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Obnoxious fans leading to shortage of referees, Sports
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Shortage of referees puts future of football at risk
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Follow students' lead and give refs some love during Officials Appreciation Week
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Officials shortage still in the forefront for local athletic directors, Shakopee Sports
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SportsLife: Shortage of officials a reckoning for youth sports
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Hockey referee shortage leads to cancelled games
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Finding a Solution to the Referee Shortage – Beyond the Bench
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Referees in short supply in Quebec after taking other jobs where 'nobody's screaming at them
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Massachusetts Hockey needs referees in face of 'severe shortage
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Referee shortage leading to postponed, cancelled games
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Shortage of hockey referees in Calgary raising concerns over safety and possible cancelled games - Calgary
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Local referee embracing his role despite hockey officials shortage - North Bay News
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Roaring Fork Valley 'shorthanded' on hockey refs: Poor parent behavior driving shortage, officials say