At least in our area, in Illinois, almost all of the schools pay by check the day of the game. This includes HS as well as JUCO and small college. There is one school in our JUCO league that pays cash every game, and we have to sign a receipt of payment. I've heard it has something to do with the Booster Club helping to pay for officials, but I don't know for sure. But most schools have the check ready at game time. There is the occasional issue of replacement refs, and the check is still made out to the original ref, but we usually just sign the other guy's name on the back and cash it with the support of the school.
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