Football Games - What do you get paid for covering?

[StewieGriffin]

What is the average people get paid here for football games?

Any liability? How about physicals?

Is $150 fair?

[mayday]

Our program, a few years ago, restricted us from getting paid to cover football games. Their reasoning was that we were not covered under the liability insurance with the hospital. We can still go with an attending as long as we're not paid (it's assumed to be educational then). For me, it just wasn't worth the risk. I was too scared some kid would get paralyzed and I would be the only guy there with no coverage if I got sued. Plus, if I had a Friday night off, I'd rather spend it with my family.

[ortho3838]

For high school games we get paid $50. Both teams typically have trainers, so we really don't do anything unless they can't or if it goes to the ER.

[ortho3838]

Oh, and $5 per kid per physical which includes general musculoskeletal, listen to heart/lungs, scoli check, eyes closed balance. Usually line up 10 kids at a time.

[asl17]

$150-200/game.