"Earning Respect"

[Jackie W.]

I have no problem helping out a volunteer umpire, but I never have a chance being around them because I am busy umpiring college and varsity games where volunteer umpires don't exist. As a matter of fact, the conference commissioners and athletic directors in my area are not looking for a volunteer. They treat it as a business, and remember that sometimes you get what you pay for. I have also dealt with rookie and or volunteer umps that think after a few games that they are next best thing to sliced bread out on the field. Their heads are so big, they don't want any help.