Head Umpire Newbie...suggestions appreciated

[cowbyfan1]

I would say coordinate and help as best as you can. In the spring try to have a vet blue you know help conduct some classes and instruction to help you and them. Be certain of what you tell them as well as the coaches as it may bit you in the butt if you are wrong. Mean time study the rules hard and find a good mechanics book and study that.

I took over as coordinator with 3 years experience and luckily when we told the coaches summer ball is for fun, to help the players get ready for spring they took it to heart and as a result summer was chilled.. Now next spring will be totally different but at least I had a little bit of time to work with the kids that blue for me.