Managing timed games

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Never assume that the teams are not aware of the time. That is when it can bite you in the tuchus.

MTD, Sr.

Yeppers. As much as we make fun of them, the players are much smarter than for what we give them credit.

[Linknblue]

Listen to them and do what you think is right by the players.......that's who ultimately paying you. A lot of guys talk about ending games early by "cheating" in some way, shape or form. Don't do it. Just do your games, let your concience be your guide. If you were paying your money to play the game would you want some umpire cheating you out of your minutes? I find on runaway games I ask sometimes if the loser wants it to end and a lot of times they just quietly say OK. Then we have "Game!".

[teebob21]

Originally Posted by Andy

This is the problem right here...You aren't working with other "umps", you are working with part time workers whose only concern is picking up a paycheck for doing the minimum amount of work possible.....

Call the game as it happens, sometimes you will go over the time, sometimes you will have run rules and finish before the time limit...over the long run, it all seems to even out.

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Your partners are thieves. They are suggesting stealing time from the players for which they are being paid.

The umpires job is to officiate and manage the game, which includes keeping the game moving, not managing a clock.

I was going to post, but these two have dispensed all the sage advice I have. Whether we like to admit it or not, our game is derived from/related to baseball: "the beautiful game without a clock". Call the game until the timer goes off, then finish the inning. (or two innings, per new ASA/USA rules)