Silly NCAA runner assistance rule...

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

No...that about sums it up.

As for the umpires that work JUCO ball...

Around here there are folk who may be working a DI game one day, and working JUCO the next, so the previous assessment(NCASA's) of umpires working JUCO ball is not necessarily true, though it is where most collegiate umpires begin their collegiate careers.

Maybe I phrased it poorly, but it wasn't meant an assessment of the umpires themselves. Instead, my statement was directed towards those in charge of prioritizing umpires and their assignments.

For example: I consider myself to be a pretty good umpire. However, I'm not above calling Coed C, like I did last night. At the same time, I was given a rookie partner who has only been calling for the last 3 weeks (and for the record, he did VERY well last night).

I'm sure JuCo has some excellent umpires in its ranks. However, I'm sure that this is where umpires are sent who have yet to prove themselves worthy of higher level assignments.