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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
I disagree. I believe everyone should take the test each year. Of course, I also believe it should be an open-book test with a group of umpires.
The purpose is to get people to open the book and read about the new rules. Too often I have run into people (including on some boards) that think longevity and experience are a substitute for staying abreast of the rules, new or changed, written or interpreted.
In Delaware, ASA requires a test, open-book. You can even take it home and bring it back in a month. You would not believe how many veteran umpires who get less the 75% correct. DSSAA (NFHS) requires a test each year, the first one being closed book and every year after that, open book. However, you may not discuss it with other umpires as the test is proctored.
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Mike,
If test is an open-book affair, then really just a good old
fashion round table discussion of the rules should be just
as effective as all
agreeing to an answer then putting it
on paper. Give each individual the books a week or two in
advance of a scheduled
mandatory meeting and go over
the rules at this meet. Make all attending participate by
reading one or two questions and giving the answers. You are
saying same thing Steve and I said, "a lot of people cannot
take written test", some sort of phobia. I also feel all
umpires assigned to a chapter should join a forum such as
this. One can learn much from reading and taking part in the
disuccsion presentated here and on others. JMO.
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glen
[Edited by whiskers_ump on Nov 3rd, 2001 at 11:32 AM]