Officials Strike in La?

[TXMike]

Looks like it is having an impact...

Referee sit-out forces cancellation of prep games - Plaquemine, LA - Plaquemine Post South

[Texas Aggie]

Mike, are we getting a preview of this coming fall in Texas?

[TXMike]

The principal issue is significantly different, i.e. in LA it is money, here it is "control" (although it did start as money). I suspect a lot more folks would be motivated by money than "control" so we might not see the numbers sitting in Texas that are in LA.

[Rich]

Predictably, some in LA are making it seem that the officials are taking away opportunities from the kids.

What those people forget is that this isn't charity work. If they want free (or very cheap) officials, let the parents come out of the stands (one from each team) and let them work the game for $31 each.

$31. I still can't get over that. We got $30 for a freshman game in PA in 1987 (the year I started). That's 24 years ago.

[Texas Aggie]

Sure that wasn't 2 freshman games, Rich? 30 is about what we got for 2 subvarsity games around then.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

Sure that wasn't 2 freshman games, Rich? 30 is about what we got for 2 subvarsity games around then.

In Pennsylvania? I remember working 1 game a night and never making less than $30. I could be wrong -- it was a long time ago.

[Texas Aggie]

I was in Texas, and though I'd find it hard to believe, if you remember it like that, then I do believe you. Seems like pay rose pretty fast from when I started until 2 or 3 years later. And Texas has always paid based on gate receipts. I did have a $90 JV game (one) and a $212 varsity game in or around 1991 and 92.

[Sonofanump]

Originally Posted by TXMike

Looks like it is having an impact...

Referee sit-out forces cancellation of prep games - Plaquemine, LA - Plaquemine Post South

"Officials are paid between $68 and $74 per game, depending on certification. The payscale remains the same regardless of the size of the school."

What is this about? Someone is misinformed since there is a large difference between $31 & $68.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Sonofanump

"Officials are paid between $68 and $74 per game, depending on certification. The payscale remains the same regardless of the size of the school."

What is this about? Someone is misinformed since there is a large difference between $31 & $68.

You might be confusing the pay for basketball and football officials.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by mbyron

You might be confusing the pay for basketball and football officials.

Football officials are paid up to $75. The referee gets $15 extra (I like that idea -- I'm willing to bet the one guy on the crew who I think would be a great referee but doesn't want to do it would sing a different tune if we had a pay differential ).

It stuns me that FB officials get $75 and basketball officials get $31 (3-person crew). Every other state I've been in pays officials about the same for each sport.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Sonofanump

"Officials are paid between $68 and $74 per game, depending on certification. The payscale remains the same regardless of the size of the school."

What is this about? Someone is misinformed since there is a large difference between $31 & $68.

I believe $68 to $74 is for a doubleheader, GV and BV.

[Sonofanump]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

I believe $68 to $74 is for a doubleheader, GV and BV.

Thanks. Then the writter of the article is not using correct facts since he wrote "per game".

[parepat]

I've always said that they should pay us the same as they do the police officers who watch us do our job.

[bisonlj]

Originally Posted by parepat

I've always said that they should pay us the same as they do the police officers who watch us do our job.

We had a game last year where one of our officials was accidentally given a check as one of the security personnel. Officials game check - $65. Security game check - $160. We told our crew chief he needed to find a new crew for the following week because we were going to work security for this high school.