[LIUmp]

How many of you umpire for multiple organizations? Can you give me a better idea of how it works around the country?

To clarify, I am a girls fast pitch only umpire.

There is an organization that I am a part of that is no longer getting consistent work - 3 to 4 tournaments all year and very few leagues. Other organizations are growing rapidly in my area. Eventually one group will be left with little to no work.

I officiate for multiple organizations but there is pressure to "stick to our base group" and not work for rival organizations, as the thought is, if we work for these groups, the rival groups will grow and it will leave us out of work. That if we stick to our base group, these other organizations and leagues will come back to us because of the quality of our umpiring. However, the opposite is now happening, as our base group's umpires are growing more upset that we are losing work, and the rival leagues are seeing explosive growth.


How does it work where you all live? I am under the theory that I am an independent contractor.

How would you handle this pressure as described above?