Why officials quit?

[SWFLguy]

I'm kind of surprised no one mentioned $$.
I know the trite response is-- "I'm not in it for the money".
But let's face it--if you want to get people to do something
on their off work time--you have to pay them well enough
for them to make the investment in their time.
If the pay was sufficient, we would not be having
discussions like this.
Plain and simple.

[parepat]

Originally Posted by SWFLguy

I'm kind of surprised no one mentioned $$.
I know the trite response is-- "I'm not in it for the money".
But let's face it--if you want to get people to do something
on their off work time--you have to pay them well enough
for them to make the investment in their time.
If the pay was sufficient, we would not be having
discussions like this.
Plain and simple.

Great point. It would probably improve quality as well. More money = more officials = more competiton for games = better officiating.

As it stands now, there is such a shortage of guys that even the worst officials work a ful schedule in our area.

I'm gonna go rent "Norma Rae" and "Hoffa" and start to organize.