Shadow

[scarolinablue]

We sometimes do this in preseason scrimmages with one- and two-year guys, but only after we explain to the teams what we are trying to accomplish. And with that, we only do it for a couple of innings, mainly teaching positioning and primary responsibilities for various situations.

[dash_riprock]

We do the same thing at our field test for new umpires. It's always a varsity scrimmage and the teams know what's going on. The experienced ump is the shadow. It's more of a learning experience than a test.