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I am in the camp that finds rec leagues to be far more problematic from an umpire's perspective. In high school and with travel ball, many coaches actually have a grip on the rules (at least the basic ones) and the roles/relationship of coaches/umpires. In many rec leagues, coaches have no concept of the rules of the game, and often try to rule on the field via intimidation of both their players and the officials. It is a weak attempt to hide their lack of mechanical and rules knowledge. (At least, that is my take on it.)
For example, this year during the high school season I had 56 regular season games, 4 tournaments, and 4 post season assignments. I warned one coach, once, at a tournament near the end of February. No ejections...nothing else.
After working two nights of rec ball, I had already amassed a whopping 8 warnings of coaches/players, and two ejections, both of which were literally asked for by the person getting ejected. (One resulted in the person being suspended from the ballpark for the remainder of the season.) This was after two nights, or 6 rec league games. It is ridiculous how these "un-enlightened" folk can be.
Scott
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