[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

I officiate basketball, my first sport, as well baseball, fastpitch softball, and soccer.

I will admit that I prefer baseball over fastpitch softball, I still enjoy umpiring both sports and why I come from there is not bickering between umpires that only umpire baseball and umpires that only umpire softball.

Now soccer officials are a horse of a different color. The H.S. soccer officials with whom I officiate in Michigan are on the ball, but the vast majority of the Ohio H.S. soccer officials do not have a clue about sports officiating.