To answer the question, YES. Am I great at it. Probably not. I volunteer my time at the little league field in my area beacuse my son plays there and they need help. (I don't get involved with my sons games) No one else wants to do it. I bought my own equipment out of my own pocket. I got tired of having to re adjust equipment that wasn't meant to fit me properly.
I will be the first to admit that I don't know every single rule in every situation and all of the exceptions to certain rules. However I look online and try to find answers and read about situations as much as possible. Which is probably a lot more then some volunteers do? NOT SAYING EVERYONE. I do find the rule book for little league to be quite confusing.
I came across this board and thought that this could be another great opportunity for me to learn. Maybe that is not what this board is about. Maybe this is just a board for all professional paid umpires to talk about situations and have discussions.
I apologize if I annoyed anyone here or if they feel like I'm wasting their time for asking stupid or simple questions. On the other hand I also want to thank everyone for all of their help by responding to my questions.
Mike
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