Love What You Play

Brenda Hilton is the founder and CEO of Officially Human, which is dedicated to restoring respect for and positive treatment of sport officials through increased education and communication to all stakeholders (administrators, coaches, and fans), while recruiting and retaining new officials at all levels. Check out their webpage here: officiallyhuman.com Table of Contents 0:00 - Introduction 1:15 - Root of the problem 5:18 - Brenda’s background 12:38 - Attracting new officials 17:20 - True focus of youth sports 20:30 - Games in the midst of COVID 29:40 - COVID financials 36:30 - Athletic scholarships 41:45 - Officials' contributions 51:33 - Youth officials 58:30 - Conclusion The interview featured on this episode of the Love What You Play podcast originally debuted on the For the Love of the Game Summer Virtual Summit 2020. To learn more about our upcoming summits and events with featured speakers, head to fortheloveofthegame.ca/events