I was just wondering...

[UmpJM]

BigGuy,

He was really more looking for "verification" - said he believed the lines were fair, but some other umpire (no idea who) had told him it was foul.

My assoc. also requires IHSA certification/licensing, although they will provisionally accept guys who are "in process" of getting their IHSA license & help them through the process.

I met this guy at a rules meeting my assoc. had last week & my impression is he's pretty diligent about learning the rules. His first game is scheduled for tomorrow (and, if you live in Palatine, we BOTH know that ain't happenin') and I think he just wanted to verify a couple of things.

Like you, one of the things that keeps me coming back to these forums is that it forces me to challenge my own understanding of the rules and regularly revisit the rules and interpretations.

JM