A tale of two games

[Mark Padgett]

Our local kids rec league, of which I am on the Board, pays $23 for 3-8 grade games (to officials with at least 4 years experience - first year starts at $17 per game, still not bad for a HS kid who needs some extra cash) and $25 for HS level rec games. If you work alone, you get 1 1/2 times the rate. The "competitive" 5-8 league I work pays $32.50 if you work a single game and $30 per game if you work two or more in a row. The "rip-off" is that if you work alone, you get only $35 per game regardless of how many in a row you work. That sucks. Their tournament games pay only $25 per game. The upside is that in that league, you get paid at the game, about half the time in cash, the other half by check. Our local rec league pays by check monthly and you have to submit a "time sheet".