association opinion

[Skahtboi]

Originally posted by buddha69
I would not do U trip in my area, the guy that runs it does not pay you on time! I have seen these U trip Umps down here and they are not organize. You would have one ump wearing shorts, and the other pants.

I seen a game here that became out of hand, and the umps did not do anything to stop if before it became something that it should have not been.

Plus U trip lets them us the illegal bat we don't us in ASA. Those balls come off the bats really quick.

Sounds like you are talking about an extremely disorganized gang of outlaw umpires, not true USSSA umps. USSSA does allow the state UICs to decide how to run the state programs by and large, but there are some things that do come down from the national office.

USSSA does not, as an organization, allow the banned bats. This is pure misinformation. As a matter of fact, last year at a clinic I attended here in Texas, we got the same, and I do mean the exact same, banned bat list that they have in ASA and NFHS.

In North Texas, there is an attempt at training USSSA umpires. There are clinics held, just like with ASA, where rules and mechanics are discussed/demonstrated and worked on.

Now, is there a certain amount of animosity between the two organizations? Yes. Should there be? No. I see the same teams, and often the same umpires, playing ASA, USSSA...etc. My association, a state association as far as ASA is concerned, works several cities in the North Texas area, and some want to play ASA and others want to play USSSA. Therefore, most of our umpires certify for both. In our case, it is more about serving our customers than about anything else.