Rainout Check?

[Rich]

Personally, I don't worry about the money, at least not right away.

Some league have explicit policies. The league I assign has a "driving fee" and a "suspended game" fee. The umpires know the policy, even though the money received isn't a whole lot.

As far as summer programs, other leagues, I just have my own personal policy -- if I drive a good distance and the game is canceled and I'm not informed in advance, I expect you to make a good faith effort to take care of my expenses, otherwise I likely won't work there again. There's one school that asked be to work a scrimmage a few years ago and offered me $50 -- I haven't received it and I haven't been back since, even though they've asked.

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

Personally, I don't worry about the money, at least not right away.

Some league have explicit policies. The league I assign has a "driving fee" and a "suspended game" fee. The umpires know the policy, even though the money received isn't a whole lot.

As far as summer programs, other leagues, I just have my own personal policy -- if I drive a good distance and the game is canceled and I'm not informed in advance, I expect you to make a good faith effort to take care of my expenses, otherwise I likely won't work there again. There's one school that asked be to work a scrimmage a few years ago and offered me $50 -- I haven't received it and I haven't been back since, even though they've asked.

Our association collects the season's game fees and travel fees in advance from each school. Any adjustments are made at the end of the season and if a game did not get played or one of the umpires didn't show for any reason, the school gets a refund.

[ncump7]

In our association, the assignor gets all game fees before the season begins. He writes our checks every two weeks, and he makes sure we are paid correctly. We get 1/2 game fee if we travel to a game and it is cancelled. If we collect lineup cards, we get a full game fee if it is cancelled. There are a few schools that choose to pay the officials themselves. The assignor tells us that if we do not get a check, do not make a scene, he will get our money for us, and he always has done so. I really like this system, as we do not deal with the schools directly. We do not schedule our own games, and we do not deal with them concerning money.