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Originally posted by actuary77
How about NCAA refs? Are they full-time refs as well or do they just do this on the side and have other full-time jobs?
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NCAA refs are not salaried the way NBA refs are. NBA refs work for the NBA. NCAA refs are independent contractors just like you and me.
There are a few top level NCAA refs who earn enough money officiating that they don't have other jobs. At $2,000 per game for the biggest matchups in the top conferences, an NCAA ref could make over $100k in a season. But the majority of NCAA refs are like me; they work a few D2 and D3 games a season and make a few thousand dollars from it. Even officials who work in D1 conferences do not necessarily work enough of those games to make a living at it.
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So are NFHS refs called "amateur" refs then?
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You can call them whatever you like, although we clearly are not professional referees. There's no real official status.
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Also, how does one become an NCAA ref?
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Usually, by applying to some college-level "board" or organization for collegiate officials.
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Does one always have to go through the ranks of officiating NFHS games first
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Usually, but there are exceptions. For example, high level college players, or high level officials in other sports may sometimes be accepted to a collegiate board based on their experience.
To work D1 ball, it is usually necessary to attend some sort of try-out for the assignor.