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Originally Posted by CoachJM
On the 14U travel team I am coaching this year, the league requires that we use IHSA "patched" umpires and that the home team arrange for and pay the umpires. We have contacted a local association to provide the umpires.
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Let me let you in on a little secret. There are many leagues that require umpires or officials to get an IHSA license so they can alleviate some believed liability. What happens is many umpires get their license and do not work any HS games during the season. They get the license so they can work these local leagues but clearly have no ambition to work outside of these leagues. That is why there are so many X umpires in baseball as compared to other sports.
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Originally Posted by CoachJM
I am at the point where I am planning to inform the association that I do not want this individual assigned to any more of our games for the remainder of the season.
Should I?
If not, why not?
If so, what's the best way to go about doing it?
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You have the right to contact anyone within the association. Just understand that if you contact the association/assignor and you do not have a specific incident or rule the umpire kicked, you might just come off as a whining coach. I also know assignors that would send that official right back to illustrate this is a good umpire or to see if there is going to be future problems. If you are going to complain, I think it is better and more professional to state the reasons why in detail. If you are talking in general terms, the assignor cannot help this umpire get better. Also let us face the reality here. You are not going to get the best umpires at this time of year. Right now this is playoff time and most umpires that want to work the IHSA playoffs and college ball are going to work those levels and not work any travel league. I know I never work any travel ball during the spring and I will not likely work any this summer either. I am not the only one that feels that way. If I do work any summer ball, it will be HS and college wooden bat type games. Without there being a special tournament or event, most of the top umpires in any association are not going to make themselves available. So if you get another umpire to come and work, that umpire might not be any better than the guy you want to get rid of.
Peace