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Originally posted by jicecone
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Originally posted by gordon30307
Game management from the first pitch will prevent most problems. I do mainly JUCO, High School Varsity down to park district. Regardless of the level always look the part.
Shoes polished clean uniform etc. The lower the level the more firmer I am. If I get chirping from coaches speak to them privately don't be a hard a$$ and show them up. Do this as soon as it occurs don't wait until the last inning. Hustle and work hard on every play and be strong with your calls. The sharper your mechanics the more believable you will be. I do over 100 games a season while I don't keep track of the number of ejections I would guess a couple of players for smart mouths 5 or 6 for rules infractions that waarant ejections and 5 or 6 coaches. My attitude is that I never eject. The actions of the individuals cause them to eject themselves.
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Lets see that about 12 people for 100+ games. Wow that would have taken me about 5 years to get those numbers. ??????????????????
Maybe you should re-examine what your doing out there and try to improve it.
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Jicecone;
Actually, this is an indication that Gordon is doing his job. I have an average of one ejection every 8-10 games going back many years. Like Tee, I keep a log of my games. Especially if one does a lot of rec ball, the ejection count is going to be high unless one puts up with a lot of crap or works in a league where the President rules with an iron fist and severely punishes ne'er do wells.
I have umpires tell me all the time that their ejection count is low because they do preventative officiating. That works to a certain extent. However, when I review their games or work with them, the truth is that they ignore a lot of stuff that they should be dealing with. Eventually, another umpire (me) or an assignor gets to deal with it.
Peter