Fun with Rules

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Originally Posted by shagpal

wasn't this supposed to be "FUN"?

The fun is finding potential conflicts and/or issues.

I agree with Ted that there are quite a few holes in the mechanics that developed after the first DVD was produced. The DVD, while a good idea for training, has actually caused as many problems as it addressed.

The fun part is challenging the UIC or partner who tells you one thing when the book says another

Problem is that too many instructors and NUS members took the DVD as the new "bible" (supervisor's word) and any deviation, necessary to cover the play or not, would/will draw a gig on evaluation. Or just the opposite, a UIC so old or removed from actual games and encrusted in the old ways, hitting an umpire for not doing things that hadn't been in the manual for years.

NUS needs to be infused by more younger umpires, but because they are dedicated to the brand of umpiring they represent. not because a group of non-umpires determined they would represent the region as they see fit.