Mechanics

[IRISHMAFIA]

When I worked my first Armed Forces Championships, one of the first things discussed was that if you were a veteran, you don't associate with the team from your service. When going to a national, umpires should not associate with teams who which they are familiar.

When assigning umpires, UICs should avoid assigning umpires from the same area or local association. In the international game, officials from the participating teams' countries are often excluded from availability.

There is a reason for that and it is to avoid the perception of favoritism. Just because a game isn't at that magnitude doesn't mean such sentiments do not exist locally.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

...to avoid the perception of favoritism...

Perception, not actual. Running the coach who complains about homerism does not change his perception. He just takes his perception to the parking lot, and his assistant coach keeps the same perception, but keeps his mouth shut.

In a world where coaches are viewed as rats, this might be the ideal solution to the problem.

Better to avoid the perception in the first place.