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What got me started: Playing rec men's SP ASA softball, I discovered the paucity of umpires who: 1.) knew the rules 2.) hustled to get into position to make to get the best angle/view on plays/calls. Most local leagues' blues are older men, who do not move from behind the plate at all. The desire to have improved umpiring motivated me to do it.
What got me out of it: The increasing attitude that players have that it is their right to berate, question, swear at, and verbally abuse umpires anytime they feel like it. It became too much, and ejections did nothing to curtail this behavior. It was no longer fun, and it was not worth the aggrivation.
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