Preventive calls

[edhern]

I've been to clinics where you are taught to say "he didn't go", "he went", "safe, off the bag" to make certain calls. There are times I have expanded these calls to avoid issues with coaches. For example "safe, he's under the tag" "safe, he dropped the ball" or "out, he blocked the base". So far, no arguments or discussions because the coaches and players know why I made the call if they weren't sure of what happened from their vantage point. Do other umps do this or am I going a bit too far?

Ed H