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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
Here locally, before we lost the AAA contract we took a hit across the board for Varsity refs to add a 3rd official to the GV games. Before that we had been getting $75/offficial for the 3-man BV crew and 2-man GV crew. Cut our fee down to $62.50/official but it was worth it get more 3-man experience to the association, even if every girl's game really did not need that 3rd official.
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Don't get me wrong -- I'd take a hit. But the schools need to put some skin in the game.
Most conferences here pay $60 -- $120 per game for 2 officials. If the schools kicked in $30 per game, I'd be happy to work for $50.
Sad thing is, I know that even if money wasn't an issue that some conferences would still resist going to three.
The state could've required this years ago and they *still* refuse to make that call. Hell, they still assign the first two rounds (boys and girls) 2-person. Why would these conferences NOT think it was OK -- if it's good enough for the post-season, it's good enough for the regular season.
(The state still only requires 4 football officials at the varsity level. As far as I know, no varsity game is scheduled with a 4-man crew and hasn't been for years.)