First game tommorrow

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by rngrck

First HS ball for me. Have done softball in the past and just coming off 1st year in basketball officiating. I'm fully trained but like any other rookie, a little bit nervous. I just wanted to focus on a few things at a time. Most of my anxiety will be recognizng balks if any.

Three words to live by. Pause, read, react. Don't worry so much about balks. You will get more grief calling them than if you don't. In other words, don't call it unless you're sure.

In most cases, the pitcher will do something stupid and they are easy for all to see.