Fan Behavior Forcing Officiating Turnover in Michigan

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According to the Michigan High School Athletic Association, game officials are leaving the profession or staying away for three reasons: life events such as a move or the birth of a child, local officiating politics and abusive behavior by adult spectators.

The latter reason is seen as the key concern as the MHSAA struggles to keep an adequate number of officials in its ranks. There are 10,000 people registered as officials for MHSAA, association spokesperson John Johnson told CBS affiliate WWMT. Each year, 1,500 to 2,000 officials must be replaced due to attrition, partly resulting from fan abuse.

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