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lynchjm24 · 12-31-2018, 04:51 PM

I was a high school football ref in Connecticut for a decade. Started getting varsity assignments my second year long before I was ready. It really does take 5 years before the game isn’t moving so fast you can barely keep up.

I ‘retired’ after knocking the wife up while I was injured. The 4-5k you make a season is nowhere near enough money for the effort and the hassle.

I can’t imagine how hard up they are now - I was getting recruited for the college ECAC board after like 8 years and I was probably only mildly above average because I just didn’t love it enough to be fully committed.

I certainly didn’t want to spend any time wasting a weekend on a Mass Maritime/Colby game.

12-31-2018, 04:51 PM	#61
lynchjm24 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hartford	I was a high school football ref in Connecticut for a decade. Started getting varsity assignments my second year long before I was ready. It really does take 5 years before the game isn’t moving so fast you can barely keep up. I ‘retired’ after knocking the wife up while I was injured. The 4-5k you make a season is nowhere near enough money for the effort and the hassle. I can’t imagine how hard up they are now - I was getting recruited for the college ECAC board after like 8 years and I was probably only mildly above average because I just didn’t love it enough to be fully committed. I certainly didn’t want to spend any time wasting a weekend on a Mass Maritime/Colby game.