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I would recommend you start on the bases. Besides calling balls and strikes, the plate umpire is the lead umpire on the field. Would you feel comfortable dealing with lineup exhanges, keeping track of lineup changes and dealing with any rules problems. I spent my first year umpiring on the bases and do not regret it one bit.
One thing you can do when you work the bases, is to track the ball to the plate and try to make a ball/strike call from the base positions. It is amazing what you can learn about the strike zone and the reaction from the participants.
Good luck.
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