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Originally posted by PeteBooth
What does returned assignments have to do with the quality of umpiring? - Answer - Nothing.
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Oh, I disagree. On-field performance is not the only important attribute for a quality official. Reliability is one of the first elements a quality official must demonstrate.
If you repeatedly turn back game assignments, you are not a quality official. You might be great on the field, but that's not the only area of importance. It is important that you work when you agree to work.
Now, I can understand your dilemma about work and family commitments. It's even worse where I live. Our game assignments for the week come out in the Sunday paper. I cannot plan my week until the Sunday paper comes out. Every Sunday morning during baseball season, I am on the phone with assignors working the rest of my schedule around my high school schedule. Until Sunday, I have no idea what will happen in any given week. That's just the way it is.
I would not be a quality high school official if I repeatedly called my assignor on Sunday mornings to tell him that I cannot make my assignments. That's where the assignments would end.