I am sorry if we had umps eat burgers and charge a meal fee. We have told them not to do that, but some guys are always going to try to get over on someone. The UIL does set guidelines that we have to go by r :shock: ight now this is how it breaks down.
44 1/2 cents per mile. Thats the state rate for mileage at this time which is based on gasoline prices. If gas were to go back down ( and thats a big IF ) then the fee would be lower.
40.00 min game fee.
10.00 meal money not per game per day.. not for tournament games.. and not for a place that will give you a burger after the game.
Gate money that is added to the min fee if a school is charging a gate per the UIL schedule. Most of the time the gate only comes to 10 to 20 dollars extra a game. The playoffs is where the gate can matter depending on who is playing and where the game is. Yes we need officials, all sports do. The numbers are down. Not all people have the time between work and family to dedicate the time it takes to be an official. I just do baseball , but I know guys that call multiple sports. I know some coaches complain about our pay, but we have equipment, clothes, shoes ,chapter dues, state dues, geez we start in the hole by a few hundred dollars every year, but I love doing it. It has just made me look at games from a different perspective.
