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Just to clarify... I don't refuse 10U, but I don't ask for it either. I am rarely assigned 10U, since my association puts our rookies there (like my daughter) and they fill the commitments with the younger umpires (no room left for us old guys).
We have a veteran umpire who must be 6'8", if not taller. It is a real hoot to see him call a 10U game (he doesn't refuse them, either)!
We don't have 8U with umpires. Those kids play in various so-called in-house programs using coach-pitch, etc., and mostly coach-parent umpires. Personally, I question the value of an umpire at that level.
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Tom
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