I am not surprised to see this. There is a lot of money being made in youth sports and some entrepreneur is trying to get his slice of that cash. I don't see it as working in the long run because of the disconnect between the needs of programs (in any sport) and the ability of this company to have competent officials in that geographic area.
As an official, I would be concerned about actually getting paid for the games I worked. If I were a coach or tournament director, I would be concerned that this virtual company could actually find officials for my games. But the technology certainly has the potential for this to work. I presume that is what the company is counting on.
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