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And then there are the 15 - 20 yr officials that still DON'T know the rules or only check on them every 3-4 years.
Listen, knowing the rules and knowing when and how to apply them is USUALLY, a long time process. Something I don't believe many 4-5 year officials fully comprehend. A good deal of the time just calling balls and strikes, safes and outs, will get you through most games. Having a good day, let alone having a good game , are sometimes conflicts all to itself. Really having an understanding of why your out there takes time. And for heavens sake, we ALL know that just because a certain official is officiating a certain level, does NOT make him a good official.
Peter:
You really do come across as a know-it all arrogant a##, but if that is truly you , well then that is you. However this may be intimidating to some of the younger officials you work with and before they even start , they are probably already nervous about making an error. Helping them to improve to your level is a feather in you cap, driving them away is bad business for the association because you can't do ALL the games yourself. Or can you?
If every official got dumpped each time they made an error, we wouldn't even have MLB officials around. And they make tapes of all their errors.It is not always the student that can't learn, but most of the time it is the instructor that can't teach.
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