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Originally Posted by WestMichBlue
Absolutely! I do a couple big tournaments (JV and Varsity) in another city each year and I run into these issues all the time.
However - I run into it in my own area all the time also! Having been the trainer for our local association I know that only 30% of our umpires (the same ones) consistantly show up for training. So every time a coach says, "No one has ever said that before," or "that is the first time that has been called," I can say to myself "they have been umpired by the other 70%!"
WMB
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If you believe everything a coach says when a call/ruling goes against him, well, swampland?.....maybe 30% of your coaches are speaking truthful---in my area, I'd say that figure was still too high...