One man show

[BktBallRef]

I wouldn't have asked for the second check.

I also wouldn't have worked the game solo. State association wouldn't want me to work it alone either.

[JetMetFan]

Better to leave with your check and call your association than putting the school on the spot. As was said, it's not the school's fault your partner was AWOL.

For my H.S. games protocol is a fee and a half and I get that directly from the organization.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

Better to leave with your check and call your association than putting the school on the spot. For my H.S. games protocol is a fee and a half.

Agree, let your assigner take care of it. Fee and a half is the procedure throughout the Land of Steady Habits.

[loners4me]

Does your opinion change if this school assigns its own games? Asst principal/AD & coach. He keeps the checkbook in his pocket and I knew that.....

[Rich]

Originally Posted by loners4me

Does your opinion change if this school assigns its own games? Asst principal/AD & coach. He keeps the checkbook in his pocket and I knew that.....

Probably not. I'm not one to ask for or demand money at the site. I would probably send an email to the AD the next day. Then decide if I'm ever going back there based on the response.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Rich

Probably not. I'm not one to ask for or demand money at the site. I would probably send an email to the AD the next day. Then decide if I'm ever going back there based on the response.

In the OP, the AD may already have decided if the official is going back.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

In the OP, the AD may already have decided if the official is going back.

Perhaps. But the guy worked solo and the AD told him he did a good job.

Could be they're scarce of bodies at the freshman level at that school.

I just find it unseemly to ask for or demand money on the spot. I've always gotten paid for a game, eventually. And a nice follow-up email the next day that suggests to the AD that it's the right thing to do to pay the official extra would probably go over better.

And I agree with the OP -- if the school is hiring directly and the OP stays and works solo, he should be paid extra.

[KJUmp]

Originally Posted by loners4me

Does your opinion change if this school assigns its own games? Asst principal/AD & coach. He keeps the checkbook in his pocket and I knew that.....

As an official assigned to referee that game, that really should be of no concern to you at that particular point in time. Your focus should be solely on "pre-gaming yourself" as to how you are going to go about working the game solo.

As many others have already stated, work the game and then contact your assignor regarding proper (additional) payment for working the game solo.

[Tio]

Agreed with other posters in that you should defer to your assignor/association rules regarding 1 man officiating game fees. Typically this is slightly higher than the 2-person fee but not 2 game checks.

The school should not have to pay for 2 officials if that is not the service that was provided.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Tio

Agreed with other posters in that you should defer to your assignor/association rules regarding 1 man officiating game fees. Typically this is slightly higher than the 2-person fee but not 2 game checks.

The school should not have to pay for 2 officials if that is not the service that was provided.

Agreed, but how many times are we willing to give them three officials for the price of two?

[representing]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

I wouldn't have asked for the second check.

I also wouldn't have worked the game solo. State association wouldn't want me to work it alone either.

My local chapter, not sure about the state, allows for solo referee'ing for any matches except for Varsity. And if I remember correctly, it is automatically "both checks to the solo referee". but I could be wrong. Happened to me once in my first season, but the official showed up within the first quarter. He ended up going to the visitor's school, thinking that was where the game was. Luckily the two schools were only 15-20 minutes apart. He gave me like $10 or something for soloing the first few minutes.

But I agree, I wouldn't have asked or demanded for the second check. I would have simply emailed my assignor and told him the situation, and then have him take care of it from there, whether the school or the chapter gives me extra money for soloing.

Honestly, are we really in it for the money?

[Multiple Sports]

Last year, I worked a D III game and one of my partner's didn't show. Our supervisor tried to get us fee and a half, but contract with conference said that
league would only pay for two of us as contract said three of us.....

Anyway we both got turnbacks later in the season..... for the extra work....

Next time contact your association.....last thing you wanna do is piss off AD and have
AD go to another association for officials...

[grunewar]

Luckily, I've never had to go solo for a full scholastic game with my Association. When I first started, at the MS level, I had a P who was notoriously late. I started w/o him several times and reported it up.

I've done a few Rec Games solo (blech). I get 1.5 game fee for them.