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Reason I never go for 10U or bad 12U is that it's much more common at that level that the plays in the infield will require 2 umpires, and much more likely that a "trouble ball" will not be caught anyway.
(Incidentally, I've always thought it strange that 10U will have 1 umpire more commonly than 14U or 16U. Honestly, I find it MUCH easier to umpire bigger girls alone than the little ones - what you expect to happen HAPPENS at the older age far more often ... and OBS is rather common and can be ANYwhere in 10U (we've all seen OBS by F5 standing on the base while the ball's in right field), while far less common at 14U. Plus - plays are executed at the higher levels - far less crazy situations with overthrows or people running when they shouldn't, requiring you to be at home 2 seconds after you're at 2nd base.
Ditto my reasoning for having a greater need for 2 umpires inside at 10U than older and better levels.)
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