Silly NCAA runner assistance rule...

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Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

So if you're an assignor with a new person in your crew with whom you have limited to no experience, you wouldn't send them to the lower levels first and see how they do?

We are not talking about rookie umpires here. Just because they don't have experience at that level, to get to that consideration, they would have had to prove themselves elsewhere. This isn't like someone who has never umpired before or, at least, shouldn't be.

I've sent people to nationals and took a load of heat from different directions because others didn't believe they were ready or had enough experience at the lower levels. All returned with Excellent/Good evaluations. There is more to it than just working certain levels of the game.