My fellow refs -
Please go to
www.ereferee.com for a synopsis of the study. The conclusions from the study are flawed.
The University of Michigan Department of Athletics, headed by Ann Vollano and Derrick Gragg, recently conducted a survey of 1,462 Division I officials in the sports of football, and men's and women's basketball.
The results of the survey are generating a lot of controversy in the sports community. It is clear that the intent of the survey is to place the officiating community in a negative light. The survey makes many unsubstantiated and sweeping assumptions.