NASO
Officials Shortage Survey Results
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Prior
to the "Sports Officiating 2001" conference conducted in Norfolk,
Va., NASO contacted every state high school association executive director.
All 60 offices (some states are regionalized) participated.
1. In general, does your state have an officials’ shortage? (60
responses)
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|
Response
|
Number
of Responses
|
Percentage
of Responses
|
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| 2. What sports
does your state govern? (60 responses) |
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|
Response
|
Number
of Responses
|
Percentage
of Responses
|
|
| Baseball |
57
|
95%
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| Basketball |
60
|
100%
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| Cross
Country |
54
|
90%
|
| Field
Hockey |
21
|
35%
|
| Football |
60
|
100%
|
| Gymnastics
(B) |
9
|
15%
|
| Gymnastics
(G) |
37
|
62%
|
| Ice
Hockey |
16
|
27%
|
| Lacrosse |
14
|
23%
|
| Soccer |
58
|
97%
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| Softball |
58
|
97%
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| Spirit |
25
|
42%
|
| Swimming
and Diving |
50
|
83%
|
| Track
and Field |
56
|
93%
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| Volleyball |
59
|
98%
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| Wrestling |
58
|
97%
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| Golf |
6
|
10%
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| Tennis |
8
|
13%
|
| Fencing |
2
|
3%
|
| Rifle |
1
|
2%
|
| Bowling |
2
|
3%
|
| Skiing |
5
|
8%
|
| Badminton |
3
|
5%
|
| Water
Polo |
4
|
7%
|
| Synchronized
Swimming |
1
|
2%
|
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| 3. What sports
are in need of officials? (60 responses) |
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Response
|
Number
of Responses
|
Percentage
of Responses
|
|
| Baseball |
45
(of 57)a
|
79%
|
| Basketball |
38
(of 60)
|
63%
|
| Cross
Country |
9
(of 54)
|
17%
|
| Field
Hockey |
17
(of 21)
|
81%
|
| Football |
41
(of 60)
|
68%
|
| Gymnastics
(B) |
4
(of 9)
|
44%
|
| Gymnastics
(G) |
27
(of 37)
|
73%
|
| Ice
Hockey |
7
(of 16)
|
44%
|
| Lacrosse |
8
(of 14)
|
57%
|
| Soccer |
50
(of 58)
|
86%
|
| Softball |
42
(of 58)
|
72%
|
| Spirit |
9
(of 25)
|
36%
|
| Swimming
and Diving |
19
(of 50)
|
38%
|
| Track
and Field |
16
(of 56)
|
29%
|
| Volleyball |
44
(of 59)
|
75%
|
| Wrestling |
44
(of 58)
|
76%
|
| Golf |
1
(of 6)
|
17%
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| Tennis |
0
|
0
|
| Fencing |
0
|
0
|
| Rifle |
0
|
0
|
| Bowling |
0
|
0
|
| Skiing |
0
|
0
|
| Badminton |
0
|
0
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| Water
Polo |
4
(of 4)
|
100%
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| Synchronized
Swimming |
1
(of 1)
|
100%
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aAs an example, of the 57 associations that govern baseball,
45 responded that they were in need of baseball officials, and the
percentage of responses for baseball was calculated using those
numbers.
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| 4. Which is
the bigger challenge in your state? (60 responses) |
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Response
|
Number
of Responses
|
Percentage
of Responses
|
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| Lack
of new recruits |
43
|
71%
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| Lack
of retention |
13
|
22%
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| Both |
4
|
7%
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| 5. In your
opinion, the reasons officials do not re-register? (60 responses) |
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Response
|
Number
of Responses
|
Percentage
of Responses
|
|
| A.
Advancement |
20
|
33%
|
| B.
Travel |
14
|
23%
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| C.
Costs |
15
|
25%
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| D.
Difficult to advance |
32
|
53%
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| E.
Career demands |
39
|
65%
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| F.
Lack of training |
10
|
17%
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| G.
Low pay |
18
|
30%
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| H.
Medical reasons |
5
|
8%
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| I.
Poor sportsmanshipa |
41
|
68%
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| J.
Poor sportsmanshipb |
46
|
76%
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| K.
Assignor/association |
20
|
33%
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| L.
Retirement |
21
|
35%
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| M.
Family |
39
|
65%
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| O.
Otherc |
8
|
13%
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- aPoor
sportsmanship by participants (coaches, players)
- bPoor
sportsmanship by spectators
- cOther
includes: stereotypes of officials, inclusion by experienced officials,
time, lack of recruitment by local associations, expectations, getting
a good varsity schedule, abuse from public and coaches
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| 6. In your
opinion, what is the single biggest reason officials do not re-register?
(55 responses) |
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Response
|
Number
of Responses
|
Percentage
of Responses
|
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| A.
Advancement |
2
|
4%
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| B.
Travel |
0
|
0
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| C.
Costs |
2
|
4%
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| D.
Difficult to advance |
7
|
13%
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| E.
Career demands |
8
|
14%
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| F.
Lack of training |
0
|
0
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| G.
Low pay |
1
|
2%
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| H.
Medical reasons |
0
|
0
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| I.
Poor sportsmanship |
4
|
7%
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| J.
Poor sportsmanship |
9
|
16%
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| I
and J |
12
|
22%
|
| K.
Assignor/association |
1
|
2%
|
| L.
Retirement |
0
|
0
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| M.
Family |
6
|
11%
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| O.
Other |
3
|
5%
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| 7. To your
knowledge, what percentage of officials do not re-register for their second
year? (52 responses) |
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Response
|
Number
of Responses
|
Percentage
of Responses
|
|
| A.
0-10% |
17
|
33%
|
| B.
10-20% |
18
|
34%
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| C.
20-30% |
10
|
19%
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| D.
30-40% |
2
|
4%
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| E.
40-50% |
1
|
2%
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| F.
50-60% |
2
|
4%
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| G.
60-70% |
1
|
2%
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| H.
70% -higher |
1
|
2%
|
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| 8. How much
does the availability of officials affect the rescheduling/canceling of
games? (60 responses) |
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Response
|
Number
of Responses
|
Percentage
of Responses
|
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| A.
Not at all |
3
|
5%
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| B.
Rarely |
16
|
27%
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| C.
Occasionally |
35
|
58%
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| D.
Commonly |
6
|
10%
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| 9. How does
your office calculate the total number of officials registered in your
state? (41 responses) |
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Response
|
Number
of Responses
|
Percentage
of Responses
|
|
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Counting
registrations in each sport
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20
|
49%
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Counting
individual officials
|
21
|
51%
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| 10. Has the
total number of games played in all sports gone up in the last 10 years?
(60 responses) |
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Response
|
Number
of Responses
|
Percentage
of Responses
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| 11. If yes,
what percentage of increase would you estimate since 1990? (48 responses) |
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Response
|
Number
of Responses
|
Percentage
of Responses
|
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| A.
0-10% |
13
|
27%
|
| B.
10-20% |
19
|
40%
|
| C.
20-30% |
9
|
19%
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| D.
30-40% |
1
|
2%
|
| E.
40-50% |
4
|
8%
|
| F.
50-60% |
1
|
2%
|
| G.
60-70% |
0
|
0
|
| H.
70%-higher |
1
|
2%
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