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Originally posted by JRutledge
What part of the state do you live? I am mostly talking about the West Central part of the state because that is where I started. So areas like Peoria and Springfield are in that area. Those areas have pretty much left 2 Person behind. Also the schools usually hire (mostly Class A schools) officials to work both games when they have a 3 Person crew. So just from a financial position they save money when they hire 3 officials for the night rather than 5 officials.
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I'm in east central IL. For the most part, all the Class AA schools are 3-person for varsity, and 2-person below that level. A lot of the Class A schools hire 3, but there are a few that still grumble about it. The ones that hire 2 are Class A. As far as saving money, I'm not sure that's always the case. When I work both games, 3-person, I'm usually paid from $70 - 85. That would be a total outlay for the school of between $240 - 255/game. When I work just the varsity game, the pay is between $50 - 60. So if the 2 JV refs get $35, and the 3 varsity refs get $55, that's a total outlay of $235 for the game, essentially the same. I think the main reason schools hire one crew is the AD makes less phone calls hiring 3 officials rather than 5.