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Originally Posted by MadCityRef
Hello,
This winter I am creating guidelines (tips, do's and don't's, etc.) for the new umpires in our association. I would appreciate if you could share bits of advice or past experiences that made you a better umpire/official.
Thank you,
Mad City Ref
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Originally Posted by Jim Mills
New umpires are far better served depending solely upon the training and education to be had at clinics and local association meetings.
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I believe that Mad City Ref is putting together some guidelines (tips, do's and don'ts, etc.) for the new umpires in his association. He actually asked us for our advice or past experiences in order to put these guidelines together. I am quite sure also, that he will be able to glean all the good information he has received, and discard any ridiculously bad advice he has received.
We're not all a bunch of rubes here. Most of us, whether anonymous or not, have many years of experience, and have valuable advice to give for new umpires. We often know quite a bit more about umpiring than the so-called clinicians do. In fact, many of us have served, or are currently serving, as instructors at clinics. Many of these people don't post with their real names, not to hide their inadequacies, but merely to protect their identities.