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10U pool play game for weekend tournament, I am base umpire, in A, 1st inning. Ground ball to short, throws to first. I have ball in glove, look down to make sure foot is on base (since F3 got a late break), call the out. Team who just had runner called out starts to argue ball was dropped. Stated I had a catch on the base, out stands. Coach goes to plate ump, who sends him properly my way, asks me to check, I say, no way, I am 100% sure he is out. At the end of the inning coach comes out and says to me "There is no excuse for you not to go for help with 2 umpires." I reply, coach, it is my call, I was 100% sure I have it right, I am not going for help. Some more moaning and groaning, when I tell coach, "it is over, we are not discussing it anymore." The coach wisely goes back to his dugout, do not hear another peep from him the rest of the game. Don't know if that was my warning or the fact that his team proceeded to get utterly destroyed. BTW, asked my plate umpire after the game, said I was 100% correct on the call. I know I could of canned the coach immediately for the comment, but I felt that a warning could do the job, which it did, since nothing else had happened in the game.

I had a crazy JV game today. Run of the mill through 6 1/2 innings. I was BU. Some bangers, some good outfield throws to nail a few runners, but nothing unusual. Then came bottom 7. VT up 7-0. R1, R2, 1 out. GB to F5, he steps on 3rd, OUT, he throws to 1st, I drop step and follow the ball to 1st, making sure I don't get in the way of the throw and trying to get some angle for the call @1st which is going to be close. I set, it's a banger, and I call BR OUT! I'm seeing and hearing a lot of gripping from the 1B coach, BR, and the stands. I take a look at my partner and he's signaling me that he's got something. I call time and tell the players to stay there a minute. PU says F3 was off the bag. In fact, never on it, just in front of it. My partner's got the better angle there, so I go along with what he's got, "SAFE. FOOT OFF THE BAG". No complaints from the defense. Hey, they're up 7-0 with 2 outs, right? Well, 5 hits, 2 errors, and 2 pitchers later, I'm watching a bases loaded, base clearing, game winning shot into the left center field gap. HT wins 8-7. Lesson learned. Get the call right whenever possible. Whatever the situation. You never know what's going to happen. I was a little upset I missed the foot being off the bag, but I'm sure glad we got it right. Is there a way I should have positioned myself after the the play at 3rd the would have given me a better angle at 1st? I took my step forward on the GB, turned to see the play @3rd, then dropped stepped and got about another step and and half towards 1st while following the ball before I set myself.