help wanted for this rookie

[jicecone]

First of all accept the fact that you are horrible as a new official. (Nothing personal)

Unlike the teams playing the game, most of the time your only practice is their games. Where you go from there is entirely up to you. Clinics, umpire schools and camps, manuals. It is all out there.

When I first started, the resources were limited and in my third year I was ready to quit. I was bad. Don't take that advice. Utilize the resources available and become the best you can.

Yes it does get easier with experience. What may seem like a close call to others will become routine to you. But it is never THAT routine, that you can relax and get over confident, because then it will bite you in the you know what.

Good Luck