A 12 second viral video clip that's been viewed more than 1.5 million times on X captures the youth sports referee crisis across the country. In the video, a veteran soccer ref fired back at a parent after being asked why he is on the field for yet another match.

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Toxic parents are driving referees out of youth sports

2 days ago 4:29

A dwindling pool of youth sports officials has led to games being delayed, rescheduled or outright canceled. What can be done to fix it?

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