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June 15, 2019 - New Jersey - New Jersey Coaches May Get Protection From The Angry Sports Parents Who Go After Coaches' Jobs. See Rah, Rah! H.S. Coach Protection Bill Getting Cheers In Legislature, reported by Matthew Stanmyre, NJ.com.
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June 12, 2019 - Providence, RI - R.I. League Bans La Salle Parent Who Allegedly Hit Coach, reported by Eric Rueb, Providence Journal. The title of this article Will Not Convey The Scope of the Ban to non-Rhode Islanders. The "League" referred to in the title is the Rhode Island Interscholastic League, which governs the State of Rhode Island's high school sports. This ban was a life-time ban, barring a parent from attending any game in Rhode Island for life. Witnesses say that the parent ran down from the stands and hit an opposing team's assistant lacrosse coach because the parent thought his son was the subject of an illegal hit in a game played on June 2. Criminal charges are pending also.
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June 7, 2019 - Midvale, Utah - 2 Utah High Schools Fined In Racism Sportsmanship Case, reported by Amy Donaldson, Salt Lake City Deseret News. The Utah High School Activities Association imposed these penalties after a heated January basketball game, which was marred by racial slurs, taunts, and threats from spectators. The response from school administrators was deemed inadequate by the Activities Association.
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June 1, 2019 - Louisville, KY - Coach Investigated - And Eventually Terminated - For Not Stopping Racial Taunting. See JCPS Investigates Butler Coach After Players Reportedly Directed Slurs At Teammate, reported by Billy Kobin, Louisville Courier Journal.
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May 29, 2019 - Chambersburg, PA - Soccer Player Molested By Coach Sues Central Pa. School District In Federal Court, reported by Matt Miller, Pennlive.com.
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May 22, 2019 - Venice - Female Referee Suffers Disgusting Sexist Abuse As Player, 14, Exposes Himself To Her In Italy, reported by Joe Miles, London Sun, May 29, 2019 (click here for New York Post reprint - Kid Exposes Himself To Taunt Female Referee ), See Also, Teenager In Italy Is Banned For Insulting A Female Referee, reported by Mat Davis, BBC Sport, May 30, 2019
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May 15, 2019 - Rocklin, CA - Video Shows Parent Trip Player During Youth Basketball Tournament In Rocklin, reported by Charmaine Nero, Fox TV Channel 40 - Sacramento.
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May 1, 2019 - Tom Farrey from the Aspen Institute has advocated the Norway youth sports system where 93 percent of children grow up playing organized sports. Recently, Farrey published an April 28, 2019 New York Times article that is referenced in this article in the Deseret News. See Youth Sports In the U.S. Are Time-Consuming, Expensive and Stressful. Here's Why Norway May Have The Answer. Reported by Erica Evans, Salt Lake City Deseret News, May 1, 2019.
LATEST COLLINS ARTICLES/INFORMATION
Association Intervention, Referee Magazine, May 2018, page 80 (National Association of Sports Officials).
FROM THE ARCHIVES
December 24, 2017 - Mexico - Another Soccer Referee Is Killed By A Player. Mexican Referee Dies In Hospital After Being Attacked By Player He Sent Off, Sports Illustrated, January 1, 2018.
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August, 2015 - Title IX has done a lot for girls, but the benefits of Title IX are slower to trickle down to schools with high concentrations of minority and low-income students. See Finishing Last: Girls of Color and School Sports Opportunities, National Women's Law Center Report.
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Of The People, By The People: How To Ensure That Legislators Hear Your Voice, Referee Magazine, July 2001 page 42 (co-authored by Jennifer Rardin).
