help on ASA test #45

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally posted by greymule
Each year, the answers to about 90 of the 100 questions on the ASA test are obvious, and whatever difficulties lie in most of the rest stem from poor wording. Some involve levels that I never do, so I don't know how many 75-year-olds can be in the infield in Super Senior Co-ed Class B Slow Pitch or what ball is standard in Boys' JO Modified. Typically, there are only two or three questions on which I'd want to check my answer.

And each year, a few questions/answers are either wrong (#45 this year), or badly worded (the one about the white/orange base and the throw from foul territory), or designed for mind-readers (#94 this year), or carelessly transcribed and thus ambiguous (coach asks for time to discuss rather than and discusses strategy).

However, the test is good review and certainly productive to go over. I've learned more from ASA's erroneous questions than from their valid ones.

I believe we take full advantage of the tests in Northern Delaware. We take it as a group with open books and allow discussion. Part of the idea of taking the test is to actually get umpires to open the book and read it. I believe the purpose isn't to trick umpires, but to initiate thought and discussion.

[greymule]

I wish we could have a meeting like that. Of almost a hundred in our association, I would say fewer than a dozen are interested in discussing rules, and only a handful enjoy bringing up the "what ifs." Most guys just want to get out of the meeting and go home.

Some guys who've been umping 30+ years don't know how to handle a runner hit by a batted ball while on the base or how to rule on batting out of order.

[Edited by greymule on Apr 15th, 2003 at 04:28 PM]