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"However, but that is not the staff's fault."
Not a criticism of the NUS, Mike. They are excellent instructors. It is a statement of failed expectations.
From the ASA website on umpire schools: "The ASA annually hosts local, state and national umpire clinics which literally blanket the nation and bring the best instruction available in the sport to every region.
Does this not suggest a hierarchy of training?
ASA again: The purpose of the ASA National Umpire School is to develop each student's individual talents and skills as an umpire. With a ratio of at least one clinician per 25 students, each participant will receive hands-on personal instruction throughout the school. As noted, we had nearly 50 per clinician.
As I watched others, I could see that 75% to 80% of the attendees needed this school. But as you noted, Mike they probably should have received this training at the local level.
Not to get parochial, but the few umpires from Michigan that I talked with had the same feelings of disappointment that I had.
WMB
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