recruiting the next generation

[mikeref]

My association is starting a concerted effort to try and recruit new and younger officials. We realize that the next generation of officials is out there somewhere, we are trying to find the best avenue to reach them. This would include all kinds of sports officials, not just basketball. We as an association have some ideas on how we would like to approach this, but are always open to suggestions and ideas that other assiciations are now currently involved in or have tried in the past. Has anyone else's association thought of this? What are your concerns as your assiciation begins to "grey"? Might you have have ideas we could implement in our area?? Looking for any and all suggestions that people and associations may have. There seems to be a lack of interest in officiating for any number of reasons. We would like to address this issue before it enters the critical stage. We want to be proactive for the good of the game. Thanks ahead of time for your thoughts and ideas.