New Umpire - HELP

[wobster]

OK guys, I need some serious help here. I am in charge of LL Majors and Minors leagues. I umpire ALL majors games, and my BU is pretty decent, but unsure of his calls.

My minors umpires are a different story. I watched 2 games that they umpired last night, and counted about 5 or 6 missed calls, not counting the 5 or 6 runners that missed home plate they did not see. Also had a call where the UIC had a great view of a play at second (we use a pitching machine for minors), called the kid out, only to have the BU overturn the UIC's call! These kids are 15 YO babe ruth kids who know the rules, but just don't seem to do a real good job.

I am a pretty good umpire (or so I am told), but I have no idea how to teach other umpires. My question is this: How can I teach these kids to be better, know what to watch and when, etc without coming off like an prick?