Officials Strike in La?

[TXMike]

And it begins.....


Shreveport officials among those walking out | shreveporttimes.com | Shreveport Times

[Sonofanump]

Originally Posted by TXMike

And it begins.....


Shreveport officials among those walking out | shreveporttimes.com | Shreveport Times

Good for them. I hope they hold out and get a significant increase and some respect. $31 a game sounds insaine to me.

[Texas Aggie]

When I first started working basketball in 1988, we had what we called a "jumper" system where a varsity official would be assigned (usually) 3 games -- the freshman, JV, and Varsity for the night. It was his responsibility to find another younger official to work the frosh and JV game. He would take the fee from the school and pay in cash his jr. official. Usually, he paid either $25 or $30 for the subvarsity games. I don't know what they made for the entire night from the school, but my guess is anywhere from $60-80 minimum -- and depended on the school district, crowd, and counting method. So the fees 22 years ago in Texas were more than they are now in Louisiana for a varsity game.

That's a crime, and I would have walked away years ago.