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not a prerequisite, but
playing the game puts you a step up on official who has no experience with the game. For instance, I played baseball for 15 years. I had a fairly good knowledge of the nuances and strategy of the game as well as the ability to recognize certain situations, i.e. bunt, squeeze, brush back pitch, etc. However, that said, all it did was allow me to recognize the situation that was occuring, I still have to rely on my rules knowledge and umpire philosophy in order to get the calls correct.
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Alan Roper
Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here - CPT John Parker, April 19, 1775, Lexington, Mass
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