8U rules conundrum

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by BretMan

Why indeed...

I work games in a fall league that has some pretty good competition for the older kids. They also have an 8U machine pitch division. I guess that some of the guys that were getting assigned to the 8U games complained about it, so the lady that runs the league decided to rotate the umpires through all the age divisions.

I really like working this league. They have nice fields, it's close to home, there's a laid back atmosphere and it's a chance to be out umpiring during a slow time of the year. But this week, I have to pay my penance...

My number came up and I get to work three 8U games on Sunday. I just hope that I can stay awake through the whole thing!

I've seen awful 8U ball ... and I've seen great 8U ball... the league closer to my home, just 20 miles east of where I was working, has REALLY good 8U ball - the allstar team that this league generates fares well at state every year (interesting considering the rotation of kids and coaches year to year... and also interesting considering these very same girls do NOT complete well at state 2 years later at 10U!); winning state a couple of times recently.