[nickrego]

Pete,

In our association, coaches have no say so about umpires. An AD can request an umpire be blacked out from their school, but that is it. No requesting umpires.

The league is my customer (they pay our salaries), not the coach. Trying to please coaches is a no win situation.

Every playoff, final or sectional has an evaluator in the stands for our association. That is who I don’t want to look bad for.