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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
I am always puzzled by this. Here in San Diego, you don't just start right in doing upper level baseball. They make everyone here pay their dues by working youth ball first, then a little JV, then finally Varsity. I was well into my 2nd year umpiring before I got Varsity games, then only sporadically. My 3rd year I was full-time Varsity and adult ball, but the first two years were brutal with the LL minors, majors, and horsey-ball.
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Steve,
That's great that you were confident enough to pick up varsity games two years in. I spent five years umpiring in the lower levels before I knew I was ready for varsity ball. Just wanted to see the plays happen and not just read about them. The downside is that I picked up some bad mechanics from either working by myself or partners who had good intentions, but were not well trained themselves.
Cheers,
Matt