Ejection Reports

[BigUmp56]

Some of us have been discussing how important it is for you to submit a clear and concise ejection report as soon as possible following an ejection you've issued in one of your games. Here is a file of a very basic form that I've used in the past, as well as an NCAA form that I ran across online.

Ejection Report - The Arbiter

It's imperative that you submit an ejection report that accurately reflects the events leading up to an ejection. The coaches will be sure to tell "their" side of the story to the AD or league commisioner, so you need to get your side in front of them within 24 hours of the game.

Tim.

Ejection Report.pdf

[mstaylor]

I agree 1000%. In my group we give a verbal right after the game. Nothing is worse than an assignor getting blindsided by an angry coach and he has no idea what happened because you didn't call. The same holds true with an unusual occurance, even if there is no ejection. I had a game earlier this year where something odd happened rulewise that the coach didn't agree with. I called my assignor on the way home. Our HS PUs are required to do a game report every game whether anything happened or not. In the same game I told my partner to make sure he addressed it in the game report. He said he thought I was right and didn't see the need. I explained that it was a wierd situation and needs to be mentioned.

[BigUmp56]

Neither of the associations I work for require their members to fill out a game report every game, but I think it's a great idea that I need to do a better job of myself. I used to be pretty good in keeping a journal for myself of my games, but I've slacked off in recent years. It's a practice that I should get back into and recommend it for everyone else.

Tim.

[mstaylor]

Since we have required a game report on all varsity games by the PU, and peer evauls by both umpires on all varsity games, we have learned quite a bit about some of our umpires. It is interesting when a coach calls about a problem and there is no mention of it in their report. When you ask them about it they explan what happens but fail to give a good reason why it wasn't mentioned to start. I know I had several cases where I have told the PU to make sure he mentions mistakes or odd plays I have made that may have lead to confrontations. I stress that whether I was right or wrong it needs to be mentioned.

[jjb]

When I was Umpire Director, our weekday games were generally over at 10 PM. I would get the EJ report by 11, and immediately forward it to the League Director. When the Coach would call the Director the next morning, it was a great help to the Director to have the story in front of him, so that he could say, "Nope, you were an ass, take your suspension". It saved us about 6 emails, and made it easier for everyone.

[BigUmp56]

When I was Umpire Director, our weekday games were generally over at 10 PM. I would get the EJ report by 11, and immediately forward it to the League Director. When the Coach would call the Director the next morning, it was a great help to the Director to have the story in front of him, so that he could say, "Nope, you were an ass, take your suspension". It saved us about 6 emails, and made it easier for everyone.

Exactly my point, thank you. There hasn't been too much conversation in this thread, so I hope others have taken note of it. Filing an ejection report as soon as possible after an incident can be incredibly helpful. It doesn't need to have a lot of opinionated commentary. Just the facts of what happened.

During the third inning of last nights game between The Wardens -vs- The Screws, Warden team manager "Bill Buttercup" approaced me, after having time granted, and began to rant about my strike zone. Bill said "Your zone is the size of a tea cup and you f-ing suck as an umpire!", at which time, I ejected Bill from the game. Bill left the field without further incident, and the game was completed without further incident. Please contact me if you have any questions about the ejection.

Tim.

[mstaylor]

Example Report

Date: 5/15/11

Location: Anywhere HS

Contest Participants: Backwater HS vs Anywhere HS

Reason for Ejection: unsportmanlike language

Participant ejected: Coach Smith, Backwater HS

Incident: In the third inning Coach Smith questioned a homerun. I told him the ball hit the top of the fence and bounced back in so it was a live ball. He said that since it hit the top in was out of the field of play. At this point Coach Smith said I was full of s!!t. I ejected him at this point. The PU Bill Williams came in and escorted him off the field. The was completed without incident.

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The thing to remember is that his chirping about strikes for three innings or that he is has a reputation for complaining has nothing to do with the ejection and has no business in the report. Further suspensions are not your business or concern so they should not be there either.

[Forest Ump]

The thing to remember is that his chirping about strikes for three innings or that he is has a reputation for complaining has nothing to do with the ejection and has no business in the report.

If you put in your report that the coach chirped for three inninings about the strike zone, you most likely will never see a high level game from that assignor or any other assignor.

[mstaylor]

The thing to remember is that his chirping about strikes for three innings or that he is has a reputation for complaining has nothing to do with the ejection and has no business in the report.

If you put in your report that the coach chirped for three inninings about the strike zone, you most likely will never see a high level game from that assignor or any other assignor.

While true, I was using it as an example that if even true in that game, it is irrelevant to the report. I have seen guys mention things like a manager having a reputation for questioning calls or other similar things. The only thing that should be in the report is what happened that lead to the ejection.

As an example, I was working a HS play-off game and in the seventh inning the VM decided that was the time to question my zone. I rang up one of his batters and started to come up the line from the third base coach's box. I held up my hand and told him to return to his box or he would be ejected. He did as he was told. When I rang his next batter he decided to try it again, I tossed him. The previous discussion was relevant because it involved a warning. Now say he had come out to discuss a slide play earlier but there was no warning given then it doesn't go in the report.

[Forest Ump]

Sorry Michael, I veered a bit off course. Yours is excellent advice. This was just my commentary about any umpire who would allow jaw jacking about their strikezone to go on for three innings. That umpire has no cojones and will never move up.

[mstaylor]

Agreed.

[sdix00]

Guys, this thread has been very helpful.

Game management (and mechanics) are my POE this year. I eat this stuff up.

[mstaylor]

This the part of umpiring that is hard to teach but I love trying. Ask all the game management questions you want.