Advice for teen umpires?

[Mike Hurd]

with respect ….

these things aren’t just suggestions they’re imperative.

parent coaches are can be absolutely brutal towards youth umpires.

given your seniority and experience I doubt you will ever experience that kind of behavior

I also will dare to mention that as a guy you will never experience and can’t ever imagine what it’s like to be a young female in a perceived position of authority standing between two sets of adult male coaches

and, no, I don’t want to get into a verbal spat about who’s right and who’s wrong on this.

Different people have different experiences.

If she does what she is taught at umpire camps, she will be just fine.

 

[EdLovrich]

And something a good friend told me when I mentioned that I wanted to start umpiring when my coaching days were over. He said, "Remember Rule 1. Rule 1 is HUSTLE". If you hustle on the plays to get to the best position to make a call, it makes your game better and adds to your credibility.

THIS THIS THIS...........

Hustle with PURPOSE, which means knowing where you need to be going, don't just move fast for the sake of looking like you are 'hustling'