SSUSA Directors, UICs and Umpires Shine

Sept. 1, 2020

Officials at the first two sessions of the World Masters Championships here in St. George had to take on added weighty responsibility during the pandemic in an effort to make the tournament safe for players and spectators.

In the first session, they constantly patrolled the park reminding spectators to wear their masks.  In the second session, after SSUSA was informed about COVID cases from players in the first session, directors and UICs had to move spectators outside the park, to watch from outside the outfield.

Most spectators understood and complied, but a few were rude and belligerent.

This is not in any director or UIC job description in a normal year, and SSUSA deeply appreciates the professionalism of the WMC directors and UICs in protecting  players and spectators -- even when some resist their efforts.