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Originally posted by Little Jimmy
Four years ago when I started doing high school ball I was told that I would have to join association A. No problem. Association A has been good to me giving me high school ball from March to May, with a little ASA ball thrown in in the summertime. But now USSSA is comming to town, getting their foot in the door by doing some ball that association A doesn't handle. I could easily do the U trip ball with no scheduling conflicts but I'm getting a sense from my fellow ASA members that I would be going to the "other side".
I know many of you are affiliated with different groups. Anyone feel pressure? Honest opinions from either side would be appreiciated.
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I am affiliated with one association. I am registered to call ASA, Dixie Youth/Boys, NFHS baseball, and NFHS softball. Our association also does NCAA SB and BB scrimmage and JV games, and an occassional fill in for conference games. We also do USSSA baseball tournies when they come to town.
My allegiance is to my association, but if I am asked to work elsewhere I will always run it by my assignor so no conflicts arise. If "greener pastures" arise, I wouldn't hesitate to "jump the fence" but I would make sure of what I was about to do.
The group I am with does training, insuring, socializing and so forth. We are all from different walks of life, different shapes, colors, sexes and such, but we all have the commonality of umpiring, and we are all considered to be friends as well as colleagues. To much good for me to want to rock the boat.
Talk with your assignor or UIC, maybe association A could pick up the U-Trip stuff, and solve your problem.