Should I be upset?

[Rich]

I know I'm in the minority here, but I don't think a solo official should be paid *anything* more by the school. And if they are, that money should come from the other official who didn't show up (in the form of a fine paid by the official or from the association).

[tref]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I know I'm in the minority here, but I don't think a solo official should be paid *anything* more by the school. And if they are, that money should come from the other official who didn't show up (in the form of a fine paid by the official or from the association).

IDK Rich. If I take care of business by confirming with my partner(s) & I go solo anyway, I'm gonna need a game & a half fee.

The school still saves money & we are compensated for our extra work.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by tref

IDK Rich. If I take care of business by confirming with my partner(s) & I go solo anyway, I'm gonna need a game & a half fee.

The school still saves money & we are compensated for our extra work.

I don't work solo unless i'm getting paid double. That is my HS association's policy. The school is not expected to pay the full fee. That's where the fine for the missing official comes in.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by tref

IDK Rich. If I take care of business by confirming with my partner(s) & I go solo anyway, I'm gonna need a game & a half fee.

The school still saves money & we are compensated for our extra work.

I'm looking at it from the school's perspective. I'm getting one, I pay for one. If I use an association, I'm expecting them to pay the extra money. If I'm contracting officials myself, then I can negotiate with the official if I *really* want to have the game played with one official.

If there's no association involved and no policy spelled out on the contract, I'm certainly not obligated to pay double.

That said, I don't have to worry about this. We don't start with 1 official and if I show up on time I'm getting paid whether we play the game or not.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I know I'm in the minority here, but I don't think a solo official should be paid anything*more by the school.

It's to keep athletic directors from requesting, as a cost cutting measure, that only one official be assigned to the game. They figure that it's not worth the 25% savings to have only one official. If they only had to pay only one game fee to one official they might request only one official for middle school, and freshman games, maybe even some junior varsity games,.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

It's to keep athletic directors from requesting, as a cost cutting measure, that only one official be assigned to the game. They figure that it's not worth the 25% savings to have only one official. If they only had to pay only one game fee to one official they might request only one official for middle school, and freshman games, maybe even some junior varsity games,.

When an official is assigned and doesn't show up it's not the AD's fault. If there's an association that assigns, it's not the AD's fault.

Easy way to fix this. State association requires a game can't start with 1 official (like my state did).