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I would like to start some conversation about the amount of times your crews exchange balls.
As Umpire I usually have a towel, especially if it has rained in the previous couple of days, so I dry off the ball as much as possible; and I usually try to get as many balls in as possible. But the thing is that my crew is against getting new balls in whenever plausible. I'm thinking that these little things are causing a little friction between our crew and the coaches. So my question is when and how often do you change balls.
Whenever a coach or ball boy wants.
Whenever a C or BB wants when it comes near your side.
Long incompletes, passes OOB.
Slightly damp or wet ball when an opportunity presents itself.
Any, all, additional ideas about this topic. Of course you also have to consider the point of the game (ie you wouldn't change a ball ran down the middle in a 2 minute offense). So for these purposes just consider run of the mill plays where there is a 12-18 second huddle between plays.
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