A Season on the Brink... Fall Ball

[TussAgee11]

Thanks for the reply. Much appreciated.

As far as the hustle goes, thats what people always compliment me on.

However, for 19 years old, I'm probably not as fast as I should be. Do you think I should be doing anything in the gym to help my umpiring? I can run decent for one game, but once I get into the 2nd and then definatly the 3rd my conditioning isn't that good. I still try to hustle, but I can be too slow at times, or really huffing and puffing out there.

Is it a big deal? Or "no deal"?

[Justme]

Originally Posted by TussAgee11

Thanks for the reply. Much appreciated.

As far as the hustle goes, thats what people always compliment me on.

However, for 19 years old, I'm probably not as fast as I should be. Do you think I should be doing anything in the gym to help my umpiring? I can run decent for one game, but once I get into the 2nd and then definatly the 3rd my conditioning isn't that good. I still try to hustle, but I can be too slow at times, or really huffing and puffing out there.

Is it a big deal? Or "no deal"?

You don't have to be super-fast but you need to be able to handle the amount of running necessary to get into proper positon to make the calls.

Work on your cardio.....

I'm 55-years old with knees that were worn out years ago (with the help of exercise and braces I'm still doing what I enjoy and doing it well).

5 or 6 days per week (every week) I jog (ran in the 'old' days) 4 miles per day with my dog (my dog ain't as fast as he once was either )

[mcrowder]

Originally Posted by TussAgee11

Thanks for the reply. Much appreciated.

As far as the hustle goes, thats what people always compliment me on.

However, for 19 years old, I'm probably not as fast as I should be. Do you think I should be doing anything in the gym to help my umpiring? I can run decent for one game, but once I get into the 2nd and then definatly the 3rd my conditioning isn't that good. I still try to hustle, but I can be too slow at times, or really huffing and puffing out there.

Is it a big deal? Or "no deal"?

There's a difference between being "fast" and hustling. Know where to go, get there, and stop. Speed isn't the issue (one of the slowest and heaviest umpires in my area is the absolute best at being in position on every play) - awareness, instinct, and hustle is the issue. If your hustle is better in the 1st game than it is in the 3rd, perhaps you're wearing yourself out with speed early, as opposed to hustle.

[TussAgee11]

Mcrowder -

I know speed and hustle are different, but isn't hustle when you move as fast as possible? Therefore, I'm always hustling each game of a triple header, I just lose speed.

Kind of nitpicking, and getting away from the general point of the thread.

Thanks for ya'lls reponses. As far as getting in shape, well, I guess I need to stop being a college kid to do that!

[Justme]

Originally Posted by TussAgee11

Thanks for ya'lls reponses. As far as getting in shape, well, I guess I need to stop being a college kid to do that!

Nope, you just need the desire to get into shape. As far as getting into shape goes being a college student is your excuse to fail.

You posted about lack of stamina and then made an excuse why you couldn't correct the problem.

[SanDiegoSteve]

What I would give to be 19 again. Of course that would put me in the middle of my 2nd year in the Army. Still, it would be great for umpiring. I would work 7 games a day if I had the kind of energy and stamina I had back then.

[TussAgee11]

Originally Posted by Justme

Nope, you just need the desire to get into shape. As far as getting into shape goes being a college student is your excuse to fail.

You posted about lack of stamina and then made an excuse why you couldn't correct the problem.

Perhaps you are taking my post a little to seriously. I don't make excuses in any realm of my life. All I was saying is that being a college student, and living the life that we live, that its not really optimal conditions to stay in shape.

Lighten up, take my post for what it is, a comment made in jest.

[Justme]

Originally Posted by TussAgee11

Perhaps you are taking my post a little to seriously. I don't make excuses in any realm of my life. All I was saying is that being a college student, and living the life that we live, that its not really optimal conditions to stay in shape.

Lighten up, take my post for what it is, a comment made in jest.

How would I know that you were jesting? Maybe your entire post was a jest? Maybe you're the Court Jester?


Now I'm jesting with you, can you tell?

[Dave Hensley]

Originally Posted by TussAgee11

Mcrowder -

I know speed and hustle are different, but isn't hustle when you move as fast as possible?

No, hustle is when you move as fast as necessary. False hustle is when you move as fast as possible, when it's not necessary.

[Clint Lawson]

You can hustle yourself out of position as fast as you can hustle yourself into position. It is better to have instincts and be able to read plays than to hustle. I think the word hustle is use to much with umpires.

Clint

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Dave Hensley

No, hustle is when you move as fast as necessary. False hustle is when you move as fast as possible, when it's not necessary.

Exactly right. I need to write this down to show a few eager beavers I know the difference.