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Robert,
I have to say that it is good to see younger umpires umpiring. I started when I was 13 and I try very hard to get new umpires involved each year. I'm now 23 and train new umpires that we get each yet.
I'm not going to get into whether or not a base umpire with a clicker is unprofessional or not but I will say that some people are very strongly against meeting with your partner every half inning. Some would say this is unprofessional, I would tend to agree. Others might say it "may" show the coaches you were unsure about a play. My partner and I have a sign if we need to talk after a half inning but we always stay in our positions until the end of the game otherwise. If you can you want to avoid meeting with your partner after a controversial call. As you said, we know how intelligent coaches are and it is at this point they will think you are questioning about a call.
Good luck man, I Hope you stick with umpiring for a long time.
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