Home Team’s
Responsibilities
4 days prior to a game
o initiate field confirmation
o initiate confirmations from assigned umpire
o initiate confirmations from opposing team’s coach
o If no umpire is assigned, contact your umpire
assignor
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North and
MetroNorth regions – Robin Volpone (robinvolpone@msn.com)
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MetroWest and
South regions – Jane Viagent (fbjanev@earthlink.net)
2 days prior to a game
o Make sure field, umpire, and opposing team are
confirmed. If they are not, continue the
confirmation process.
o Check weather forecast and contact opposing coach for
a plan if you think you may have to cancel the game the day of the event. (Notify umpire about plan.)
Game Day
o Make sure field is open.
o Initiate cancellation plan if necessary.
If you need to cancel a
game, please do so as early as possible.
Game Cancellations
o Contact opposing coach and receive confirmation of
knowledge of cancellation.
o Contact assigned umpire and receive confirmation of
knowledge of cancellation.
o E-mail umpire assignor (above) to notify them of the
cancellation if the game is cancelled 2 or more days in advance.
Umpire Payments
o Home team is responsible for paying the referee the full amount for the game if he/she
does not confirm with the umpire a minimum of 2 hours in advance that the game
is cancelled.
o Any team that is a no-show (home or visiting) is
responsible for paying the umpire the full
amount for the game.
o If an umpire does not show up for the game, first try
calling him/her from the field. If he/she does not answer the phone, please
call
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North and
MetroNorth regions
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Terry Donahue (617-923-4862 home, or 617-413-3178 cell)
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MetroWest and South regions
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Linda Keefe (781-724-2186
home, or 781-724-2186 cell)
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e-mail: stepahead4@aol.com
o If an umpire
or a trailer does not show up, please send either Terry or Linda an e-mail and
copy rules@mbgll.org.
NOTE: You must either talk to the person or receive
a written acknowledgement in order to have a message confirmed. Simply sending an e-mail does not constitute
a confirmation.