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CA has specific information to try to help. http://www.edd.ca.gov/pdf_pub_ctr/de231aa.pdf So in CA, in reality, we are likely employees if the EDD were to press the issue. But EDD has other things to worry about. Items which are the trigger in my case (factor numbers) 1. Cannot arrange my own substitute. Have to wear Assn logo hat. Paid whether or not the school pays. 6. Rate is negoiated by the the assignors and the state, not me. 9. Have to do certain things, beyond NFHS rules, such as when to arrive, when to call if partner is no show, etc. 13. There are Assn policies taught. 14. Have to write EJ reports, and within a certain time frame. 15. Dress code I am in the payroll business, so I have a good understanding of the issue. I am willing to take the risk of having to make up withholding if we were forced to be employees by the state. The Assn is the one with the most risk, as they can be personally liable for all withholdings, even the "employee" part, as well as huge penalties. I do take mitigation measures, such as obtaining my own insurance, working for other groups, taking at least one independant gig a year (shows I do run my umpire work as a business), and so on.. If you are currently operating as an IC, all of this is tempered by any prior EDD rulings, which likely favor IC status. My point it is not a stable issue, so be forewarned and forearmed. A state can change their rules at the drop of a few bucks (I mean after an election).

I have the scar from AT repair of about 15 years ago. The scar is sensitive to touch, but no shoe/sock combination bothers me. I prefer hi tops myself, to help prevent ankle roll on lousy fields. Reduce the problem by making sure to go to PT/OT and do what they say. You do not want to have to deal with a rupture. For normal folks, it takes a couple of years to feel comfortable on the field again, trusting it will not rupture again.

I am a long time MC and auto/kart racer. Tried the traditional my first few games, and I felt uncovered. For me, the only concern is protection. It comes down to the padding, not the shell. Other than TW, there is nothing adequate for me. Since I am used to full coverage, and there is the added benefit of side, top, and rear coverage, my selection is HSM. Using TW Zap pads in an AS 2500. While the stock padding was certainly comfy and no doubt meeting NOCSAE, I could too easily (IMO) push, with a finger, to the limit of the padding. IMO, our "normal" hits are at or beyond the NOCSAE test level, and we , if done properly, have no chance to move to deflect, so we need padding to better slow the energy transfer than NOCSAE padding. The TW pads are the first time I have felt like I had adequate padding for umpiring, when compared to the products available in a MC/auto helmet. Have had several concussions (not from umpiring), and as I think someone already stated, if I get another, it will be my last game for at least a year.

Maybe a youth level where coaches are the parent who forgot to be unavailable, I might "teach". The teaching would be to tell them they are done for the day, with their choice of leaving on their own or by EJ. If they are teachable, they leave on their own, if not, they get EJ. Any level where the coaches are not just a parent who got talked into it, it is an EJ every time. For me, kicking dirt on/at me as described by the OP is getting a response.

http://www.davisenterprise.com/media-post/john-ariola-and-hayden-duer-dhs-baseball-vs-franklin-playoff-photos/attachment/0521dhsbase2w/ A 3BLXish angle which corroborates the video as to whether or not it was "over" the catcher...

Still yes to 2, with only one active/on. What are you going to do when your single program gives a warning? Trust it? Search "false positive" and you will see why one is not good enough, if you use any at all...

The untold secret is to have at least two installed, keep both updated, have only one running (switch from time to time), and trust neither. False positives are a bigger problem IMO, so trusting one source is not good enough. Remember, a paid service wants to get your money more than once. How? By finding something from time to time, whether accurate or not... Such programs are reasonably accurate on known items. New items are not caught by anything, so safe hex is your ONLY real protection. IOW, do not open something you were not expecting, do not go to new web sites without some thought, disable java. etc., etc.

And remember, the ball will find something uncovered... so cover what you need! And when you still get hit, you can work in a cast as long as you pad it.

From B, partner made two calls at 1B to end a game (may have missed from my vantage point, he did not have much mobility). Partner bailed off field (exit is by 1B, where he was chatting up spectators between innings) as I was heading to meet. A player was saying "you suck", and "get off my field", towards partner. Just because partner drops a load does not always require me to bag the mess... especially when partner has already left field to avoid the smell.

No plaster. Would not allow it. Can bend finger, but side to side is not fun. The only concession was signalling b/s with only left hand - balls are palm out, strikes are palm in and turned 45deg.

I'd rather be hot than sore... The younger the kids, the more chance of taking one a quality catcher will handle for you. So for me, I use what I feel protects me the best, and always use it. Reduces the 'splainin to the spouse and employer (such as how the first pitch broke my hand and finger last Tuesday).