The 3 versus 2 fallacies, a mini-rant

[Rich]

Originally Posted by MadCityRef

Hey Rich,
This is my first season straddling the IL/WI border. Amen to your thoughts.

I think a pay reduction is a good proposal. Perhaps suggest three for boys, remain at two for girls, with a climbing scale. Maybe the assignors could cut their percentage too.
The puzzler to me is why WI schools want to take the time to find refs for underclass games. It's my first area where that's the case. Making those games easier to assign could be part of the mix.

But then no one asks us.

Tony:

What he's saying is that the schools here hire ALL the underclass officials and also all their nonconference officials. The athletic directors spend a lot of time hiring officials here and the officials spend a lot of time soliciting games. It's something an official can't be shy about if he/she wants a good varsity schedule.

Most times the JV officials are local guys who work all the school's JV games. A lot of these guys have no desire to do more -- they live nearby and can be home by 7:30PM with $35-$40 in their pocket.

--Rich