials play in ensuring fair play, safety, and structure in sports. Discover why officiating numbers are declining and how everyone involved in sports, including parents, players, coaches, and athletic directors, can help improve the situation. As athletic directors, it's our responsibility to prioritize supervision at sporting events, maintain crowd control, handle medical emergencies, support officials, care for opponents, and oversee building operations to facilitate a positive sports environment for all. For valuable resources and links, visit NFHS.com, WIAA.com, and WOA-officials.com.

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Respecting Sports Officials: Past vs Present Treatment and Solutions

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  1. By Johnny Mack Officials and sports…

  2. … AND HOW WE TREAT THEM

  3. PRIOR TO THE 70’S • AUTHORITY TREATED WITH RESPECT • AN UNDERSTANDING ABOUT SPORTS • LESS PRESSURE ON REFS

  4. Today • REFS ARE TREATED WITH LESS RESPECT • EVERYONE THINKS THEY ARE RIGHT • REFS ARE HARDER TO COME BY • HERE IS AN EXAMPLE WHY…

  5. SO WHO ARE THEY? • AVERAGE PERSON WHO USUALLY… • HAS A PASSION FOR THE GAME • NEEDS A PART TIME JOB • WANTS TO STILL BE IN THE GAME • WANTS TO STAY IN SHAPE

  6. WHAT ARE THEIR PURPOSE? • TO PROVIDE SAFETY • TO PROVIDE STRUCTURE • TO OBJECTIVELY APPLY THE RULES OF THE GAME

  7. AFFECT ON THE GAME? • Talking to officials during a game? • Can coaches have an affect? • Can parents? • Can players?

  8. DO OFFICIALS AFFECT THE GAME? South Carolina QB vs. Ref

  9. ANOTHER EXAMPLE

  10. SPORTS OFFICIATING

  11. Are certain sport officials more respected or treated differently than others?

  12. WHY OFFICIATING NUMBERS ARE DECREASING? • NFL player pushes ref after being hit in the eye with a penalty flag • Umpire has to eject the entire crowd following a controversial call • http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-64698119.html • http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090614&content_id=5321588&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp

  13. WHO CAN HELP? • What are things that parents can do? • What are things that players can do? • What are things that coaches can do? • What are things that A.D.’s can do?

  14. OUR JOB AS A.D.’S • Supervision at sporting events • If not then get someone there • Crowd control • Medical emergencies • Take care of officials • Take care of opponent • Building operations • Allows everyone else to do their job

  15. HELPFUL LINKS WWW.NFHS.COM WWW.WIAA.COM WWW.WOA-OFFICIALS.COM

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