How do you get umps for LL ?

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Originally posted by bethsdad
Sorry this is not a rule question. The town I live in plays LL then ASA once the girls are a little older. During LL it is hard to find qualified umps because they do High school and ASA first. It gets very frustrating coaching games where you never know what rules they will be calling that day. Does anyone have any suggestions for getting more qualified umps ? Thanks Brian

[Edited by bethsdad on Nov 22nd, 2003 at 11:35 AM]

Get your own umpires. As long as you use umpires from outside organizations, you are more likely to get the rules with which they are familiar.

LL softball is basically a family thing, so get the families involved. Get mom and dad out of the concession stand and on the field a night a week. Obviously, you would need to hold clinics, but this is what you need to do to attain what you desire.

If that doesn't work, offer a higher rate of pay than ASA & HS. That will give the umpires the incentive to give your rules a priority.

I can tell you from experience, this isn't something that is easily done.