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Originally Posted by GarthB
In an association I belonged to in the past, coaches rated umpires. We found that umpires who had ejections or game ending close plays were rated lower than the other umpires. This occurred to the extent that some D-1 umpires were rated several points below JV umpires working their first varsity games.
Thankfully my current association is more enlightened.
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This is the problem the San Diego HS association has. The coaches get to choose which umpires get to work their playoff games. If a close call, whether correct or not, goes against them, they keep that umpire off their playoff list. Or if they are a real jerk, and they get ejected by certain umpires who don't put up with their crap, they only choose the umpires that are weak and let them get away with anything. They really love the umpires who brown-nose them between innings and before the game.
Just go there and do a professional job, don't kiss their butts, and they forget all about you at playoff time. Except the teams that don't make the finals. They always seem to have you on their preferred lists.
