I have been following this site for a while, and have found a bunch of good info. Been umpiring LL for the last 2 years, and making the move to HS ball this spring. Look forward to the challenge, and also to more good topics of discussion on the boards.
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 02:09 AM
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 06:56 AM
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 09:42 AM
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 09:47 AM
Welcome to the board and good luck on your FED test.
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 01:27 PM
Welcome aboard, and cool avatar BTW...
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Posted 10 February 2012 - 05:33 PM
mstaylor, on 10 February 2012 - 09:47 AM, said:
Welcome to the board and good luck on your FED test.
Hey, is the FED test the same time for every state or does it differ from state to state?
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Posted 11 February 2012 - 12:43 AM
Welllll, it supposed to be the same but it seems that some freelance. I believe NY does a straight FED test. What I don't know is if it is online or paper.
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Posted 11 February 2012 - 12:52 AM
WA I am pretty sure is straight FED. OR might be a slight modification. CA is its own special entity. 
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Posted 11 February 2012 - 03:24 AM
Thanks for the welcome, everyone. As far as I know, it is a paper test. We won't take ours until mid-late March. Us new guys are going through previous tests as study guides. So far, so good; the discussions I have read on the boards have helped me visualize the play and apply the proper rule. Can't wait to get on the field for some positioning and mechanics work. I hope the weather will be better than last year. A lot of rain last spring, and schools were struggling to get all their games in.
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Posted 11 February 2012 - 04:32 PM
clawdad, on 11 February 2012 - 03:24 AM, said:
Us new guys are going through previous tests as study guides.
Good idea to learn. However, don't ever assume a question you're reading on the new test is the same as one on the old test. FED likes to change the wording, so make sure you read every question carefully.
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Posted 12 February 2012 - 04:14 AM
Another word to the wise. Read the questions carefully and take in everything. But dont read to much into the questions. It can get you into more trouble than it is worth.
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