2022 MTOA Standard Shift Rates

 2022 MTOA Standard Shift Rates*

For 2022 the standard shift rates are:

Referee - $25/hour (8-hour minimum shift)
Official - $22/hour (6-hour minimum shift)

Overtime is paid at the standard shift rate per hour. An official who works more than 10 hours, but less than 12, is paid for two shifts or 12 hours. For ex., an official who works 9 hours is paid for 9 hours at $22/hour, an official who works 10.5 hours is paid for 12 hours at $22/hour, and an official who works 13 hours is paid for 13 hours at $22/hr. The above does not apply to the referee; they are paid $25/hour for any hours worked beyond the 8 hour/day minimum.

 

Referees should determine prior to the start of a tournament whether meals are to be provided to the officials and inform the officials accordingly. Meals provided by the tournament enable the officials to remain on site for their full shift. If no meals are provided on site, the referee should advise officials that they are authorized to leave the site in order to obtain food (generally no more that a half hour is required). The tournament director should be made aware by the referee that some solo officiated sites may be uncovered while officials are obtaining lunch or dinner. 

Weather delay/cancellation exceptions:

1) An official notified of a delay/cancellation within two hours prior to the start of their shift, is entitled to three hours minimum pay.

2) An official who arrives at their site and is released within two hours of their start time, is entitled to 4 hours pay.

3) An official who is on site for more than two hours of their shift, prior to a cancellation being announced, is entitled to a full shift pay.

4) An official who is on call awaiting a decision regarding play, should be paid for the time they are on call until they are officially released.

5) An official who is called in to report after an initial weather delay, is entitled to a full shift pay.

6) A referee is entitled to the minimum shift rate of 8 hours for any day in which their services are required. For ex. if a tournament were canceled at noon on a Saturday, the referee is still entitled to their 8-hour minimum.

 

Chaired matches (applies primarily to junior tournaments in which some matches are chaired):

The rate is $75/chair with a two-chair minimum, i.e., if an official chairs only one match, he or she is still paid $150. If an official both roves and chairs, the rate is $175 per six hour minimum shift.

 

 

*Note: The above are standard tournament rates to be used for the majority of junior and adult sanctioned tournaments in the DFW metroplex. Other non-standard events (UTR, ITA, UIL, USTA league, unsanctioned tournaments, etc.) may utilize negotiated rates which differ from these. These negotiated rates should not be lower than our standard sanctioned tournament rates.

 

Important: Although the rates may vary depending upon the type of event, in all cases the tournament referee should make certain that their officials are made aware, prior to each event, the rate they will be paid for the event.