Compensation for speaking to team

[JRutledge]

It would depend entirely on where they are coming from and what they could be giving up that night (playoffs, job considerations). I would think you should at the very least pay the gas mileage and wear and tear on their car. You could pay them close to a game fee as well. I think it really depends on what they are expected to do. There really is not one answer that fits. I think you have to decide what the talk is worth to you. I know we have given officials a few hundred dollars just to speak to a bunch of official. One official gave back the entire check and donated it back to our association. It is all about what you feel is worth the while of the person speaking, regardless of whom that person is and what profession they come from.

Peace