Topic for discussion: Handling Situations!

[ctblu40]

Originally Posted by Durham

What are some of the reasons that cause umpires to handle situations poorly? I have boiled it down to two main reasons, but I want to see what others think!

I taught my first of 3 classes on handling situation in last night’s high school meeting.

I would love it if my association gave classes on this.

So how are these things presented? Do you role play?

[Rcichon]

1) Poor listening skills
2) Lack of Experience

[Durham]

Originally Posted by ctblu40

I would love it if my association gave classes on this.

So how are these things presented? Do you role play?

There is some role playing, but only as students bring up their situations or ask us for an example. We as instructors decided that it was not war story time, that was after the meeting at Hooters.