Softball umpires under fire

Softball umpires
Softball umpires

After the men’s softball eliminators over the weekend that saw Wells, Gatalamotho and Police, qualify for the Selebi-Phikwe Extravaganza, some teams have bemoaned poor quality officiating at games.

BMC coach, Romeo Segone told Mmegi Sport that some umpire’s decisions were biased. “They take sides; their decisions are never neutral and they always cost us games,” he said. Segone also said the umpires lacked proper training, which is why they made mistakes. “It would be better if they were taken for intensive training so that they can be equipped with proper umpiring skills,” he said. Segone, whose team marginally lost 3-2 to Gatalamotho in a decisive game,  was quick to point out that umpire decisions affected their timing during the game.

“Our players lose timing as a result of these decisions and in the end our performance decline throughout the game,” he said. Another coach Phetolo Marabu, whose team Gatalamotho qualified for the extravaganza said they have been complaining about umpiring for a long time now.

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