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Originally posted by rjhouchin
I might add that, in all of youth sports, the only ones on the field who are being paid are the officials. When you take my money, you owe me a better job than we are getting.
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Robert,
I applaud you for your dedication to the sport. Softball wouldn't be here for any of us if that dedication didn't exist.
Please don't lump all officials into one basket. I try my best not to do that with coaches & parents. We all make mistakes and naturally we ALL try to limit them. We sure don't make them on purpose!!
I'm sorry that you don't feel you are getting a fair value for your dollar. Most of us are not in it for the money. If we were after money, we could probably make more flipping burgers. I rarely have shown a monetary profit from my years of umpiring. Equipment, uniforms, training, and travel eat away most opportunites for a profit. Advanced school this year alone will cost me $800 plus a weeks vacation. I do it because I want to become the best umpire I possibly can.
Unlike for many teams, fundraisers for umpires aren't very popular! But I sure have had some wonderful experiences and tremendous memories.
Gary
Tue May 28, 2002, 11:03pm
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