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Old Tue Apr 08, 2014, 01:58pm
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More background check incidents....

'We're not out on an island by ourselves,' says USSSA state director on umpire background checks | AL.com
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Old Tue Apr 08, 2014, 02:18pm
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And as you and I are aware, even background checks dont always work.
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Old Tue Apr 08, 2014, 02:18pm
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And as you and I are aware, even background checks dont always work.
But they make people feel better. :/
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Old Tue Apr 08, 2014, 02:58pm
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And as you and I are aware, even background checks dont always work.
surely you jest.....
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surely you jest.....
Surely you jest.

We've had two incidents in our area. Neither person had a prior that would have shown up on a background check.
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Old Tue Apr 08, 2014, 03:27pm
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I'm not a fan of BC's in general, especially if the umpire is forced to pay.

However, I do believe that the mere fact that they ask for a BC will at least chase away the prior offenders who know they will come up negative on a BC.

This - "ASA (Amateur Softball Association) is the only group I know" performing background checks of game officials." however - is simply not true. USAV (that's volleyball) also performs background checks, and does a more thorough one than the traditional BC.
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Old Tue Apr 08, 2014, 03:33pm
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Surely you jest.

We've had two incidents in our area. Neither person had a prior that would have shown up on a background check.
azbigdawg is joking, he knows exactly what Im talking about. We had one make it through a background check and he had several priors that should have shown up.
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Old Tue Apr 08, 2014, 03:38pm
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azbigdawg is joking, he knows exactly what Im talking about. We had one make it through a background check and he had several priors that should have shown up.
There needs to be a sarcasm font.

Hows the coaching?
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Today is my last day for a couple of weeks. Headed to Texas for some work.
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Today is my last day for a couple of weeks. Headed to Texas for some work.
Any hair left?

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Old Tue Apr 08, 2014, 07:19pm
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There needs to be a sarcasm font.

Hows the coaching?
There is an indicator. It looks like this:
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Old Wed Apr 09, 2014, 06:30am
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Gee, you think maybe this guy joined USSSA knowing damn well they don't check? Maybe there's a reason he didn't join an association that did...

Who would think that a convicted sex offender might go somewhere where we may not get checked?

DUH!
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I'm not a fan of BC's in general, especially if the umpire is forced to pay.

However, I do believe that the mere fact that they ask for a BC will at least chase away the prior offenders who know they will come up negative on a BC.

This - "ASA (Amateur Softball Association) is the only group I know" performing background checks of game officials." however - is simply not true. USAV (that's volleyball) also performs background checks, and does a more thorough one than the traditional BC.
Little League also requires background checks of all personnel who will have repetitive contact with children, to include umpires. The checks can be as simple as checking the Department of Justice's Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website at United States Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website. The Registry allows free checks.

I just did a check for the umpire in the OP article. He is listed on the NSOPW database.
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Old Wed Apr 09, 2014, 08:03am
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This - "ASA (Amateur Softball Association) is the only group I know" performing background checks of game officials." however - is simply not true. USAV (that's volleyball) also performs background checks, and does a more thorough one than the traditional BC.
So, you're saying David Gregory knows about USAV? He said ASA was the only group HE knows doing it.

In other words, your statement is simply not true. Unless you know David Gregory and know what he knows.
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Old Wed Apr 09, 2014, 10:14am
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So, you're saying David Gregory knows about USAV? He said ASA was the only group HE knows doing it.

In other words, your statement is simply not true. Unless you know David Gregory and know what he knows.
Fair enough.
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