Be Forewarned
It happens every year at the start of the postseason. Family, friends, classmates and spectators will head down to a CIF playoff basketball game starting tonight and will be surprised with the prices.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it is going to cost a few dollars to enter tonight's games.
It's $8 for adults and $5 for students (with high school ID's) and children (13 and under).
While I love high school basketball, like many of you do, it is sad that it would cost a family of four anywhere from $26-32 to go attend a game. I'm not sure how high prices promotes the game?
You've been warned.
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Roger Murray is the prep sports editor for the Whittier Daily News.
My info is from a CIF official - I think it even falls under the heading "hassel" as you put it. I know they don't have any say in choosing the awards - I apologize for implying that thought. The key here is Campa - I wasn't aware that basic research was no longer part of journalism. His number one resource - the Sports Editor - probably sits within 20 feet of his desk and he's not even using that. I'm pretty sure the original topic is ticket prices for playoff games. Does anyone out there actually have the percentage breakdowns for who gets the gate?
I paid $29 just to get into the Servite game tonight. I spent another $15 at the Snack Shack. I have to do it again on Friday night. Geez.
Yo, CalStaff,
"(.... because it's too time consuming and inefficient)." Where did you get that info as the reason the CIF office no longer wants to post All-CIF teams? In any case, not true. The CIF office has no say in the selections of the players, yet they're the ones who receive the complaints and comments from unhappy parents/fans/players when the lists are published. They're tired of the hassels, and who can blame them.
A quick call to any AD or the CIF office could get the answer to your somewhat misleading question. The high prices are not to promote the game - that is not the job of the CIF, it's the job of the schools that are participating AND the media (if they care about the community). The high price stems from who garners the gate - 50% of the profit goes to the CIF office (yes, the same office that no longer wants to post All-CIF teams because it's too time-consuming and inefficient). It's also so you cannot stack the deck with a home crowd that gets pre-sale tickets for a dollar - everyone pays equal prices for attendance. Both home and away teams are supposed to receive the same number of tickets. These are the reasons that I've been told - if they've changed, maybe someone will actually do a little research to find out!