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Agree and go back to two man crewsbbjunky81 wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:54 pm My theory has always been the same —- raise the pay to $100 per official per game and see if that keeps good ones around.
Officials have to drive to the game (sometimes a substantial drive), spend 4-5 hours away from home, deal with fans yelling at them, deal with some coaches berating them etc.... Really, it’s a tough job.
Are there some bad ones? Oh absolutely. Are there some whose ego is entirely too big? Absolutely. But again, who wants to add all the stress to their life when there’s plenty of other jobs paying $65 for 5 hours that are way less stressful.
Make it $100!
AgreeEd Ott wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:57 pmAgree and go back to two man crewsbbjunky81 wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:54 pm My theory has always been the same —- raise the pay to $100 per official per game and see if that keeps good ones around.
Officials have to drive to the game (sometimes a substantial drive), spend 4-5 hours away from home, deal with fans yelling at them, deal with some coaches berating them etc.... Really, it’s a tough job.
Are there some bad ones? Oh absolutely. Are there some whose ego is entirely too big? Absolutely. But again, who wants to add all the stress to their life when there’s plenty of other jobs paying $65 for 5 hours that are way less stressful.
Make it $100!
I say we should pay Swanker $250 a game and have him do it all! #Swankerforref2020
Who wants to add all the stress to their life? The people who love the game and want to officiate for the right reasons. You start raising the amount for any reason other than inflation and the issue gets worse. But honestly I don’t think an incremental increase of $30-$40 a game would have any impact at all on the officiating crisis we have.bbjunky81 wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:54 pm My theory has always been the same —- raise the pay to $100 per official per game and see if that keeps good ones around.
Officials have to drive to the game (sometimes a substantial drive), spend 4-5 hours away from home, deal with fans yelling at them, deal with some coaches berating them etc.... Really, it’s a tough job.
Are there some bad ones? Oh absolutely. Are there some whose ego is entirely too big? Absolutely. But again, who wants to add all the stress to their life when there’s plenty of other jobs paying $65 for 5 hours that are way less stressful.
Make it $100!
If you increase the pay then you are making the job more appealing to people who are not yet licensed officials who may then want to get licensed. When you gain a larger official pool, you increase the amount of opportunity you have to find good ones. Obviously the potential for bad ones increases as well but with a larger pool it provides schools/leagues a better ability to choose the good ones instead of just going with who's available.mlittle wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2020 7:54 amWho wants to add all the stress to their life? The people who love the game and want to officiate for the right reasons. You start raising the amount for any reason other than inflation and the issue gets worse. But honestly I don’t think an incremental increase of $30-$40 a game would have any impact at all on the officiating crisis we have.bbjunky81 wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:54 pm My theory has always been the same —- raise the pay to $100 per official per game and see if that keeps good ones around.
Officials have to drive to the game (sometimes a substantial drive), spend 4-5 hours away from home, deal with fans yelling at them, deal with some coaches berating them etc.... Really, it’s a tough job.
Are there some bad ones? Oh absolutely. Are there some whose ego is entirely too big? Absolutely. But again, who wants to add all the stress to their life when there’s plenty of other jobs paying $65 for 5 hours that are way less stressful.
Make it $100!
Bingo.. my thoughts exactly!Seopnation wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:02 amIf you increase the pay then you are making the job more appealing to people who are not yet licensed officials who may then want to get licensed. When you gain a larger official pool, you increase the amount of opportunity you have to find good ones. Obviously the potential for bad ones increases as well but with a larger pool it provides schools/leagues a better ability to choose the good ones instead of just going with who's available.mlittle wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2020 7:54 amWho wants to add all the stress to their life? The people who love the game and want to officiate for the right reasons. You start raising the amount for any reason other than inflation and the issue gets worse. But honestly I don’t think an incremental increase of $30-$40 a game would have any impact at all on the officiating crisis we have.bbjunky81 wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:54 pm My theory has always been the same —- raise the pay to $100 per official per game and see if that keeps good ones around.
Officials have to drive to the game (sometimes a substantial drive), spend 4-5 hours away from home, deal with fans yelling at them, deal with some coaches berating them etc.... Really, it’s a tough job.
Are there some bad ones? Oh absolutely. Are there some whose ego is entirely too big? Absolutely. But again, who wants to add all the stress to their life when there’s plenty of other jobs paying $65 for 5 hours that are way less stressful.
Make it $100!
Yea that makes senseSeopnation wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:02 amIf you increase the pay then you are making the job more appealing to people who are not yet licensed officials who may then want to get licensed. When you gain a larger official pool, you increase the amount of opportunity you have to find good ones. Obviously the potential for bad ones increases as well but with a larger pool it provides schools/leagues a better ability to choose the good ones instead of just going with who's available.mlittle wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2020 7:54 amWho wants to add all the stress to their life? The people who love the game and want to officiate for the right reasons. You start raising the amount for any reason other than inflation and the issue gets worse. But honestly I don’t think an incremental increase of $30-$40 a game would have any impact at all on the officiating crisis we have.bbjunky81 wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:54 pm My theory has always been the same —- raise the pay to $100 per official per game and see if that keeps good ones around.
Officials have to drive to the game (sometimes a substantial drive), spend 4-5 hours away from home, deal with fans yelling at them, deal with some coaches berating them etc.... Really, it’s a tough job.
Are there some bad ones? Oh absolutely. Are there some whose ego is entirely too big? Absolutely. But again, who wants to add all the stress to their life when there’s plenty of other jobs paying $65 for 5 hours that are way less stressful.
Make it $100!