Officials Uniform Problems

[Adam]

The last season I worked MS games I had the same experiences Rich talks about. It was my first season in that city, and I was working them to get my face out. I stopped, not because I was too good to work those games, but because I couldn't justify getting off work 2 hours early for $12.50/game in 2007.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

The last season I worked MS games I had the same experiences Rich talks about. It was my first season in that city, and I was working them to get my face out. I stopped, not because I was too good to work those games, but because I couldn't justify getting off work 2 hours early for $12.50/game in 2007.

Two games with 6-minute quarters for $50. It was like stealing. It made me think about doing more of these at some point.

Of course, I had to change in the bathroom afterwards and wasn't offered a shower, but I was only 5 minutes from the house and my hot tub.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Two games with 6-minute quarters for $50. It was like stealing.

$60.00 here.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

The last season I worked MS games I had the same experiences Rich talks about. It was my first season in that city, and I was working them to get my face out. I stopped, not because I was too good to work those games, but because I couldn't justify getting off work 2 hours early for $12.50/game in 2007.

$12.50 per game? Wow, I don't think I've seen or heard of a game for that little in forever...way before 2007. Did they pay in grain or pelts before 2000?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

$12.50 per game? Wow, I don't think I've seen or heard of a game for that little in forever...way before 2007. Did they pay in grain or pelts before 2000?

LOL. No idea. I made more than that in small town Iowa when I worked a few middle school games in college back in 1993 (long before I took officiating seriously).

I was surprised when I saw my first check, $37.50 for a three game set. I typically don't ask what the pay is, even now.

Although I did pick up four games this Sunday for $15.00/game; essentially our AAU equivalent from what I can tell. I'm not sure what I was thinking; neither is my wife.