Influences of Training on Individual Outcomes for High School Sports Officials

The primary purpose of this study was to explore the influences oftraining on specific quality of work outcomes of job satisfaction, pay satisfaction, andintentions to leave within high school sports officials. Evidence suggests that there isa shortage of high school officials in all categories of high school sport. Via aweb-based survey, we explored the effects of training on the individual outcomes understudy. Results indicated that the level of training had a significant effect on jobsatisfaction, pay satisfaction, and turnover intentions. Analyses indicated thatofficials with less training had higher turnover intentions and lower job satisfactionthan officials who had more training. Conversely, officials who engaged numeroustraining hours had lower pay satisfaction. This exploratory study supports theimportance of training high school officials but, more importantly, provides an initialassessment on the reverse effects of training on pay satisfaction