Officially taking early retirement from Adult Men's Wreck League

[UNIgiantslayers]

Originally Posted by Rich

As someone who picks and chooses what I work, for me it's about location, money, and potential for BS. When potential for BS goes up, the rate needs to go up. And for rec stuff, it all has to be close to the house.

I end up doing about 3-4 a year because of my criteria.

Ours is $25 a game/hour, and the league rotates locations all within 5 miles of my house. I think they'd have to give me at least $40 per game to ever consider it again. 5 hours on a Sunday night is not worth this hassle.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by UNIgiantslayers

Ours is $25 a game/hour, and the league rotates locations all within 5 miles of my house. I think they'd have to give me at least $40 per game to ever consider it again. 5 hours on a Sunday night is not worth this hassle.

I don't do adults. I'm talking kids, myself.

I worked 3 6th grade games on Saturday for $35 each about 6 miles from the house. Total commitment including driving? Less than 4 hours.

[Kansas Ref]

Originally Posted by Rich

I don't do adults. I'm talking kids, myself.

I worked 3 6th grade games on Saturday for $35 each about 6 miles from the house. Total commitment including driving? Less than 4 hours.

*Sweet deal you have going on there; however, the rest of us must contend with considerably less of a game fee and more of a headache.
Do you encounter the same level of angst if it is women's wreck league games?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Kansas Ref

*Sweet deal you have going on there; however, the rest of us must contend with considerably less of a game fee and more of a headache.
Do you encounter the same level of angst if it is women's wreck league games?

I decided not to get the headaches for the money being offered (adult and kids) locally. I might run some to loosen up after a break, but that's about it.

[Kansas Ref]

Originally Posted by Adam

I decided not to get the headaches for the money being offered (adult and kids) locally. I might run some to loosen up after a break, but that's about it.

*ahhh OK, so you have for the most part sworn them off altogether, .

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Kansas Ref

*ahhh OK, so you have for the most part sworn them off altogether, .

"Sworn off?" Probably not that drastic, because if the pay goes up (it's woeful around here for that kind of ball) I'll reconsider.

[WhistlesAndStripes]

I'm one of the few officials in my association that works wreck league games. I do it for a couple reasons -- but mainly just paid cardio.

Monday night I had 3 games. The final game of the night included a team who I never seem to see eye to eye with. I tried REAL HARD to make it through the game without whacking anyone. But they forced my hand. With about 4 seconds left in a 2 point game. One of their more volatile players went nuts from the bench after already having fouled out. WHACK! Of course I was accused of "giving them(the other team) the game." Not my fault that a 20-something year old kid still can't control his temper, even when his own father, who was also playing on that team, was trying to calm son down and telling him he needed to stop.

I happened to be working that game with the guy who does the assigning. He's not even a certified official, but I digress. I have to admit that I wondered a bit if I'd be invited back the following week. He never seems to say much about the Ts that I call. Anyhow, I got a text from him yesterday afternoon asking me to work 3 nights of the tournament next week. Due to some HS Games and another conflict, I could only give him one.

I've determined that if I just go out there and do my thing, knowing that most of these clowns don't know what they're talking about anyway when they are arguing about calls, that everything will take care of itself. And it does.