Hi,
Getting set to start my second year back in umpiring.
First year back I did 78 games during 2011.
About 50% baseball, 50% fastpitch softball.
Most baseball 12U-13U, most softball high school JV. A 15 y/o baseball national team tryout where I saw fastballs nearly 90MPH; did a coach-pitch girls softball, a few 9U baseball. Quite a variety.
Trying to find my best 'niche' to focus time / energy on this next year. Leaning towards a local association (Chesterfield, cbsasports.com). Other possibilities are high school baseball in the spring; HS fastpitch again in the fall; a different local association in O'Fallon MO; one or two OF several area baseball tournament groups or a USSSA softball group.
Hope to attend the Mid-American Clinic if they have the local one in O'Fallon in January 2012.