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Originally Posted by Cub42
Who is teaching the 3 man Mechanics Course? How much experience do the 3 man instructors have working 3 man Crews?
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Originally Posted by MrUmpire
Perhaps the question should be how much experience do the three-man instructors have teaching three-man mechanics.
Many people have the skills to perform something perfectly, but do not possess the teaching skills to instruct it well.
I've met some wonderful professional umpires who excel at their craft, but couldn't teach a dog to play dead if they were armed with a 44 magnum. They just don't have the pedagogical skills to match their umpiring skills.
"Doing" does not equate "teaching."
One reason Jim Evans is so successful is that in addition to being an excellent umpire, he is a trained and experienced educator.
I am not trying to bust anyone's hump here. I hope Bob's camp is very successful. I hope that everyone who pays good money to attend gets their money's worth and that O.U.T.S. produces excellent umpires.
I am just pointing out that claims of past performance are not the most important element when it comes to transferring knowledge. And I am not just picking on umpires. Some of the worst professors I ever met as a student and as a colleague had excellent reputations as practitioners in their fields and some were famously published and referenced by experts nationally. They just didn't have the teaching skills required to train others in what they, themselves, did, very well.
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Good point. I'm not Jim Evans (interesting you never mention Harry's school...hmm...who could you be...who could you be...
) and don't claim to be. They say those who can, do, and those who can't, teach. So I must not be able to teach. LMAO!
Seriously, I've had e-mails from students who are CURRENTLY enrolled at both schools that had they known about us, they would have come here because it's now apparent to them that the whole point of umpire schools is to train umpires for professional baseball, which is the way it should be. They don't use pro rules or mechanics, so why bother? We are just different since we train umpires for amateur baseball.
So, enough said. Come if you want, don't come if you don't. If you think Jim Evans is a god, then go to his school. Same for Harry. They both run great schools, and we are just an alternative.
Bob