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Old Wed Nov 02, 2011, 11:45am
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I believe it is still a two day school; but it starts the Friday night before the actual camp (Saturday and Sunday) to include a meet and greet social hour.
I agree and believe it is to encourage the camaraderie among the group and, hopefully, to encourage people to spend the night as opposed to driving in and out of town each day. It is a wonder what can be garnered outside of the classroom.
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Old Wed Nov 02, 2011, 07:31pm
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It is a wonder what can be garnered outside of the classroom.
Hanging out in the hotel lobby and knocking back cold ones with our state commish probably furthered my ASA career more than the clinic did!
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Old Wed Nov 02, 2011, 07:51pm
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Hanging out in the hotel lobby and knocking back cold ones with our state commish probably furthered my ASA career more than the clinic did!
I last attended one of these in 2000. I found that I got far more out of the hotel room session - with several state uic's, all 3 of the national staff members running the school and the ISF & D1 umpires present. The school itself was good, the 1-on-1 sessions and others in the comp suite that Sonny ran were tremendous.
Because of living in Pennsylvania's ASA district 4, it did little to further me in ASA, but it did a whole lot for me as an umpire.
I wholeheartedly recommend the national school to anyone & everyone.

edited to correct some of the fat-fingering I did.
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Old Tue Nov 08, 2011, 10:08pm
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I agree and believe it is to encourage the camaraderie among the group and, hopefully, to encourage people to spend the night as opposed to driving in and out of town each day. It is a wonder what can be garnered outside of the classroom.
I would love to be going to the school in the Dallas area this year. I know that the Metroplex umpires to be good hosts since I called a couple of FP Regionals in Fort Worth several years ago........

Unfortunately........family issues are having to take the forefront.......

Maybe next year will be better. I have been to two schools and was very happy with them both.

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Old Wed Nov 09, 2011, 08:17am
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I would love to be going to the school in the Dallas area this year. I know that the Metroplex umpires to be good hosts since I called a couple of FP Regionals in Fort Worth several years ago........

Unfortunately........family issues are having to take the forefront.......

Maybe next year will be better. I have been to two schools and was very happy with them both.

Joel
You sure it just isn't the test.....?
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Old Wed Nov 09, 2011, 04:14pm
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You sure it just isn't the test.....?
Test????? There's gonna be a test????
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Old Wed Nov 09, 2011, 04:57pm
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Test????? There's gonna be a test????
Yeppers, and it is going to be a different test than what is presented as the annual exam.
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Old Wed Nov 09, 2011, 04:58pm
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Yeppers, and it is going to be a different test than what is presented as the annual exam.
Did you just say "yeppers?"
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Old Thu Nov 10, 2011, 09:20am
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Did you just say "yeppers?"
Yeppers, he sure did.
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Old Thu Nov 10, 2011, 04:07pm
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Yeppers, and it is going to be a different test than what is presented as the annual exam.
Wait a minute........Yeppers is my "catch Phrase".........Mike now owes me a nickle........

But, I owe him a bunch of nickles for d;-)

So.......I will call it even....

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Old Mon Nov 14, 2011, 04:46pm
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The instructors for this school have been announced. We are very pleased and fortunate to have a perfect storm of instructors for our event. Each of these instructors are members of the ASA Hall of Fame. They are: Julie Johnson, Deputy Supervisor of Umpires; Walt Sparks, Region 6 UIC and Max Wilkes, Region 5 UIC.
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Old Thu Nov 10, 2011, 04:04pm
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You sure it just isn't the test.....?
Tests.......I don't need no stinking tests..........

However......Walter and some of the other guys might give me a start........

Maybe next year.......

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