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[Raymond]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

... They paid OK but not spectacular and had us working multiple, stop clock games in multiple makeshift courts over hard concrete. ...

Peace

Same thing happens here for Nike & Hoop Group when there are overflow games that can't fit in the main facility. Main venue games are usually covered by college and NBA Grassroots camps. Overflow games are played at a convention center where thin, jigsaw puzzle courts are laid directly on concrete. No way you can work more than 2-3 games on that crap without injury or extended soreness.

Eventually off-season travel ball is going to collapse on itself b/c of the reasons laid out in this thread and the continuing shortage of officials. I went out to watch some of our local officials at the convention center (16 courts) Friday and the person who was responsible for the courts we weren't assigning was as actively recruiting our officials to cover his holes. Happens every year with greater frequency.