[officialtony]

Folks,

The little league world series qualifiers are finished in my area and have gone on to the state level. The word is clear.

* ALL LITTLE LEAGUE OFFICIALS ARE VOLUNTEER *

I attended the district championship game and when the LLWS administrator was told we were OHSAA umpires ( there were three of us watching the umpiring AND the game ) he started networking to get us to do LLWS games for him. He said we would need special training and evaluations, etc., but it would be an honor for us to say we were involved. I asked what the pay structure and expenses program were ( because I already knew the answer ), and when he said it was volunteer, I politely responded with, " I know what my services are worth and they are worth quite a bit more than nothing ). We talked about this conversation after he left us and we understood why we were seeing what we were seeing on the field. That may explain why some people get LLWS games and can " brag " about it.


Also, relative to a coach who refuses to leave . . . someone will be dialing the local police for me and the game will not continue until the coach is gone. If players, fans, parents, or opposing coaches do not want to help out in this situation, I will wait until the time limit is up or my patience has worn thin ( which wouldn't take long ). I would do everything in my power to get the game played. I have never had a forfeit yet. Actually, I have never had a coach absolutely refuse to leave.
Hope I never do.

[Edited by officialtony on Jul 28th, 2005 at 10:10 AM]