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Originally Posted by harmbu
I am going to be a head coach for the first time this coming school season. The other night in an informal summer league game, an official offered me some advice. He said that if I ever had a question about anything not to go to the umpire who should be making the call. He said to go to the other umpire and then he would talk to his partner between innings and let him know what to watch for. He said that the problem would then be taken care of in an inning or two. Is this the proper porcedure? I just want to go about things the correct way so as not to get on the bad side on umpires right off the bat.
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That might work for some, but it will not work for many that I know. If you came to me about my partner, I would not say a word to my partner unless I felt he did something that "we" need to talk about. At least where I live most umpires rarely talk during the course of a game if not at all. I would also not have a lot of respect for you as a coach if you did not have the balls to come to the umpire that you needed to talk to. Also just like anything in life, just because one umpire told you something does not mean it will apply to other umpires. From my point of view this was not very sound advice. Not sure what you would accomplish by using such a procedure in the first place. Just because you have an issue does not make it a valid issue from an umpiring standpoint.
Peace