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Referee shortage isn't keeping up with youth sports needs

By Dannika Lewis - Channel 3000.com, 02/07/16, 7:00PM CST

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Almost 400 fewer officials now compared to five years ago

Tim Richter, with the Wisconsin Hockey Officials Association, has seen it firsthand. He started seeing a decline in certified referees in 2010. That season, there were 1,605 officials in Wisconsin. This year, there are 1,232 hockey referees, nearly 400 less than five years ago.

“I know a lot of sports that they're in the same situation hockey is,” Richter said.

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