Any creepy referees in Denver area?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

Ultimately, it is the schools that will bear these costs. If they force you to pay for a background, you simply reciprocate by raising the game fees you charge them to work their games.

If only it worked that way.

It doesn't.

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

Ultimately, it is the schools that will bear these costs. If they force you to pay for a background, you simply reciprocate by raising the game fees you charge them to work their games.

Originally Posted by Adam

If only it worked that way.

It doesn't.

Everything is negotiable. Officiating is a business. If you're willing to just sit there and take what they're offering, then that's your perogative. But if a school wants to start taking money out of my pocket, I can choose to stop providing the service, or raise my fees to cover my costs. If you get other officials to stand with you, it can work that way.

[tomegun]

I think many of the posts are accurate.

Unfortunately, we live in a society where protecting our personal information is important. I would like to think my local association is an organization I can trust. If not, and my information was used in a negative way the association would become the "Tomegun Officiating Association"...

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

Everything is negotiable. Officiating is a business. If you're willing to just sit there and take what they're offering, then that's your perogative. But if a school wants to start taking money out of my pocket, I can choose to stop providing the service, or raise my fees to cover my costs. If you get other officials to stand with you, it can work that way.

Sure, but the way it really works is, "Well, if you don't want to do it, someone else is willing to."

I'm ok with it, it is what it is. But at some point, they have to realize that you're going to start weeding out good officials. $30 here and there starts to add up.