Idea for Article

[GarthB]

Hey Carl,

Here's an idea for an article, and it's free.

After reviewing the backgrounds of some of your writers, this hit me.....

What is the difference, if any, in attitude and performance between and umpire who coaches, acting as an umpire, and a coach who umpires, acting as an umpire.

In other words does a rat bring his coaching "sensibilities" with him when he umpires and how do they affect his performance.

Example: From my experience, coaches who umpire tend to be a lot slower on the trigger when it comes time to run a coach. They also are more likely to "get help" when asked, even if it's not for one of your fab five reasons.

Are these examples only anecdotal, or perhaps stereotypical or even universal? I dunno. But since you have at least three coaches now writing on the umpire paid site, and a couple of decent umpires writing there as well, one of them might be interested in such an article.



[Edited by GarthB on Aug 11th, 2004 at 08:45 PM]