Battlefields to Ballfields: How Veterans are Helping Solve the Sports Officiating Crisis (ENCORE)

ESPN Daily

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4.6 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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There may be no more thankless job than referee. At best, your existence is completely invisible. No one notices when you do a terrific job. At worst, you become enemy #1 for fans or coaches or in lower levels, angry parents. Combine that with low pay and high pressure, and it's no wonder why officiating is undergoing a crisis at the moment. Not enough people are willing to do the job…a job without which, the games quite literally can not go on. But, today, on Memorial Day, we revisit the story of a solution. And it’ll make you think differently about what this job actually is. And the people who really would love to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	ESPN Daily is presented by YouTube TV.
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0:15.0	So today, as you know, this Memorial Day.
0:21.0	It's a day to remember our fallen troops, the ones who gave the ultimate sacrifice for
0:25.3	their country.
0:26.9	But what about those that do make it home?
0:29.9	Oftentimes, a whole new battle is just beginning.
0:33.3	A battle with PTSD, depression, anxiety, and reintegrating into society at large.
0:40.5	That's where battlefields to ballfields comes in.
0:43.7	It's a story that Pablo brought to you last fall along with our good friend, Ryan McGee.
0:48.3	And we wanted to bring it back for you today.
0:52.1	I'm Israel Gutierrez.
0:53.9	It's Monday, May 29.
0:56.1	This is ESPN Daily.
1:04.1	Ready?
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1:07.1	Take one, Mark.
1:13.1	It was 2015.
1:16.1	April 1st was my retirement date.
1:18.1	And it was the week before Thanksgiving's when I realized that I needed help.
1:27.1	Pablo, that's the voice of Jameson Pilgrim.
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