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OFFICIAL
SOLUTIONS
Coaches Gain Professional Development by
Transitioning to Referees
By Randy Hisner
When Kevin Leising retired at age
55 after a successful 33-year career
coaching high school basketball
in Indiana, officiating was not in
his plans. " Never. Not in a million
years, " he says. He was ready to
slow down and spend more time
with his family.
But one day a friend who was an
official said to him, " Kevin, if you
officiate, you can still be involved,
and you can set your own schedule. "
He tried it and liked it. Now
he works more than 50 games a
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season. That schedule consumes
significant time, but not nearly as
much as coaching basketball did.
" It allows me more freedom, " he
says. " It allows me to go see my
grandkids.
Leising and others like him
could be part of the solution to a
problem facing athletic directors
and assigners all over the country:
a critical shortage of high school
athletic officials.
Coaches and former coaches
have the experiences, skills, and
personal characteristics that make
them well suited for officiating. For
instance, Leising thinks his coaching
background is a tremendous
advantage. " If you've been involved
with coaching, you're obviously
familiar with teenagers, you're
familiar with the competitive aspect
of it, you're familiar with being in
front of large crowds, " he says.
" Not everyone is comfortable with
that. I am, and I think anyone who
has coached would feel that way.
My knowledge base in the sport is

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