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In the Cincinnati area there seems to be a trend to hold rec ball fees down. People expect you to run for an hour for $14.00 but act like you are being paid D1 money.
For me, I made the concsious decision to focus on high school ball so I generally dont work rec during the season. This isnt for financial reasons as obvioulsy I could make far more money working rec. Its about the quality of play and the challenge.
I may work some AAU or rec ball out of season but in general, when I take these games, I try to balance fun (as in, if a buddy calls I may take the gig), the money (I wont drive across town to work two games for $14 each) and the challenge (I will work something like an AAU tourney gig for maybe $15-18 a game because it should be interesting to work). If the gig doesnt meet these criteria, I'll only take gigs at $20 an hour / game. It's not that I am trying to make more money or that I am better than $14....I just think that it's time for us to start working for reasonable fees. $14 a game is 1980s pay.
Of course, the obviously arent missing me in rec land as I know a bunch of guys who will work for whatever.
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