also, i dont really think its any attempt to end the pro schools/PBUC.
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article from 02/28/2006
Special events at the facility will include the first-ever West Coast Major League Baseball Umpire Development Training Camp, which will include two, one-week camps, Nov. 5-12 and 12-19th, under the direction of MLB supervising umpire Rich Rieker. The camps are being held in conjunction with the Professional Baseball Umpire Corporation, The Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring, and The Harry Wendelstedt Umpire School.
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"We're going to go way beyond just the act of calling a game," Rieker says. "We'll cover stretching exercises developed specifically for umpires, nutrition -- even proper use of sunscreen."
yeah, i definitely need help putting on sunscreen and doing calf stretches