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clevelandbrowns#1 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 15, 2018 11:45 am A Saturday for this referee. I will leave my house at 4:10 arrive at a designated pick up place to meet one of my partners. Proceed to drive to another pick up place to meet our third official for tonight’s game. Let’s say both teams undefeated 4-0 early in the season. My partners are from Wheelersburg and Hillsboro and I’m coming from Stout. We will arrive like we do 99% of the time at a packed house tonight at approximately 6:00 P.M. My drive is the shortest of the three @ 1 hour and 35 minutes one way. We will watch the first half of the JV game and then head to get dressed to do the best job in the world. We will try to be consistent on both ends of the floor, hustle to where we are supposed to be, use proper mechanics all while facing adversity from fans on both sides. Comments: three seconds, walk, over the back, call it both ways, reaching in, he is pushing, illegal screen, watch the elbows and many more! Some which I won’t put down because of /)&$;@&)-. One team will win and the other will suffer their first loss. We will head back to where we changed l,to shower and get dressed. We will drive back to all of our homes arriving approximately 11:15-12:15 for $70 each. Is it about the money we receive? You all answer that and I believe most of you wil say ,NO. For Love of The Game!!!!! Approximately 7 hours of work—-Priceless.

clevelandbrowns#1 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 15, 2018 11:45 am A Saturday for this referee. I will leave my house at 4:10 arrive at a designated pick up place to meet one of my partners. Proceed to drive to another pick up place to meet our third official for tonight’s game. Let’s say both teams undefeated 4-0 early in the season. My partners are from Wheelersburg and Hillsboro and I’m coming from Stout. We will arrive like we do 99% of the time at a packed house tonight at approximately 6:00 P.M. My drive is the shortest of the three @ 1 hour and 35 minutes one way. We will watch the first half of the JV game and then head to get dressed to do the best job in the world. We will try to be consistent on both ends of the floor, hustle to where we are supposed to be, use proper mechanics all while facing adversity from fans on both sides. Comments: three seconds, walk, over the back, call it both ways, reaching in, he is pushing, illegal screen, watch the elbows and many more! Some which I won’t put down because of /)&$;@&)-. One team will win and the other will suffer their first loss. We will head back to where we changed l,to shower and get dressed. We will drive back to all of our homes arriving approximately 11:15-12:15 for $70 each. Is it about the money we receive? You all answer that and I believe most of you wil say ,NO. For Love of The Game!!!!! Approximately 7 hours of work—-Priceless.

clevelandbrowns#1 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 16, 2018 7:09 pm Superman,
Yes, played the game all the way through high school. Wplayed in the Ohio/ Kentucky All Star Game—- years ago. Played Div 1 baseball in college.

bbjunky81 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 18, 2018 9:41 am I truly believe refs should make $100/game.

The extreme majority of schools bring in plenty enough at the gate to cover this. Also, this would keep qualified and high level referees in the business instead of moving onto something else they could make more money at.

Make it happen SE Ohio!

baseball16 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 18, 2018 11:46 am I have been refereeing for 10 years now (wow time flies by) and I do it because:
1. I love the game and love being on the floor ( blessed to still be able to run up and down the court)
2. Gets me out of the Winter time blues and out of the house.
3. Spend time with some good buddies and have that friendship.
4. Extra Spending Money. Not a great deal but it does help out during the Holidays and other Misc. items.

Love working during the Season, but especially love working tournament games and having that tournament atmosphere. Looking forward to another enjoyable tournament season.
I will say that as the seasons go on it does seem we are increasing in more and more idiots in the stands that just can't help themselves when it comes to yelling ( 3 seconds, travel (walk), over the back, body, get their hands off, and other things.....) LOL but hey it goes with the territory. "YOU CAN"T FIX STUPID!"