My monetary investment over the years:
- camp for beginners = $250
- two Jr provincial camps = $700
- Phil Bova's camp at KSU = $300
- two Sr provincial camps = $700
- two national FIBA camps = $700
- one provincial camp as evaluator = $150
- Total for camps = $2,800
Conferences:
- Approx. 7 provincial conferences @ $200 per
- Total for conferences = $1,400
Clothing:
- Shoes: about 6 pair x $60 = $360
- Socks: about 20 pair x $8 = $160
- Pants: about 10 pair x $55 = $550
- Shirts: 7 pair x $36 =~ $280
- Jackets: 2 x $60 = $120
- Total for clothing = $1,500
But then there's also time spend at local meetings, etc. where we do not get paid.
Grand total spent = approx. $4,700. Which means it's probably $5,000 or more.
Then there's driving to games, etc...
How much have I been paid officiating for these years? Much more than $5,000, but counting the non-paid hours that I spend to better my abilities is often missed by many people.
I think without us, it's just recess.