I have been in situations where I wanted to call time and approach an umpire about a call to see if they would confer with their partner as the end goal. Based on what I perceived as an overreaction by parents I chose not to. When asked by the parents later why I didn’t, I simply explained there was no chance of getting a called overturned because we made it personal with our reaction.
I work hard to build a relationship with the umpires based on respect. If I need to approach them during the game on a call, it helps if I (or the parents of my team) haven’t been overly dramatic on every pitch or close play.
Over time I think I have had about 40% of the calls I asked about overturned. Choose your battles, just like you can choose your attitude. Without good officials in youth sports we will not have games!
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I work hard to build a relationship with the umpires based on respect. If I need to approach them during the game on a call, it helps if I (or the parents of my team) haven’t been overly dramatic on every pitch or close play.
Over time I think I have had about 40% of the calls I asked about overturned. Choose your battles, just like you can choose your attitude. Without good officials in youth sports we will not have games!
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