Pregame duties question

[Daryl H. Long]

Originally Posted by Ed Maeder

I guess now that the sermon is over "Preacher".

On the contrary, preacher's sermons are never over. Many times they become prolix treatises.

[Daryl H. Long]

I started the sitch as an exercise into dealing with game management issues especially pre-game responsibilities. Unfortunately, there are too few game management threads on this forum.

I never want to be accused of looking down at another official because he/she does not have as much experience as I do or work the levels I have attained. A couple of my comments gave that impression and so to IRISHMAFIA and Ed I offer my sincere apologies.

Game management is one of the hardest concepts of officiating to comprehend. Those that become better at it seem to be the ones who attain higher levels. Doing four sports also compounded the learning process because what may work in one sport may be frowned upon in another.

When I started umpiring I mastered the rules very easily. Before I ever umpired a game I could quote rules with the most experienced umpires. Even so my first game was a rec league game. When I worked with a more experienced umpire things went smoothly. When not, things happened. Why? Because I only had my own knowledge to go on...ie rec league logic. It means I was a beginner and in the early stages of the learning process and not yet learned when to speak and when to keep silent.

For this sitch I feel it was better for the umpires keep silent.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Daryl H. Long

I never want to be accused of looking down at another official because he/she does not have as much experience as I do or work the levels I have attained.

You make too many presumptions. Some of us have quite a bit experience at the upper levels (2 world cups,5 men's majors, 1 men's A, and HCS). Yes, they are slowpitch, but that is by choice. I prefer that game and it would not be fair to place myself into a slot when other umpires deserve a national. I have worked numerous NQs and Regional FP tournaments and have had the privilege of being the UIC for a 16U National, so I'm not "inexperienced" as one may presume just because I haven't worked the games at your level.

[bkbjones]

Originally Posted by Daryl H. Long

On the contrary, preacher's sermons are never over. Many times they become prolix treatises.

typical preacher...preaching to the choir, but also telling them altos must sing bass or go home.

why wouldn't you want to use preventative umpiring? I don't wanna take too much for granted here, but let's just suppose that my buddy is a preacher for an old-fashioned Southern Baptist church. should this preacher tell everyone oh, don't worry about it, you're saved, there is no need to pray.

Prayer = preventative umpiring. IMHO there is not enough of either one.

OK...off to pharmaceutical land. Cya later.