Read Pause React - Screw up

[johnnyg08]

Yep, as Goodwillref stated...wait longer on the trouble ball. It's nothing until you call it. Make one call. I've screwed up doing that too...others on here have as well.

Try to wait a bit longer. Many young umpires (some older ones too) make their calls way too fast. That's where you get into trouble. The really good umpires are skilled at slowing the game down using the pause, read, make your call philosophy. I also use the "show me the ball" piece when I know they can hear me...when I'm working one man, I simply don't make a call until I see a complete catch.

I've seen a one man system screw up before where F7 dives in the gap, holds his glove up while on the ground representing that the ball is in his glove only to watch F8 pick up the ball laying behind him on the ground (F7 was shielding the ball as he layed on the ground) Fortunately I was able to learn from somebody else's error.