Lightning guidelines

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Originally Posted by chapmaja

I will let you fight that situation with your insurance. Me, I will be waiting the 30 minutes provided in the rules an guidelines of every organization sponsoring outdoor sports.

There is no fight. In ASA, your insurance covers you even if you are stupid. They may not like it and in the long run may cause an increase in the premium which will affect all umpires, but your insurance is intact.

Claims that your insurance is void if you permit use of an illegal or non-approved piece of equipment in the game, or if you umpire two teams that want to continue playing after the game was "officially" ended due a forfeit and the many other "what ifs" people bring up are just tales used to not umpire such games.

This has been clearly stated at every presentation (20+) offered by Bollinger (not some local "expert") at an ASA meeting or clinic I have attended. What is also true is that it may be suggested you retain your own legal council should a claim exceed the limit of coverage, but that would be true in any case. It is this part that I choose not to work such type of games. Just because I have insurance doesn't mean I am willing to test its coverage.