[Rcichon]

We all had to start somewhere. LL usually provides this opportunity. Usually people find out just how difficult it is to be an Official and just fade into obscurity, leaving an enormous gap for mediocre Umpires to flourish or fester.

Still, I am grateful for two things:

LL for providing the opportunity to enter officiating and

Forums such as this where I have learned about the abstracts in officiating AND how to further my knowledge in 'other associations'.