Yes you guys are right. It is because our pay needs to be approved the the lhsaa which is made up of 400+ principals and they approve or veto any pay raise. On Tuesday Feb 1, 2011 all games except for a few have been postponed. There is hope that games will be played on Friday. After today the LHSAA has passed an emergency resolution stating that ANYONE can officiate the basketball games.
The way the pay actually works, most people work 2 games so that is between 56 and 62 depending on your rating along with travel that ranges from 12-18 additional dollars per official. So if you are the highest rated and drive to one of our furthest member schools each official would recieve $80
Here is the link from BR
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