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MAY/JUNE NEWS
June 16, 2017 - Washington, D. C. - Verbal Abuse From Parents, Coaches Is Causing A Referee Shortage In Youth Sports, reported by Nick Eilerson, Washington Post.
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June 12, 2017 - Idaho - They're Out! Umps, Refs Have Had Enough of Your Yelling, reported by Michael Katz, Idaho Statesman.
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May 10, 2017 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Abuse, Pay Driving Referees Away In Public High Schools, reported by Frank Scandale, Poughkeepsie Journal.
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May 10, 2017 - NY - Money May Not Be Enough To Grow Ranks For High Schools, reported by Nancy Haggerty, LoHud.com. Can schools pay enough to make it worth an official's while? Does verbal abuse offset any monetary benefits of officiating youth and high school sports?
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May 10, 2017 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Refs Say A Culture of Abuse Has To Change, reported by Mike Zacchio, Poughkeepsie Journal.
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May 10, 2017 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Number of Officials Fails To Add Up, With Age A Concern, reported by Stephen Haynes, Poughkeepsie Journal. Where are the young officials? They're becoming harder to find in the Poughkeepsie area. And rest assured, Poughkeepsie is not the only place having trouble attracting and retaining sports officials.
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May 8, 2017 - Sexual Assault or Hazing? Are schools inadvertently classifying sexual assaults as hazing? The thin line between a bad act (albeit at times an extremely bad act) and a crime. See Sex Assaults In High School Sports Minimized As Hazing, Associated Press report on Minneapolis Public Radio.
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May 8, 2017 - Omaha, NB -Nebraska High School A.D. Writes Column About the Racism His Students Face, reported by Marjie Ducey, Omaha World-Herald
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LATEST COLLINS ARTICLES/INFORMATION
Collins named the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO), Mel Narol Medallion Award Winner for 2016. The Mel Narol Medallion recognizes an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to the betterment of NASO. You can click the link above for more information and a list of past winners.
Any Limit To Free Speech?, It’s Official: Monthly Newsletter of The National Association of Sports Officials, September 2016, page N6.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
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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Collins Interviewed on Adult Violence In Youth Sports, reported by Karen Quant, Medill School of Journalism Newsmakers March 14, 2014.
June 16, 2017 - Washington, D. C. - Verbal Abuse From Parents, Coaches Is Causing A Referee Shortage In Youth Sports, reported by Nick Eilerson, Washington Post.
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June 12, 2017 - Idaho - They're Out! Umps, Refs Have Had Enough of Your Yelling, reported by Michael Katz, Idaho Statesman.
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May 10, 2017 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Abuse, Pay Driving Referees Away In Public High Schools, reported by Frank Scandale, Poughkeepsie Journal.
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May 10, 2017 - NY - Money May Not Be Enough To Grow Ranks For High Schools, reported by Nancy Haggerty, LoHud.com. Can schools pay enough to make it worth an official's while? Does verbal abuse offset any monetary benefits of officiating youth and high school sports?
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May 10, 2017 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Refs Say A Culture of Abuse Has To Change, reported by Mike Zacchio, Poughkeepsie Journal.
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May 10, 2017 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Number of Officials Fails To Add Up, With Age A Concern, reported by Stephen Haynes, Poughkeepsie Journal. Where are the young officials? They're becoming harder to find in the Poughkeepsie area. And rest assured, Poughkeepsie is not the only place having trouble attracting and retaining sports officials.
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May 8, 2017 - Sexual Assault or Hazing? Are schools inadvertently classifying sexual assaults as hazing? The thin line between a bad act (albeit at times an extremely bad act) and a crime. See Sex Assaults In High School Sports Minimized As Hazing, Associated Press report on Minneapolis Public Radio.
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May 8, 2017 - Omaha, NB -Nebraska High School A.D. Writes Column About the Racism His Students Face, reported by Marjie Ducey, Omaha World-Herald
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LATEST COLLINS ARTICLES/INFORMATION
Collins named the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO), Mel Narol Medallion Award Winner for 2016. The Mel Narol Medallion recognizes an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to the betterment of NASO. You can click the link above for more information and a list of past winners.
Any Limit To Free Speech?, It’s Official: Monthly Newsletter of The National Association of Sports Officials, September 2016, page N6.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
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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Collins Interviewed on Adult Violence In Youth Sports, reported by Karen Quant, Medill School of Journalism Newsmakers March 14, 2014.
