Money issues

[jaym72]

How do most places around the country get paid? Does the individual schools pay the officials or does their local association pay the officials? I prefere to get paid at the site with a check. What are the association dues around the country? I heard some places have fees as low as $30 and as high as $100. I was in an association that we paid $75 and that covered association dues, rule books, and liability insurance. Also, are there any areas that have associations that take a percentage out of your check that you receive? I think it is too steep if you pay almost $100 in registration fees and still have the local association take almost another $100 out of each check every month that goes to the association. And what about youth sports and out of season tournaments and leagues, do most of them pay cash on the spot for those games?

[Raymond]

Do a search on "game fees", there are a few threads to look at.

[euby]

My local association fee is $35 a year and another $55 a year to renew with ihsaa. (Indiana) The association doesn't collect anymore than that.

We get paid with a check by the school when we show up for the game and usually is $45 a game for 7th thru freshman and $58 for JV or Varsity games.

We all get 44 cents a mile tax deduction for travel at IRS time so don't forget to deduct that.

Our in-house league pays $22 a game and usually includes 5 to 8 games in one day. We pay $30 dollars a game for AAU and is usually 6 games in one day. Both in-house and AAU we pay cash collected at the door.

I have games assigned thru my association and I pay a third party assignor $10 a year for 6 to 8 games.

[Texas Aggie]

This comes up quarterly, at least, in either or both the football and basketball forum. A complete answer can probably be gained by looking at past threads. With that in mind, I'll give you an idea of what Texas does (at least, for the most part):

We pay association dues which are roughly a 60/40 split between local association and state association. A lot of associations waive local association dues for first year officials. After that, dues are currently between $110 and $130 a year (both state and local; this is basketball and football) for renewal next year. That includes books. There are no assignment fees or anything else due. You just have to buy your gear and show up for games. Texas officials are paid by the school district, usually by way of a check in the mail (I have only been stiffed a couple of times in many hundreds of assignments) anywhere from a week to a month after the game. Milage is added by some, but not all districts.

Some folks have contracted with districts and private schools for sub varsity assignments, and will send officials out there for the same 'check in the mail' but as an assigner will also bill the school on either a flat rate or per game fee. Still, no one I've ever heard of around here charges an assignment fee, but apparantly, its common in other areas.

[Camron Rust]

Basically, it comes down to the fact that Assignors are not doing it for free. Either the schools pay them, the officials pay them, or a split from both.

I'd bet that those areas that don't take a percentage out of the official's checks have assignors getting a larger average payment from the schools and the schools paying a slightly smaller game fee for the officials.

In the end they all probably come out the same.

[refhoops]

Our association dues are $ 105 which includes all education material and NASO memberships, which assures out Board that all members have the minimum liability insurance. We are paid monthly by our assignor, with no mileage, but farthest distance for any game is less than 60 miles, most are with 20 miles.

[Zack]

So is WA the odd one out? We pay about $30 a year to the associ. and $30-40 to the state.

We have an assignor that assigns us through a web based system for all games. We don't deal at all with the school or anything like that. We get paid a month or two after the season ends. I don't know how much I would like having to work for a school it almost sounds like?