If you want to change it, take over the leadership. We did here in our local association and things are working out very well. There is one guy that has done so much work I have told him to write a book with all the material that he has put together. We are even in the process of doing away with the rating system all together as far as numbers go, because let's face it; the assignor knows who can and can't work, so we are in the process of developing a system where umpires are put into groups like can work, needs some improvement, and needs a lot of work. The program has really taken on a year around improvement structure.
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