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Originally Posted by chapmaja
...In practice ejecting players and coaches for this like this is often much more of a hassle for all parties involved.
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That's my first, and highest, priority when umpiring... avoiding hassle.
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Originally Posted by chapmaja
...I know some umpires who have ejected players for things like this, and for some reason you don't see them umpiring much if any. Why? The schools refuse to have them umpire for them. Without the schools allowing them to umpire, there are no games for them to umpire.
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If the schools around here placed sportsmanship and respect for officials at such an intolerable level, they would not be the ones doing the refusing.