Interesting poll on ESPN

[Tim C]

I have worked both basketball and baseball @ the "major college" level.

I think being a very, very good base umpire (in 2 and 3 umpire crews) is the single hardest thing to in officiating.

Being an average base umpire may be the easiest thing in officiating.

For basketball I always felt the uptempo speed of the game lowered stress as some times many things happen between something controversial and the next dead ball.

I also am a rules official in golf. Pretty large playing field and golfers seem to have the least knowledge of the rules they play under.

I think, strongest of all, it is VERY hard to be a REAL GOOD official in any sport.


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