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Amid increasing abuse, officials flee youth sports

ATLANTA (AP) — When one looks at the ugly bruise encircling Kristi Moore's left eye, it's not surprising so many refs and umps are hanging up their stripes.

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ATLANTA (AP) — When one looks at the ugly bruise encircling Kristi Moore’s left eye, it’s not surprising so many refs and umps are hanging up their stripes.

Highlights

  • Kristi Moore was umpiring a girls’ softball game in Mississippi.
  • A parent watching the game thought the runner was out.
  • She began screaming profanities, according to Moore, “accused me of cheating these kids’” America is facing a crisis in prep and youth sports, where fewer and fewer people are willing to take on the thankless job of officiating.
  • Moore: “Veterans are quitting by the droves.
  • They’re sick of it.
  • They’re like: ‘You know what?