Bob P.,
I have never in my life umpired a "real" baseball game, at any level.
(I say it that way, because I have "umpired" a couple of scrimmage, pre-season, or otherwise completely "meaningless" games - with none of the pressure that would apply in a real game. A significantly different thing from umpiring a "real" game in my mind.)
Over the course of this season, I will be coaching three 14U teams, two travel, one "house". The level of play in the travel leagues I would characterize as "decent", while that in the "house" league is generally "abysmal".
JM
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