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Originally Posted by Jim Mills
I was once recruited to umpire for the U-17 team on which my nephew played. I declined.
His coach said, "Jim, the only guys we could get both $uck! Come on, just this once!" I declined.
They played with the umpires who "$ucked." Guess what? They $ucked.
Guess what else? The sun set in the west that evening, and rose in the east the following day.
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Jim do not know your area, but it's pretty much a given that after you get "your feet" wet you pretty much know most of the participants.
They might not be related, but the players could be kids of Friends you know or friends that have come to your house via your kids.
My son played LL. Many of the kids I umpired for at the HS level also stayed over at my house many a time.
After you umpire a few years, you pretty much know many of the participants. They know you have a job to do.
In Summary: If you are going to be a "homer" then you are a "homer" reagrdless of whose playing.
Pete Booth