I am acting as a Meet Director for the first time this fall, and working on all those little details I had never really thought about in detail before.
My question is, are meet officials customarily compensated? If so, how much? I am not talking about timers, or the person running the computer, or me. I am talking about the starter, the stroke judge, i.e. the folks who need to be certified by USA swimming as qualified to do their job. I had assumed that they were paid. Our club President does not believe we have paid them for past meets. We are both wondering what is customary.
If you have direct knowledge of what your team does or has done for a meet, please share. I appreciate your help.
Matt
Our team, too, is seriously considering hosting a meet this winter. Looking at expenses, I learned that officials in our Washington, DC area are normally paid about $50 each for local meets, what I consider a small amount.
It seems fair to me, given the 5 hours they work. I would only ask members of our own team to volunteer that kind of time without being compensated in some manner.
Our team, too, is seriously considering hosting a meet this winter. Looking at expenses, I learned that officials in our Washington, DC area are normally paid about $50 each for local meets, what I consider a small amount.
It seems fair to me, given the 5 hours they work. I would only ask members of our own team to volunteer that kind of time without being compensated in some manner.
