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Old Mon Apr 05, 2004, 07:24pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Article 311

02. Registered umpires become members of ASA on a voluntary basis and
agree to be governed by the Code, rules and regulations of the ASA.
Registration by an umpire does not establish an
employer/employee relationship and no umpire is considered
an employee of ASA or the local association, but is instead
acting as an independent contractor.

05. Umpire membership may be declined or revoked for unethical, immoral or
unprofessional conduct. Before declining or revoking membership, the
umpire must be given the same hearing procedure afforded a team or team
member as set forth in Article 505, Disqualification of this Code.

Article 505 DISQUALIFICATION.
A. Acts of Disqualification. A team, team member, manager, team official or
umpire may be disqualified for any of the following:
01. Unsportsmanlike conduct.
02. Physical violence, such as an attack on an umpire or tournament official
immediately preceding, during or immediately following a game.
03. Commission of fraud, such as playing under an assumed name, falsifying an
affidavit or roster or giving false information to tournament officials.
04. Participating when they do not meet the eligibility requirements of the ASA.
05. Knowingly competing with or against individuals or teams which are
disqualified from ASA play.
06. Commission of any act while participating in ASA activities such as: failure to
pay indebtedness, destruction of property, violation of state or local laws or
any other acts that are contrary to the objectives and purposes of ASA.
07. Violation of ASA substance abuse policies and procedures.
08. Forfeiting a game in championship play

E. Additional Penalties. A team, team member, manager, team official or
umpire may be disqualified for a period of time for violations outlined in Article
505 ( A ) at the sole discretion of the commissioner in the association where the
offense occurred. However, the following acts of disqualification require a minimum
of one-year loss of eligibility:
01. Physical violence.
02. Commission of fraud.
03. Competing knowingly with or against disqualified players.

These are a few causes for disqualification of an umpire. As you can see, working for other associations is not mentioned at any point in ASA code.

As a ASA UIC, I have been told in no uncertain terms that I cannot hold what an umpire does on their own time against them. That's fine by me.

I know that there have been UICs told by their commissioners to ban umpires who work other games for other organizations and they are depending on the umpire to not follow with a complaint.

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