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Don.........you hit on one of my #1 pet peeves........Partners who do not show up on time.........I always try to be at the fields 30 minutes early......
I rarlely (if ever) am not the first umpire there..........
As for #4.........I once overruled a rookie partner (he misapplied the lookback rule) in a tournament we use to train our new umpires........
After some discussion here..........I would handle it differently.........making mistakes and learning how to deal with them is part of the learning process of umpiring.
I will however, remind all rookie partners that if they are unsure of a ruling or if a coach asks them a rule question and they don't know the answer.........DO NOT make something up........ask their partner for help.........had that happen last year......made for a long game when the coach found out that my partner was wrong on a ruling......
Joel
Joel
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