Umpire training/resources?
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I plan to read through this when I have some time - some interesting points of emphasis in the first few pages.
While it is a pain - and also a new set of rules mostly not relevant to travel/HS/rec, it is well worth becoming a NCAA umpire even if you do not ever intend to do a college game
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The access to the exam, rule books, case studies, umpire mechanics, etc are worth the fees. The exam is a brute - 8-12 hours of work going through a variety of hard to decipher situations. Some of the other resources/zoom calls/webinars are worth it as well. It has been a good resource for me even before I was given an opportunity to do some college games. Pushing to be at one of the college conference umpire assessment camps is normally a good way to go as well.
NFHS has some interesting stuff - but not as comprehensive and the exam is a joke.
Otherwise - not kidding - this forum has been one of the best resources; @Comp, @MTR and @TheManInBlue were all kind enough to help set me on a very good course for improvement.
Lastly; I am intending to take some time off work to do some games at The Spring Games again in 2022 now it will be back on post-Covid
www.thespringgames.com
You don't need a conference association to get some games there and there is a huge group of umpires you can interact with from across the country. And you can work across a few days, a week or even a few weeks.
NCAA Softball - News and Announcements
sup.arbitersports.com
The access to the exam, rule books, case studies, umpire mechanics, etc are worth the fees. The exam is a brute - 8-12 hours of work going through a variety of hard to decipher situations. Some of the other resources/zoom calls/webinars are worth it as well. It has been a good resource for me even before I was given an opportunity to do some college games. Pushing to be at one of the college conference umpire assessment camps is normally a good way to go as well.
NFHS has some interesting stuff - but not as comprehensive and the exam is a joke.
Otherwise - not kidding - this forum has been one of the best resources; @Comp, @MTR and @TheManInBlue were all kind enough to help set me on a very good course for improvement.
Lastly; I am intending to take some time off work to do some games at The Spring Games again in 2022 now it will be back on post-Covid
THE Spring Games
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www.thespringgames.com
You don't need a conference association to get some games there and there is a huge group of umpires you can interact with from across the country. And you can work across a few days, a week or even a few weeks.
