"NFHS Begins Agreement with RefReps to Assist with Education Content for Officials..."

“'This is a great opportunity for kids. When they are in college, they can be an umpire or a referee in a sport they love,' he said. 'They learn how to do sports statistics, operate a contest’s timing...'"

"Nationwide, the average age of officials is nearing 60 years old, this is why on Tuesday, the South Dakota High School Activities Association announced a new partnership (with RefReps)..."

"The school partnered with RefReps and the MIAA for the curriculum. The lessons are all based on the NFHS Rules. The students spend one week in the classroom and the following week on the..."

"RefReps has been designed to help the national shortage of sports officials and covers numerous sports. Sundance students had the opportunity to help officiate lower levels (non-varsity) this..."

"...This is work force development and instant employability..."

"Boardman High School senior, Braeden Pugh, is an example of a program to bolster the declining ranks of sports officials. Pugh won a new $500 grant from RefReps and a group called ‘Save Our Sports'..."

“Over the last several years, there has been a decline of sports officials across the country. I recently read that in the last few years in all high school sports, over 50,000 officials have stepped away,”

"With the assistance of RefReps Officiating Education System, Auch and Wiebers developed a plan to help college students become more employable and gain skills they may not..."

"'That's not safe or fair for those kids,' said Bloomington's David Pillar, a basketball official for 23 years and a representative for the relatively new training program RefReps, which aims..."

"Armstrong said more than 19,000 new sports officials have gotten their start with RefReps, but a case can be made the impact has been bigger."

"A new sports officiating class at Olympia High School in Orlando not only offers students a career path, but it also helps supply the referee shortage. The class is the first of its kind in Florida!"

"'There's a huge shortage across the country and a lot of people are getting out of this because of the factors. Without the officials you don't get to play the games, and there's been...'"

"The IHSAA in an effort to not only expand its pool of officials but broaden each individual’s knowledge, is working with RefReps, which offers comprehensive online officiating education..."

"Pugh is one of the first winners of the award from RefReps and a nonprofit group called “Save Our Sport.” According to the RefReps social media page, Pugh and two other grant winners..."

"'This class was such a great opportunity to grow and learn, it’s a great program and didn’t take long at all,' sophomore student Maya Lopez said after of the class. 'I can’t wait...'"

"At the beginning of the school year, Taunton athletic director Mark Ottavianelli and community liaison Chris Green were scrambling to find officials for high school games yet again"...

“'The reason this all started was our community liaison, be noticed the lack of officials and the shortage of officials so he said why can’t our kids learn how to do this and then become officials.'"

"The referee shortage is felt across the country. In Kansas, the new man in charge of trying to recruit officials for high school sports is working to overcome that challenge (with RefReps)."

“'The OHSAA has gone away from in-person classes which poses a challenge for new sports officials getting started,' said Brian Ladner, BHS Health/PE teacher who’s instructing the class..."

“The first is that it provides students an opportunity to become officials, which will hopefully help with the officiating shortage. Secondly, being an inner city school, it gives our kids an opportunity...”

"(RefReps) is a good online tool to learn the basics of officiating and it’s available anytime, so in addition to being available to use within schools, it’s also available for adults who otherwise...”

"On several plays, I didn’t even recognize that a call needed to be made, and I only learned an infraction occurred when the instructor explained it."

"Because of the need for younger assistance, the WVSSAC has lowered the minimum age requirement to 16 for youth sports at middle school levels and below. With the new age requirement, comes..."

"To expand its pool of officials, the Indiana High School Athletic Association partnered with RefReps, a company offering online officiating courses that include interactive training videos, instructor..."

“'We are thrilled to partner with RefReps to bring to schools the opportunity to offer officiating courses,' IHSAA executive director Tom Keating. 'The potential of this program to recruit young...'"

"The Ohio Department of Education has announced that it will now recognize a sports officiating license issued by the Ohio High School Athletic Association as an Industry Recognized Credential, which..."

"Kyle Armstrong and his company, RefReps, have taken an innovative approach to address the national referee shortage plaguing the billion-dollar youth and high school sports industry..."

"The program uses the RefReps Officiating Education System, an online education platform that employs virtual reality-like scenarios, to allow students to engage in decision-making..."

"The Georgia High School Association has announced a new partnership with RefReps, an innovative education technology company focused on sports officiating education. The goal of..."

"The Ohio Department of Education has announced that it will now recognize a sports officiating license issued by the Ohio High School Athletic Association as an Industry Recognized Credential..."

"Game time is as little as a week away for high schoolers in Kansas and Missouri. The first high school football games kick off next week in Missouri and the week..."

"The IHSAA in an effort to not only expand its pool of officials, but broaden each individual’s knowledge, is working with RefReps, which offers comprehensive online officiating education..."

"...We feel the RefReps curriculum is a great resource for schools to use as they help develop the next generation of officials..."

"The district's first sports officiating class was offered at West High, with seven students completing the course, four seniors and three juniors... two seniors at West High..."

"In this second episode of our RefReps series, we visit with Leeanna Meador, Principal at Tipton High School, and talk about what they are doing with the RefReps program and how it has impacted..."

"In a letter sent out in 2019 by the NFHS and the OHSAA, more than 75% of all high school officials say 'adult behavior' is the primary reason they quit, according to a survey. And 80% of all young..."

“For many students, their athletic career ends after they leave high school. This gives them the opportunity to continue with the sport they loved.”

“'The KHSAA is excited to partner with RefReps as a strategy to help promote our mission to address the shortage of licensed officials across Kentucky,' said KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett"...

"This recent development can be attributed to a multitude of issues, many of which truly reared their ugly heads during the worldwide pandemic. Now the MIAA is attempting to combat the problem..."

"In an effort to combat increasingly low numbers of licensed officials throughout the state, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association is partnering with RefReps as a way to recruit, educate and..."

RefReps ranked as the 9th best sports company/startup in the F6S Top 20 Sports companies and startups list in Indiana for 2024.

"Whistle blowers: USD students learn basics of officiating to combat ref shortage..."

“'This first-of-its-kind exhibit will challenge visitors to ‘make the call’ just like the officials in high school, college and pro basketball do around the world every day,' according to a news release."

"RefReps has been endorsed by Peyton Manning, the National Federation of State High School Associations, and 32 NFHS member states. The program is one way sports representatives..."

"The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and RefReps have entered into a three-year agreement in which RefReps will be recognized as an education content collaborator..."

"The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis and RefReps are teaming up to let you make the call on some of the most interesting plays in basketball..."

"Since RefReps launch in 2022, 42 states including South Dakota are teaching RefReps courses. That’s translated to over 19,000 new high school officials. Its one of kind “point-of-view” approach..."