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Originally Posted by PeteBooth
I echo TEE if you want to work these games then you do as instructed or refuse.
One of the problems is that there is no Official LL Umpire association ala a Summer or HS umpires asociation. As umpires we stick together and if a league ever requested us to "hang around" after the game my assignor would tell that league where to go meaning NO UMPIRE would work those games.
LL is different because there is no ONE association that all LL umpires belong to. It is basically volunteer (however, more and more LL associations are going to paid umpires for a variety of reasons)
In your situation there might be many LL Umpires who are "itching" to get a LL Distrct game and would do almost anything to get one so if you refuse who cares.
Personally I wouldn't work any game in which the UIC instructed me to "hang around"
Summary: If you do not want to hang around simply refuse the assignment. For what it's worth think about getting HS Certified and getting paid for your services and NOT have to hang around after the game. We simply drop the baseballs at the plate or give them to the home coach (whatever the protocol is in one's area) greet our partner and go home. If someone wants to appeal they better do so in a hurry.
Pete Booth
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And I think dropping the baseballs at the plate is the most disrespectful thing an umpire can do. I hand mine to a home player or assistant coach. There's rarely a need to leave so quickly that you can't do that.
Regardless if you are getting paid for LL or not, when you work the tourney you should work according to the rules and procedures put forth by the TD. Otherwise, don't bother working.