http://thelittleleaguecoach.com/paying-umpires-is-wrong/ Teaching Life Lessons Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:34:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://thelittleleaguecoach.com/paying-umpires-is-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-3631 The Little League Coach Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:14:15 +0000 http://thelittleleaguecoach.com/?p=405#comment-3631 Would you suggest paying the Managers and coaches as well? What about the concessions workers? Maybe the groundskeepers and team parents? A quick estimate and I am at $300 registration fees. Might that prohibit some child from experiencing the Little League character building experience? How can you justify that? Would you suggest paying the Managers and coaches as well? What about the concessions workers? Maybe the groundskeepers and team parents? A quick estimate and I am at $300 registration fees. Might that prohibit some child from experiencing the Little League character building experience? How can you justify that?

]]> http://thelittleleaguecoach.com/paying-umpires-is-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-3630 Mark Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:30:26 +0000 http://thelittleleaguecoach.com/?p=405#comment-3630 Why do you think that umpires should not get paid? Should everything that needs to be done technically to have a little league and other things done for kids be done for free? You have to be realistic and reasonable. People have to make money to feed their families and they can't do everything free because we want to do something for our kids like let them play little league baseball. Why do you think that umpires should not get paid? Should everything that needs to be done technically to have a little league and other things done for kids be done for free? You have to be realistic and reasonable. People have to make money to feed their families and they can’t do everything free because we want to do something for our kids like let them play little league baseball.

]]> http://thelittleleaguecoach.com/paying-umpires-is-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-2639 The Little League Coach Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:03:22 +0000 http://thelittleleaguecoach.com/?p=405#comment-2639 So, at what point do you start paying coaches? They certainly work much more than the umpires. Also, why couldn't the same association and training system be coordinated at the volunteer level? Everyone wants to help the kids, but only if we get paid? This is my pet peeve w/ travel ball. Making money on the backs of kids is wrong. Have you submitted and had approved your background check to Williamsport? I sure hope so, if something does happen, God forbid, and you are not compliant, you AND the board are personally liable. You are willing to accept that risk? So, at what point do you start paying coaches? They certainly work much more than the umpires. Also, why couldn’t the same association and training system be coordinated at the volunteer level? Everyone wants to help the kids, but only if we get paid? This is my pet peeve w/ travel ball. Making money on the backs of kids is wrong. Have you submitted and had approved your background check to Williamsport? I sure hope so, if something does happen, God forbid, and you are not compliant, you AND the board are personally liable. You are willing to accept that risk?

]]> http://thelittleleaguecoach.com/paying-umpires-is-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-2513 tarheelcoach Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:47:37 +0000 http://thelittleleaguecoach.com/?p=405#comment-2513 Every association I work with does a background check before they hire anyone. I don't see that as an argument against paying umpires. Since our local league went with the local association, a training system has been implemented (there was none before), there is consistent evaluation and training (again none before) and the quality of officiating is dramatically improved. Every association I work with does a background check before they hire anyone. I don’t see that as an argument against paying umpires. Since our local league went with the local association, a training system has been implemented (there was none before), there is consistent evaluation and training (again none before) and the quality of officiating is dramatically improved.

]]> http://thelittleleaguecoach.com/paying-umpires-is-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-1731 The Little League Coach Wed, 06 May 2009 03:17:26 +0000 http://thelittleleaguecoach.com/?p=405#comment-1731 Ares, you say something that stuck out to me. You say, "someday the children will come first". I have to admit in my travels everyone THINKS they are putting the children first no matter what they do. One area of common ground we can almost always find is doing what is best for the kids. I find the disputes lie in what people think is truly best for the kids. Therein lies the root of the problem. Ares, you say something that stuck out to me. You say, “someday the children will come first”. I have to admit in my travels everyone THINKS they are putting the children first no matter what they do. One area of common ground we can almost always find is doing what is best for the kids. I find the disputes lie in what people think is truly best for the kids. Therein lies the root of the problem.

]]> http://thelittleleaguecoach.com/paying-umpires-is-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-1730 Ares Tue, 05 May 2009 18:36:51 +0000 http://thelittleleaguecoach.com/?p=405#comment-1730 I agree that paying umpires in a TERRIBLE solution. It is hard to avoid though, as people are more interested in making money than providing a safe, healthy environment for kids to learn teamwork, unity, loyalty, responsibility, hard work, and risk management. Someday the children will come first. Until then, thanks to all the volunteers that remain true to the game. I agree that paying umpires in a TERRIBLE solution. It is hard to avoid though, as people are more interested in making money than providing a safe, healthy environment for kids to learn teamwork, unity, loyalty, responsibility, hard work, and risk management. Someday the children will come first. Until then, thanks to all the volunteers that remain true to the game.

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