- May 13, 2023
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Good read!I have to say that as a coach and parent, the ONLY place I see actively recruiting for umpires/other sports officials is the NFHS, and I only get those because I was involved in HS and joined. The general public does not get those, and those emails are going out to people who are already giving a LOT of time to their sports through coaching.
Seems like the target audience should change to parents and middle- enthusiasts. Maybe hit up all the adult leagues with an endless barrage of emails. Maybe include a registration form in every case of light beer! Run a Super Bowl ad? Lol.
Not sure how it could be done, but the way we work these days is that progress in many matters does not seem to come until it becomes competitive.
Clearly the umpire situation is not doing anything to help their own umpire situation.