High School Pay

[NM FP Ump]

Boy, I guess we have it good here in the Land of Enchantment. The schools pay the New Mexico Activities Association before the season even starts. The NMAA pays the respective official's associations. We hand in invoices for the games we officiate at our weekly Monday meetings, and get paid every two weeks. Some officials just keep their invoices until the end of the season and get one check after the season ends.

The larger public schools are the best at paying and the smaller schools have to be reminded, and reminded, and reminded. The missing paychecks around here are usually for pre-season scrimmage games. I don't know why the schools are delinquent when it comes to scrimmage games. I called 4 scrimmage games in April and was only paid for 2; oh well...

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by NM FP Ump

...I called 4 scrimmage games in April and was only paid for 2; oh well...

We don't get paid for scrimmages at all.

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by Dakota

We don't get paid for scrimmages at all.

Nor do we.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Dakota

We don't get paid for scrimmages at all.

You should.

[JefferMC]

Originally Posted by Dakota

We don't get paid for scrimmages at all.

In SC, the High School League forbids it:

B. In all inter-team scrimmages, the following regulations are to be observed.
...
2. No admission fee shall be charged or monetary collection taken. Exception:
charge for one inter-team scrimmage.
3. No official will be paid a fee for services. Expenses may be paid.

Locally, they use it for training and evaulating umpires.

[tayjaid]

Here In Michigan, the checks are given to us prior to the game. Usually the AD is there to pay us. Occasionally the coach has the check and just gives it to us when we are checking equipment.