Pay raise!

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Mark, just curious as to why the league pays once/mo., after the games? I assume it's not a cash-flow issue, as the majority of the funds have probably been collected prior to the start of the season?

For me personally, all other things being equal, I would work for a dollar or two less per game if I knew I was being paid that day. Plus, I would think comparing timesheets to actual games would take more time than simply having the checkbook at the site, and having the attending board member approve the checks for that night. Schools do it all the time.

All Board members are volunteers, including our treasurer. All checks must be signed by both the president and the treasurer. The assignor submits the actual worked schedule to the treasurer at the end of each month then she matches that against the pay sheets that each official mails in. Then she mails checks. Believe it or not, some guys actually wait until the end of the season and submit all games at once!

There's no way both of them could be at every game, especially since we play at many different sites at the same time on Friday nights and Saturdays. We have about 120 teams in the program.

Let's face it. If we asked the treasurer to do a lot more work, we might not get anyone to volunteer.

You commented on when we receive our revenue. It's totally through registration fees and they are all paid prior to the season starting. All registration is on line.

[BillyMac]

Envelopes with cash in them. Most officials would find that very attractive.

[amusedofficial]

Trouble with third grade games is the hot moms are usually close to being jail bait.

Best way to deal with youth games is to package the games in sets of two or three or more games so that the officials walk out with acceptable coin for the time spent. Per game fees aren't as important as the total take vs. time required. It's actually an advantage to the league as well, since we'll keep it moving, avoid overtime, seatbelt loudmouth daddy coaches at the first opportunity, and keep those full timeouts to :45 seconds.

But never, ever, pay one official less than the others. Unless I'm employed by a league on salary, I don't want to work for less than my partner, and I don't want to work with a partner making less than I am.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by amusedofficial

Best way to deal with youth games is to package the games in sets of two or three or more games so that the officials walk out with acceptable coin for the time spent. Per game fees aren't as important as the total take vs. time required.

We schedule games in blocks of 2, 3 and sometimes 4.

Originally Posted by amusedofficial

But never, ever, pay one official less than the others.

Usually, this is not the case. Occasionally, we may have a 2nd year with a 3rd year or a 3rd year with a 4th year in a regularly scheduled game, but not too often. Of course, when a veteran is training two newbies, the pay rate will be different. I'm recommending we cut back on the number of levels we have and even out the pay rates more.

[amusedofficial]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Envelopes with cash in them. Most officials would find that very attractive.

Youth baseball has a remarkable propensity for paying with Benjamins. Basketball should take notice.