Worst luck ever

[kyref10]

$52 for a JV game! I need to move!

[jTheUmp]

Yes it's annoying when games get postponed/canceled after you've been assigned to them.

No, you shouldn't get a half game fee in those situations.

This stuff all evens out in the end... I'm sure you've picked up some additional games in the middle/later part of the season that you didn't have assigned initially. Where do you think those games came from?

[representing]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

Yes it's annoying when games get postponed/canceled after you've been assigned to them.

No, you shouldn't get a half game fee in those situations.

This stuff all evens out in the end... I'm sure you've picked up some additional games in the middle/later part of the season that you didn't have assigned initially. Where do you think those games came from?

I haven't picked up a single game this whole season since early December. We don't get a lot of snow that when we do, people start freaking out at 3 inches of snow like it is the end of the world. Where I was to officiate today, they're expecting around 5-7 inches of snow.

[representing]

Just to clarify, because I think some are getting confused.

I am not saying we should get compensated in ALL cancellation situations. Only when a school decides to cancel because of the students getting into trouble and put on suspension, players getting injured, etc. and the team just doesn't have enough players to play a game, then we should be compensated.

Weather, Property related cancellations, then no compensation because those would be postponed to another date. But cancellations are never made up and the school would gain that money.

I just emailed both of my assignors to ask them to keep me in mind for future games that become available and fit my schedule. Hopefully I'll get a game or two later.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by representing

I haven't picked up a single game this whole season since early December.

Well, the ones you lost that are getting rescheduled are getting picked up by someone, just not you. Perhaps you should pay the school for not being able to do those on the new dates. Now they have to search for new officials for those dates.

[tref]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

Yes it's annoying when games get postponed/canceled after you've been assigned to them.

Unless of course, you are open on the date the game is rescheduled & the site changes to the Pepsi Center

[Adam]

Originally Posted by tref

Unless of course, you are open on the date the game is rescheduled & the site changes to the Pepsi Center

Nice. When is that one?

[tref]

Monday 2/7 3pm

[representing]

Originally Posted by kyref10

$52 for a JV game! I need to move!

I thought $52 was low! It's low compared to other leagues within 50 miles I think.

[Terrapins Fan]

Originally Posted by representing

i thought $52 was low! It's low compared to other leagues within 50 miles i think.

we get $45 thanks to a $5 increase this year.

[Loudwhistle]

Originally Posted by kyref10

$52 for a JV game! I need to move!

Man that's more than I get for Varsity! ($40)

[bainsey]

Bottom line, officials are independent contractors. We get paid when we we're needed. No need, no pay.

If you show up at a game, and it's postponed or cancelled, then they owe you something for your time. However, if the order gets cancelled, no-one owes you anything.

[Rich]

You know, there's a contract somewhere that spells out when you get paid or don't get paid. Either you hold that contract (like I do here in WI) or your assignor does.

The only times I ever get paid for a game not worked is during baseball season when the home team fails to cancel and we drive to the field and it's unplayable (or a storm hits before the game starts).