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Originally Posted by NDblue
I still haven't read anywhere in the OP that the tourney and local games are competing softball organizations. Did I miss something or are you guys arguing for no reason?
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You are correct, but then again no one said they were not.
If they were within the same organization, there is a protocol in place that avoids any issues.
Championship Play always comes first. Also, you don't poach umpires which are in someone else's area. A perfect example was just afforded me this week.
There was a request from outside my state to invite a member of my staff to work a tournament elsewhere. The individual dropped me an e-mail to see if that umpire could come out and play (my words, not his). I checked our schedule and gave the option to the umpire.
The courtesy is to insure that using an umpire from outside your own local doesn't cause a problem for the UIC of the requested umpire. As much as I want the umpires in my area to advance and be seen, I'm not going to shortchange the local tournaments and place the onus on the other local umpires to do so.