Laziness of the officials seems to be a part of rec ball, and I don't really understand it. I can understand the not switching because a lot of these leagues play with running clocks and the switches eat away playing time, but nothing else. Nothing worse for me than to work a game where my partner doesn't care. If you're not gonna put forth the effort, why are you even doing the game??? I use my rec ball games to work on my officiating and game management. I take the games seriously, but others don't. Guess that's why they do a ton of rec-ball. On another note, some private athletic clubs will pay a HS game fee to the officials, and a HS game is called with switches and all.
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