Simply The Best

Bold point #1 - call the zone Bold Point #2 - Yes unless you are instructed by the League Officials to consider otherwise. God help you if you are ensnared in that merciless trap.

It's almost impossible. I speak as a former owner of a sporting official group where baseball was our primary focus. We were the employers of IC sporting officials and the 'union' interfacing with the main employers (parks/recs, LL, adult pro, etc.). We pushed hard for increases in pay but the always excuse was there "was no budget for it". Uh-huh.