Mid-America Youth Basketball (MAYB)

[dave30]

Has anyone else officiated any of their tournaments? We had one in the Dallas area this weekend. Some of the teams dropped out so the schedule changed daily. Parents complained a lot (as usual), but overall the kids (high school girls) were a good bunch.

We had some good teams and good officials working the games.

When it came time to get paid, I was amazed that they only paid us $17 per game! We made $17 per game in 1992!

I will know better next time. I didn't realize that the pay was so low! To top it off, after doing our fifth game of the day today and our 15th of the weekend, the final game was a 30 point blowout between the two teams that hadn't won any games yet. On our way out, we were accused by one of the coaches of the losing team that we were lazy and not in position to make calls in the final couple of minutes of the blowout game. We couldn't avoid them since we all had to leave out of the same door. We said nothing, but just listening to them try to tell us that we were lazy was frustrating....especially when their own kids came up and thanked us after the game for calling their games. Kids are great. I wish they didn't have to become grownups!

I admit we weren't 100%---but at least 95%! (the mind wandered just a bit in the last couple of minutes of a 30 point blowout), but we called a good game and I thought we earned our $17 !

It's just frustrating to give your best effort for the kids (who appreciate it and have fun) and then have it ruined by a couple of parents who do not appreciate good officiating done for almost no money.

They don't realize that at $17 per game; they are not going to get good officials much longer. This is my last MAYB tournament if there is no increase in pay. I should've checked to see what the pay was before the tournament, but once I was in...I did the best job I could do.