Better Games make one a better umpire

[Mike M]

I have been in my association two years and I have been assigned all JV games. Of course, not all JV teams are created equal and we have wide disparity between teams. Last week, in a "bad" game there were plays that normally would not happen in a "good" game. All of the involved interference or what the coaches thought were interefernce. So with my limited experience I was exposed to real life situations where I could see what was going on as I attempted to apply the rule book. As an added bonus, I gained experience of having to listen to irate coaches explaining why runners must slide on a non force play of a passed ball at the plate.