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Originally Posted by wadeintothem
Yeah, we have the same problem at that level of officiating.
I was specifically addressing the local rec league problem here and the draw it has for bringing youth into umpiring.
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The issue I see is that, at the same time:
a) People argue that its 'good' to put 'real' umpires at this kiddyball level so the kids feel important with 'real' umpires there, but;
b) Inconveniently, the 'real' umpires use 'real' rules and enforce them, which upsets the coaches/parents to no end because 'they are just kids' and 'dont take that _____ away from her,' ad nauseum
if they want 'play' umpires, let the parents do it. As yall say, there's more than enough 'real' games to do.