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[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by DLH17

Local competitive leagues - 5/6 grade and 7/8 grade.

Regardless....if an official has agreed to and is getting paid to officiate 4 or 14 games, the effort should be there unless something unforeseen has occurred that would prevent max effort.

You're imposing your own personal standards on others. These are not "regular" games and the rate being paid reflects that. They're rec-league type games that are being paid accordingly and are getting performances commensurate with the pay being offered. I'm talking not about judgment, integrity, live ball hustle, and knowledge and such but the points about not switching on every foul, or reporting from a greater distance.

Of course, at those rates, they're not going to get a lot of the better refs to come out either....it is just not worth it.

Plus, any assignor willing to regularly put someone on more than 2 or 3 games is already indicating that the expectations are different. It is not possible to hustle for 8 games like you should and do for one or two. Even the best athletes really can't keep up that intensity for that long.