Let’s Put Bad Sports Parents in a Box – Wall Street Journal (subscription)

The Washington Post recently published an alarming story detailing the shortages of referees for youth sports in the D.C. region. Sports like baseball, soccer and football have all been impacted. The head of a Mid-Atlantic officials association said the baseball umpire shortage was the worst in 25 years. In football, the referee pool dropped a grim 40%.

Officiating youth sports isn’t a glamour job, to say the least. The pay isn’t…