[chartrusepengui]

Wow! $120 for double headers 20 minutes from home. SWEET! I get between $65 and $175 per JUCO match - depending on which school I am at.

Last night did a MS double header and walked away with $75 in an hour and a quarter. My regular partner was working as down official in JV Tri just 6 miles away and called me at 9:45 when he got done. They paid him $45 for the Tri and he was one P.O'd official.

In our area, they don't start you as line judges - you are paired with experienced official and are at the R2 and eventually assigned as R1 when it is felt you are ready. Camps are always encouraged.

I generally don't travel more than 90 minutes one way.

Biggest adjustments I have experienced is NCAA being more lenient on net fouls ..... You have to be on your toes as the caliber of play goes up a notch just as it does on every other level when you progressed. (faster, higher, harder, better blocking/passing, quick sets etc ) Go over all the rules differences - many times- until you are comfortable My first match - I called illegal hit when ball went off a knee - legal in college - egg on face.

Hey - have fun with it. Hardest thing I have to do now is to have a good college match - and then do something like a JV or low skill level varsity later in the week.