What makes a good umpire?

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Originally Posted by DeputyUICHousto

having an umpire tell you they will work your tournament only to show up Saturday morning to tell you they have to leave by 2pm...when I tell someone I'm going to work for them I'm there (unless I've told them up front) until they tell me they no longer need me.

Unfortunately, this is the norm with some people. Problem that is more of an issue is that you need that umpire so bad, you don't always have that much of a choice.

In some areas, the days of "dawn until whenever we get done" are long gone.