One man show

[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.

[icallfouls]

So you are at work, and one of your co-workers is "sick." You are told that the project needs to be completed by the end of the day.

Are you asking for your co-workers pay for the day or are you just getting the work done?

[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?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Adam

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

I would be more than willing to offer a 3-for-the-price-of-less-than-3 arrangement (2.5 perhaps) as a way to gradually move us to full-time 3-person, but I never offer to work 3-for-2 anymore.

The school needs to put some skin in the game or we'll do the best we can with two officials.