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Originally Posted by pfan1981
Rich, I am normally in total agreement with you on most things, but will have to agree to disagree here. I love refereeing basketball. However, if I get a contract more than 60+ miles away from home for $66....then I'm going to have some thinking to do. Is it worth time away from my young family to leave at 5pm and return at 10pm for just north of $10/hr?
I understand you are in a tough spot trying to keep officials and schools happy. I also appreciate you working hard to get your fees up in your part of the state.
In our neighborhood, we get paid $80 per game to work a near empty gymnasium and get $60 to work a game with hundreds of fans. That's the biggest problem. Those big schools can't pay what a small rural school can? Give me a break.
I hope you don't take offense to this Rich, I am one of your biggest fans on here and on Facebook as well.
pfan
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I pay what others pay in the Madison area and thereabouts. I'm at least $1 more in most cases.
I can't compete with the $80 to $95 they pay "up north." I wish I could.
Right now I'm able to fill hoops schedules. When I can't......but we won't go 2-person. I had officials suggest we stay 2 and pay more and I won't do that. It's bad for the game.
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