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Originally Posted by newump
thanks to some of you for your input.
just finished my 3rd year of umping any level. last year i did hs varsity, legion, semi-pro
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Well, I worked varsity only from the middle of my second year on, so it's not unheard of, although usually rare. Usually it takes at least 3 to 4 years to even get looked at for varsity here. But college ball after 3 years? Not out in these parts, unless you've been to pro school.
But what puzzles me is that you still seem to need to learn proper safe and out signals. If you had attended a pro school, you wouldn't be asking this question, so I can't imagine how you got invited to work college ball (unless it is an extremely small town where you live, and there is an umpire shortage).
If they let you work these high-level games, don't they make sure your mechanics are correct first? It would seem like you should already have all your mechanics down pat.
There is nothing wrong with most of the mechanics the MLB guys use, so if you do it like they do, you will do just fine.