FED Test...Whew!

[ESL Ump]

Originally posted by Patrick Szalapski
The more it gets you thinking, the better it is. Most of the questions are easy enough to those like us who have hung around the boards, but I can see how they might trick the unsuspecting first-year ump. I'm sure you did fine.

P-Sz

It also tricks umps who are not so good at English. Although I know the rules well, I have never been able to score above 75 on the FED test. I always get confused on the tricky language.

I recently moved and we are required to score 80 in order to umpire high school here. Since I got 73 on the test this year, I will have to sit out the season. This would be my fifth season umpiring in the states.

I have been reading this place for three months and it has helped my English. Maybe next year I will do better. My wife helped write this.