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Originally Posted by PeteBooth
Steve I can understand working your way up but an official who is HS certified should start at the modified level (mostly 7th / 8th graders) as that is what is done in my association.
Working LL minors/ majors can only lead to bad habits. Also, LL does not use FED rules so IMO it would be a detriment starting there.
Pete Booth
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I started in 1986. The association that did high school required new umpires to work LL games. It was SOP. We were well-versed in OBR as well as FED from day one, so by the time I started doing HS ball, I was ready to go. I don't see necessarily how LL minors/majors leads to bad habits. Besides, I had already been working softball, basketball and football, and was a Physical Education major at San Diego State when I started. Also, I was taught mechanics and positioning by a combination of MLB, MiLB and pro school graduates, as our association was thick with them back then. No shortage of good education for the troops.