Does a parachute come with the ball bag?

[NCASAUmp]

So I'm calling some SP games with this new guy. He's played in some of the higher leagues in the area, but he wanted to try on a new uniform. Can't say I blame him, because I think it helps to develop a newer appreciate for the game as well as the profession.

He's been doing well with most of his judgment calls, but there's one thing I can't help but be amused at. Every time a pitch hits the ground instead of the glove, he bails. And I don't mean just a little... I mean arms up, turns his back, almost as though someone's throwing at his head. One pitch bounced off the ground, hit him in the knee, and you could have sworn he'd been hit with a fastball.

I've been meaning to talk to him either before, during or after games, but I just never get the chance. I've never seen anything like it.