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Old Mon Nov 16, 2009, 04:12pm
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Originally Posted by aschramm View Post
Just curious as to how everyone reads their rulebook, and how to learn from it most effectively? When I started two years ago I started going from cover to cover, but am thinking that might not be the best way. Any advice is welcome.

Thanks!

(If it matters, FED rulebook, casebook, and manual).
Step 1: Forget what you "know" about baseball and umpiring.

Step 2: Start with the rules definitions.

Step 3: Read the case book definitions and follow up on any cases you don't get right.

Step 4: Read the rest of the case book, skipping the "playing field" and much of the "scoring" section (in FED, the first, iirc, section of scoring is important.)
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