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Old Mon May 18, 2009, 08:05am
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Originally Posted by jjrye22 View Post
Do we draw a distinction between retiring and quiting?
We have a low level of retention here, and a LOT of officials stop after 2-4 years, so I would put the average age at... 25-27?
As for people who have officiated at least 10 years - the average age might be something like 55.
What is causing the low level of retention? We have a program here that is helping to retain the rookies and it has seen some great results, not only retaining but developing them faster.
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