Definition of an Umpire

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Originally Posted by LLPA13UmpDan

1. When I walk on the field, I feel I need to call a game properly and ensure everyones safety, and to get along with the coaches and managers.

Why do you feel the need to get along with everyone? You can be cordial without being their friend, I think you're still in the "the coaches want to be my friend stage", move away from it as fast as you can.

2. No, I do not feel powerful or "in charge". I'm there to umpire, coaches and mangers are here to coach and manage, and players are here to play. I only use my "Powers" when duty calls.
I've read a lot of your responses, are you sure of this?

5. When I know i kicked a call, I do feel bad about it, but I continue on and do the best i can as an umpire. If someone wishes to chew me out about it, fine. I'll listen to it, and do my best.

Why feel bad about it? Who cares if you've kicked a call. After you make a call, do you think about it for a long time? Do you have a tendency to do a make-up call, or even an FYC?

The time to care if you missed a call is in your post game review and in your journal, if you don't already do it, you should keep a journal which has your feelings about the game, what you did wrong, what you did right, and which rules you need to focus more on. I find to this day I'm still researching rules, writing them out and putting examples in my journal, and I've been umpiring almost as long as you've been alive.



oh and who ever asked about my ej to game ratio, it is 3 EJS to appox. 40 games. with two being in the same game.

Don't you think that's pretty high? That's one every 7.5 games. What were the reason for the ejections?