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Originally posted by jumpmaster
We had a situation in our association at a 16-18 year old tournament this last weekend.
sitch - final day of the tournament and two games scheduled simultaneously. One game is the championship game, the other is a loser's bracket game. Both teams from the championship game and the winner of the loser's bracket game advance to the next level. 3 umpires, 1 a rookie (20 yoa), 2 veterans (one of which is the assignor, the other a respected big dog). The assignor determines that the rookie should call the loser's bracket game BY HIMSELF and the 2 vets should call championship game.
I have 2 problems with this situation 1)a 20 yoa calling a 16-18 tourney, 2) the assignor putting a rookie on a field by himself in a losers bracket final.
A. What, if any, action should be taken against the assignor for poor judgement?
B. What, if any, action should be taken against the other vet for not stepping up and attempting to stop this?
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A "championship game" is not a championship game unless the winner wins the tournament.
A. Sounds like the assignor did not do his job to have 4 umps available for 2 simultaneous games. But let's assume for a moment, that it was unavoidable. If so, I would have assinged the most experienced ump to do the loser bracket game by himself, and put the 2nd most experienced ump amd the 20 YO would have done the other game. If 20 YO is qualified to be doing this level of ball in the first place then I don't think it would matter which one was where. If you don't like how it worked out get a new assignor next year, or for the "real" championship game.
B. If I am the other vet then I do what assignor says do. I feel fine.