I umpire because my kids got too old to coach. I've had both my sons (23 & 19) call with me during different seasons. It really gives us something we can still do together and talk about things that happened for hours after. I mainly just call in my own community park, where I invested many hours and dollars in the past. I'm trying to get some of that money back! The coaches and parents, for the most part, are good to us. It gives me a chance to get to know a lot of people and call all different age groups (4-18 yr olds)