Confidence

[dweezil24]

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Scenario #2 - Remember your partner's name and NEVER work another game with him.
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This is probably good advice, but we're the only umps for this league (volunteer), so we work together every week for three games. I'm doing my best to improve and do it with excellence, but sometimes it seems like he's just going through the motions. Frustrating sometimes, but I try and bring him up to speed on the things I learn through my studying, so we're at least on the same page.

It's possible that he may not be back next season, one way or another, so the next partner I have might take it more seriously. I'll make sure and stress that when the time comes. The league wants to be ASA eventually, but I'd like to live up to those standards beforehand and provide ASA-quality game-calling.

[Edited by dweezil24 on Jan 24th, 2006 at 04:49 PM]