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Old Sat Apr 23, 2005, 07:16pm
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Originally posted by largeone59
Don't think that since you have experience in the sport, that you know the rules. I learned that real quick the first time i actually picked up a rulebook and read the whole thing.
I would agree that experience does not automatically make you a knowledgeable rules guy, but knowing the rules is not what umpiring is all about. You can be 100% correct on a rule and a coach will still challenge you and whether you got the call right. I have seen guys nail a rule and could not communicate what they saw and the coaches have a field day at the expense of that umpire. I would say about 95% of calls that get arguments are not based on rules, they are judgment calls.

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