Umpire Excellence

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by harmbu

My school just finished hosting a district tournament. We used five different umpires throughout the week. I just filed complimentary reports on all five of them with our state assocaition. There was one player ejection in the championship game that was handled perfectly and no othere issues throughout the tournament. In case you were wondering, my team did not win the tournament.

I think that was a very admirable move on your part. I am sure that the State Association and the umpires involved will appreciate this.

[JJ]

I've been umping on many levels for 30 years, and I must say that the overall quality of umpiring has GREATLY improved over the past ten years. There are so many clinics with highly trained instructors out there, and they are being taken advantage of by new officials who want to improve and move up.
Kudos to those officials you saw for working hard to be good officials, and a big thanks to you for recognizing that. Not enough coaches do.

JJ

[johnnyg08]

Thanks for taking the time to fill out positive game reports for your umpires. Too often, all of us are probably quick to complain, but slow on taking the time to recognize a job well done. I'm sure the umpires appreciate it.