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Originally Posted by Skahtboi
Now to the obvious question....why is it called the UIC Clinic, then????
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Because it is based upon teaching the UICs to take the information back to the local associations. IOW, it is more about teaching the teachers how to teach the rules.
It is also first hand information given to those who care from those who developed. Some of the times when you hear about umpires enforcing absurd or extremely outdated rules or interpretations, it is often a result of the UIC not attending this clinic (and too many do not), or they do not bother taking the information back and passing it along.
That leaves the some of the local rules interpreters on their own to offer what they believe to be the proper interpretation and/or enforcement.