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Originally Posted by Tim C
I cannot picture a situation, when working with tuskagee11, where we could face the possibility of a forfeit.
We would both understand how to get around the "career killing" option of ending a game prematurely.
HOWEVER, I had a forfeit just last summer.
Lah Me!
Regards,
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Hmmmmm, let's see......one team only has 7 players prior to the game. 15 minutes after the scheduled start time, they still only have 7 players. The umpire-in-chief declares the game a forfeit. There. That is
one example of a circumstance in which an umpire can, and must, forfeit a game. There are many others.
TussAgee, this is the only thing we have a problem with. You said "never" and that just ain't right. That is "constructive criticism," that you should be careful when using absolutes such as "all," "never," and "always," since there is usually an exception to these absolutes.
I think a better rule of thumb would be to never forfeit a game unless there is no other option available. That would have made your clinician's statement correct.