5 Ideal Jobs for Retirees

[Lcubed48]

Number 4 on the list certainly works for me. I give kudos to certain ones who shall remain nameless who are doing both #3 and #4. Hoorah!!!

[Rich]

I see a lot of people locally taking on a new sport much older than I could imagine. Lacrosse is new here and people have taken to it. Others have picked up volleyball.

At 44 (and finishing my 27th year - I started working HS hoops and baseball as a college freshman), I can't imagine taking on a new sport at this point. My last new sport was football when I was 25 years old.

When I took on small college football 2 years ago and moved to a deep wing position (which we don't use in HS football), it seemed foreign to me, but it was still football. Can't imagine taking anything really new on anymore.

[SE Minnestoa Re]

I was thinking giving up officiating when I retired, not doing more of it.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by SE Minnestoa Re

I was thinking giving up officiating when I retired, not doing more of it.

Here, in my little corner of Connecticut, we have difficulty assigning officials to middle school (3:30 p.m.), and freshman (4:00 p.m.), high school basketball games. Our day jobs get in the way. If an official is available for these games, he instantly becomes our assignment commissioner's best friend.

When I retire in a few years, my goal is to be healthy enough continue to work my varsity games, and to make myself available for these afternoon games. I'm looking forward to mentoring the "rookie", and inexperienced, officials that are often assigned these afternoon subvarsity games.

Subvarsity fees, for all subvarsity games, including middle school, were $59.23 last season. That's more than just pocket change at two, or three, subvarsity games each week for a twelve week season.

[Mregor]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Subvarsity fees, for all subvarsity games, including middle school, were $59.23 last season. That's more than just pocket change at two, or three, subvarsity games each week for a twelve week season.

Wow, when I last did a MS game, I think it paid $15.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Subvarsity fees, for all subvarsity games, including middle school, were $59.23 last season.

Originally Posted by grunewar

That is a nice chunk of change.

Originally Posted by Mregor

Wow, when I last did a MS game, I think it paid $15.

Don't get too excited. Remember, this is Connecticut, you have to have an IAABO patch, these are, pretty much, all two man games, officials who are assigned middle school games by our high school assignment commissioner are expected to use all proper high school mechanics (switch on all fouls, etc.), and you may have to work with at least one very "experienced" (euphemism) official who wears a black belt.

[JRutledge]

I think the article just glosses over what it takes to be an official. As usual they act like anyone can just roll off the street and do what we do. If someone is retired and wants to officiate and never done it before, that might be a hard transition at that point of your life. It is hard for people that come later in life when they are in their 40s and 50s when their kids have finally left for college or their house for good, let alone what it would be for a retired person at a much older age. None of us should really be surprised, most people think anyone can do what we do. And they equate coaching with what we do too, which has nothing to do with our jobs either.

Peace

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Subvarsity fees, for all subvarsity games, including middle school, were $59.23 last season. That's more than just pocket change at two, or three, subvarsity games each week for a twelve week season.

That is a nice chunk of change. I just hope my body holds up so I can make these decisions.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Rich

Others have picked up volleyball.

Same here in my little corner of Connecticut. Girls (fall), and boys (spring), volleyball matches (is that what's they're called, matches?) are, for the most part, are played in the mid, to late, afternoon, difficult for many who have a day job to fit into their schedule, but perfect for retirees. We have guys who have almost no experience playing volleyball, other than high school physical education classes (back in the Cretaceous Period), officiating state tournament matches in their very first year of officiating. And they tell me it's real easy to learn the rules, and mechanics, and that the hardest part, physically, is climbing up the ladder.