Don't worry, just stick with it.
I'm not worried about you. You will make a great Umpire. I've been an official for 9 years and a regular umpire for about 5 or 6 years and I'm still learning. Just try to develop your mental checklist. The main thing I've learned is that we cannot see everything that is happening during a play even if we are looking in the right places. The main thing is to learn to pick up the flow of the play and scan, focus, and react to action around the point of attack. So don't beat yourself up. It just takes time. The main thing is to enjoy the game and focus on only a few players and a few things at a time.
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Mike Simonds
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