MTD, Jr.'s First Varsity Game.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by biggravy

Same problem here. Schools save exactly 700/year by going from 3 to 2. It's rediculous. Then we get to hear coaches complain non-stop about us and the fact there is not 3.

It would cost $1320 here -- 22 home games (11 boys, 11 girls at $60 per official). If they cut the pay back to $50 per official 3-person, it would cost them only $660 more per season.

They could raise their admission costs by 25¢ and pay for the third official. Or raise the price of a coke or popcorn by 25¢. But they'd rather take that and buy new uniforms, new basketballs, etc. and then cry poverty.

Of course all the schools had the $60 a week to pay for a back judge in football about 10 years ago and also find money for a fifth official in a lot of the subvarsity football we work.