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Originally posted by Rog
If an 18 year old former LL and JV player came to you wanting to be come an umpire, what would you suggest they do to prepare themselves?????
18 huh - I do not know about you but at that age I was interested in only one thing - ok ok I'm not going there.
Jim P has given you good advice on the mentoring procedure, I will add this:
Rather than join an association first, I recommend that he get his feet wet and start umpiring at your local LL Organization. My mentor told me that if you can umpire in LL, you can umpire anywhere. In LL you will see all these types of unusual plays we discuss here on the internet that you probably will not see anywhere else.
By being exposed to these unusual type plays, it FORCES one to read the book.
Also, since he is young, you really do not know if he will actually like umpiring, that's why it's good to join an LL organization and learn the ropes. Also, you do not have to spend BIG Bucks at the very beginning. Most LL organizations supply the umpires equipment.
As with all things in life - start out slow to see if you actually like something, then proceed.
Pete Booth
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