July 1, 200818 yr Great point. Both coaches and refs are underpaid for sure. Its why many, many people in the know really appreciate the sacrifices the refs and coaches make (which is why we should all be more cautious in our criticisms of them). Face it, involvement in high school athletics is not for the money. Its the joy seen on kids faces as they participate and the valuable lessons in life they are learning. But if you think coaches and refs have it bad, from what I'm told the KHSAA Board of Control members get paid zero, zilch, nothing. And if the comments about the KHSAA Board of Control on here are indicative of the grief they receive in the general public, those folks really are stupid for volunteering their time. They do have it bad, considering the criticism they recieve.
July 1, 200818 yr How are you arriving at this calculation? Also with your example of refereeing two games you are just using the game time, 3 hours, to make it come out to $30 an hour. Again, I am using the hours the ref puts in. If we use your line of thinking if a team plays 30 games a year and the coach recieves $5,000 to coach he is making $166.00 for one game. In your example for two games the ref made $90. Who is making more? [/b] Again what are you basing this assumption on? I am not saying either makes the money they deserve. How much preparation does a referee put into reffing one game. Does he set at in home in front of a mirror practicing correct form on his walk call or his and one motion?
July 1, 200818 yr Yes, you are correct but when you break down the amount of hours it takes to be successful and then divide it by your stipend, coaches are making sweatshop wages. - SteelCurtain An example from a jv official I spoke to. Let's say JV game begins at 6:30 pm. Most are at the game site 45 minutes prior which is 5:45 pm. Factor in drive time in this area with a generous 30 minutes and he leaves the house at 5:15 pm. Game time of 1 hour and 15 minutes and we are approximately at 7:45. If with showering and changing and back home in 30 minutes it would be 8:15pm. He told me those are conservative estimates. So for 3 hours of his time he made $40.00. You do the math. How much preparation does a referee put into reffing one game. Does he set at in home in front of a mirror practicing correct form on his walk call or his and one motion? Actually I've heard of some that do!:thumb:
July 1, 200818 yr Are you forgetting about practice, scouting, walkthroughs, bus rides, fundraisers,conditioning. Count up all of those hours and see if you still arrive at $166 for one game. No, I am not forgetting. In your example of a ref making $30 an hour you didn't factor in anything but the 3 hours of game time. Are you forgetting camps, state meetings, state testing, associational meetings, scrimmages? Count up those hours and see if you arrive at $30 an hour.
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