BRAND NEW Umpire...

[bossman72]

blind,

i was in your shoes a couple years ago. i had zero training from my association. The only training we had was they would assign me with a vet and after the game he would "tell me what i did wrong" AFTER i made an *** out of myself (we've since had a new president and we're going to change a few things this year). The only training i had was reading these forums and listening to guys like Tim and Garth. Believe me, this, along with my diligent rulebook studying, put me light years ahead of where i should be right now in my umpiring career. I got to do one of the games in our county's legion championship last year and i've become a respected umpire in my chapter- and it's pretty much thanks to the advice i got from this board.

If you listen and work hard to perfect your mechanics and rules knowledge, and you listen to advice on how to handle situations, you'll do great!