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Originally Posted by Dakota

I don't have a problem with that. Most of us umpire the bulk of our games in our communities, so we will be umpiring games with coaches who are friends, who are acquaintances, who we exchange email with, and who we can't stand.

If an umpire needs to isolate himself to call a game with impartiality, he shouldn't be umpiring.

From the umpire standpoint, I agree with you. I believe I could call a fair game between my brother as coach, my daughter and 8 of her friends on one team, and 10 people that set my cat on fire on the other side...

It's the perception standpoint I was referring to... I should have been more clear. Umpiring games where people you know you are publicly friends with are on one side can cause perceptional problems from other people.