Seven Ohio high school football referees claim they were barricaded inside of locker room after game

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BleedGopher said:
per CBS:

A group of seven Ohio high school football referees were barricaded inside a locker room following a game at Grove City High School on Sept. 10. According to a police report obtained by WBNS, the Grove City High School principal reported on Sept. 13 that a vending machine was moved between 9:10 p.m. and 9:43 p.m. in front of the girls' locker room -- an empty room that had been assigned to the referees.

The police report also stated that a Grove City High School assistant coach "charged them (the referees) in a very threatening manner," and "was very combative" directly after game ended. The referees said that the assistant coach had to be restrained by other coaches. Following that altercation, the referees migrated to the girls' locker room for their post game review.

On Sept. 17, three of the referees involved informed police that they were barricaded inside of the locker room following the game between Grove City High School and Central Crossing High School. Police have stated that there is no surveillance video of the alleged incident.

A South-Western City School District spokesperson gave the following statement WBNS about the matter:


The referees only realized the door was blocked shut when they attempted to leave. They shouted and knocked on the door in hopes of getting help for 20 minutes before taking matters in their own hands and forcing the door open.

www.cbssports.com

Seven Ohio high school football referees claim they were barricaded inside of locker room after game

A Grove City High School assistant coach 'charged' the referees in a 'very threatening manner' on the field before the officials moved to the locker room
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Were the refs training to be Big Ten refs...?
 





bizzle22 said:
It is so pathetic the way high school referees, and referees for all youth sports, are treated. The crap they deal with has become such a huge problem that many are deciding to walk away from officiating because it’s not worth 60 bucks a game. I coach a different youth sport, and we’ve repeatedly had schedules adjusted because they can’t find referees. And from what I can tell it’s only going to get worse. The kids I coach are old enough, and probably have enough knowledge of the rules, that they could start refereeing games for younger kids. But they see the way referees are treated and want no part of it.

To anyone who cares about youth sports: please leave referees alone, or be prepared to pick up the whistle yourself.
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Yeah. It’s also a problem that is exacerbated by the fact that it’s a problem


shortage of officials leads to
Shortage of quality officials
Leads to, frustration by athletes and coaches
Leads to athletes and coaches and fans being critical of officials
Leads to officials getting mad and not doing it
Start back over


what needs to be done is a huge recruitment and huge pay increases for officials to encourage more people to join and become officials. This will lead to better officials long term. And people need to practice patience in the meantime. We aren’t really increasing compensation or practicing patience. There has been a little bit of a recruitment drive but not near enough to fill the gaps.

some of the officials in high school this year flat out don’t know some of the rules. I’ve seen it first hand. But coaches need to just grin and bear it or it’s going to make the problem even worse next year. Need to let these people develop. Need them to tell their friends to join.

It doesn’t help that some of the “top” high school officials in the state or notoriously some of the worst officials.
 

Some guy said:
Yeah. It’s also a problem that is exacerbated by the fact that it’s a problem


shortage of officials leads to
Shortage of quality officials
Leads to, frustration by athletes and coaches
Leads to athletes and coaches and fans being critical of officials
Leads to officials getting mad and not doing it
Start back over


what needs to be done is a huge recruitment and huge pay increases for officials to encourage more people to join and become officials. This will lead to better officials long term. And people need to practice patience in the meantime. We aren’t really increasing compensation or practicing patience. There has been a little bit of a recruitment drive but not near enough to fill the gaps.

some of the officials in high school this year flat out don’t know some of the rules. I’ve seen it first hand. But coaches need to just grin and bear it or it’s going to make the problem even worse next year. Need to let these people develop. Need them to tell their friends to join.

It doesn’t help that some of the “top” high school officials in the state or notoriously some of the worst officials.
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Agree on the shortage cycle. Also need to consider in-house and other levels, under a certain age, to officiate their own games or build a developmental officials program within their organization. Many officials don't move up because the rate of pay (per hr) goes down as you officiate upper levels.
 

MaxyJR1 said:
Agree on the shortage cycle. Also need to consider in-house and other levels, under a certain age, to officiate their own games or build a developmental officials program within their organization. Many officials don't move up because the rate of pay (per hr) goes down as you officiate upper levels.
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