Umpire School

[ChrisH]

Thanks.

[justanotherblue]

At JEAPU, IMHO, you'll get more rule study, at the time I attended, at JEAPU, you'll have around 750 rules question or more, at Harry's 250. Jimmy utilizes camp games to put you through every situation you may run into during a game. Harry uses live games. How many times do you experience catchers interference during a game, or obstruction/interference? Timing plays etc? One other note, which sealed my decision to attend JEAPU. I attempted to contact that other school as well as JEAPU. Only Jimmy called me back...personally.

[ChrisH]

Funny you say that, because Jim called me back personally also. Thanks for the info.

[TheShadowKnows]

Either way enjoy the experiece....Although the folks I know all swear by Harry's...I gotta believe the Evans Camp is even more loyal and rabid. Treat it as a learning vacation, where you can combine worrk and fun.

You can't go wrong...considering the price, it's really a low price working vacation.

[UmpTTS43]

Originally Posted by TheShadowKnows

Either way enjoy the experiece....Although the folks I know all swear by Harry's...I gotta believe the Evans Camp is even more loyal and rabid. Treat it as a learning vacation, where you can combine worrk and fun.

You can't go wrong...considering the price, it's really a low price working vacation.

Only if you consider working six days a week, 8 to at least 5. Complete homework consuming 2-3 hours of time and then letting your body recoup.

Jimmys is the ONLY way to go if you want to be the best umpire you can be.

Now if you truely want a working vacation, go to Harry's.

[johnnyg08]

I've heard the same things...if you want to see all situations (well most), go to Jimmy's where they simulate those things so you can actually see the situations that you might only see one or two times per year. Jimmy is also a licensed educator so he knows how to teach and how students learn.

Go to Harry's if you want to umpire actual baseball games, but you might not see the same situations since you're doing live games. Chances are, you may not learn as much. I haven't been to either one, and I've talked to people who have gone to one or the other and they both said that they learned a lot and IMO, they're good umpires too.

[TheShadowKnows]

Originally Posted by UmpTTS43

Only if you consider working six days a week, 8 to at least 5. Complete homework consuming 2-3 hours of time and then letting your body recoup.

Jimmys is the ONLY way to go if you want to be the best umpire you can be.

Now if you truely want a working vacation, go to Harry's.

So I'm assuming you went to both? Not sure, nor do I care, which is the "best"...but I do know Harry has more in the "Show" than Evans. Does that make one or the other better?

You must be the expert, so I'll bow to your superior knowledge....

[UmpTTS43]

Originally Posted by TheShadowKnows

So I'm assuming you went to both? Not sure, nor do I care, which is the "best"...but I do know Harry has more in the "Show" than Evans. Does that make one or the other better?

You must be the expert, so I'll bow to your superior knowledge....

When you have Harry's graduates, including current MLB umpires, that show up and endorse Jim's methods, that's good enough for me.

I am a graduate of Jimmy's and know guys that went to both. Every guy that I have met that has attended both regard Jimmy's as the most indepth and intense experience.

It's pretty bad when you pay to attend umpire school, then have to waste PBUC training time to cover mechanics and rules that were not taught at one facility.

BTW, I am the expert, keep bowing.

[yawetag]

Originally Posted by justanotherblue

Only Jimmy called me back...personally.

Do you expect Hunter to have time right now to call you back?

Well, I guess he's had some time since Sunday.

[JJ]

Yes, Harry's uses live games, but they alter those games and set up the odd and unusual plays and situations. For example, they'll tell a batter "When you hit the ball, miss first base on your way to second", or, "Get in a rundown and run into a fielder".....

I went to Harry's and 25 years later I'm a (fairly) successful D-1 umpire (10 conference tourneys and 5 D-1 Regionals). I've never regretted going to Harry's.

Oh, and it's not a "working vacation". You will work as hard as you want to, and you will be trained as well as you expect, and you will be given every opportunity to prove yourself, on the field, off the field, and in the classroom.

Be in the best physical condition you can whip yourself into BEFORE you go - you won't regret it!

JJ

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by JJ

Yes, Harry's uses live games, but they alter those games and set up the odd and unusual plays and situations. For example, they'll tell a batter "When you hit the ball, miss first base on your way to second", or, "Get in a rundown and run into a fielder".....

I went to Harry's and 25 years later I'm a (fairly) successful D-1 umpire (10 conference tourneys and 5 D-1 Regionals). I've never regretted going to Harry's.

Oh, and it's not a "working vacation". You will work as hard as you want to, and you will be trained as well as you expect, and you will be given every opportunity to prove yourself, on the field, off the field, and in the classroom.

Be in the best physical condition you can whip yourself into BEFORE you go - you won't regret it!

JJ

With those game scenarios...that's interesting, I didn't know they did that. Thanks for the post.

[lawump]

Brinkman/Froemming is the best school! RIP