Conundrum!

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Originally posted by chuck chopper
We have a similar behavioral issue RE: Post game conduct and umpires role. (Rec council level, not school ball)It seems that some of our ladies like to spit in their hand, then line up for post game hand shakes. Coaches complain, players complain, parents whine, then they want the ump's to get involved. Then they want to write supplimental league rules to cover this junk.
So now I think they want us to hang around during the hand shake to make sure we have no "spit shakes". If it happens we report the player involved after inspecting the hand. What crap they throw at us. They are even considering pre-game hand shaking. Ever hear of such junk ??

Sorry, but your association needs to take a stand on this. You are not kindergarten cops. I know of no officiating group which does not instruct their officials to leave the playing area expeditiously. You are being set-up.

You, as the umpire, are being placed in a precarious, no-win situation to handle something the coaches should be addressing. You also have a health issue with the possible exchange of body fluids.

If the league has a problem, tell the board members to assign a coordinator to handle their dirty work.