Paid membership?

[PeteBooth]

Originally posted by pob14

How many of you have paid for the membership to this site? Do you find it worth the money? If you haven't, why not?


The main reason I am not a paid member for the article section is that I'm waiting for EUmpire to combine an insurance / membership package all into one, similar to ok I know it's taboo Referee.

Presently, it's hard to beat Referee's price of $79.00 (sometimes even cheaper) which includes:

1. Price of magazine
2. $3 million liability coverage
3. List of contact personnel if you are moving and want to continue umpiring, plus
4. other quirks.

Between the cost of equipment each year (example; this year in FED we have to by new jackets as the black ones have been fazed out), mileage to and from games, and reference materials, the buck has to stop somehere. I know there are good articles on this site but IMO, they need to offer more in order for membership to increase.

If and when they combine an insurance package along with their article section, I will then consider.

Pete Booth