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@MarsOmega, I did forget to say “Under the circumstance, you did fine!” This is me continuing to yell at clouds … your local league needs to recognize playing games with one umpire is NOT the answer to an umpire shortage. Just as @elares said, “enforcing the penalty is the solution”. The league needs to cancel a few games due not having two umpires. I bet your league finds a few more umpires after that. Also, just as you point out that fall ball should be a time to have fun and be less competitive, it is a GREAT time to start training and working in new umpires. As umpires, we need to stop continuing to play along with “the answer is just to use fewer umpires.”

Good EJ. I hope some league official sits that manager down and explains the problem they are having getting officials, and ties that problem to poor adult behavior. About the quick pitch... The penalty for quick pitch in Little League is a ball to the battter. Make the call, charge the penalty. In the Little League (Majors, 12u) division, the pitcher is not required to pause. If the batter is not "reasonably set" (LL 8.05(e)), that is a quick pitch. I have given up on talking to pitchers and managers and coaches about waiting. I have had great success getting them to wait for the batter after they have been charged the penalty once or twice.

S So my local little leage asked me to ump for them this fall season. This is a very small league and i've been working hard to try to get better at the craft, but they don't have enough umps to have 2 for each game and this week I drew the short straw. This league has been playing other leagues around us this season. After bringing this to the attention of the umpiring manager, who is also the president of the league. We think that the problem is that fall ball is supposed to be a fun and less competive place for the kids to work on skills and development. Due to some past problems with other umpires, it seems that a lot of other leagues are using fall ball as a way for their kids to continue their TRAVEL seasons into the fall. The rules between travel in my area and little league are vastly different. especially for some of these saftey rules. Heck I almost had to chuck a coach in the game before this one after informing them that they couldn't use USSSA bats. Thanks for the help. This is something I really wan't to do and I appretiate the tip about ejection technique.