ofhs93

GREAT advise...thank you for responding

Northeast PA...Scranton area.

I appreciate your thoughts and was thinking along the same lines. We went to our local AAA home opener (SWB Railriders) and I found myself watching the plate ump more than the game lol. There is no doubt that part of the reason I'm getting into officiating is in response to some of the less than stellar performances we have experienced over the last few years as players and coaches. I know it's not an easy thing to do but I also have become so frustrated by some of the locals that just camp out behind the plate and never move. Like all walks of life...there are some great umps...some decent ones...and some that you just shake your head lol

Have filled in here and there in a pinch in the past. My oldest son is moving on to school age ball (I have always been either a manager or coach) and I want to stay connected the game. I have enjoyed the times I have filled in and I'm ready to take the next step now that my schedule is more open. I'm committed to doing this the right way after seeing a lot of the local rec level not always being very professional. Got all of my gear together (who knew how much that all cost? lol) Bought most of it from Ump-Attire (wish I knew about the premium membership beforehand lol) Went to a cpl of local clinics over the winter and have been reading and watching as much web based content as I can cram in. I've reached out to the 2 guys that I know of locally that do scheduling in our area. The season is really *just* starting next week around here (Thanks to the 2ft of snow a few weeks back) At this point I'm just kind of waiting for some communication back Looking forward to a lot of years doing something that I enjoy and maybe making a little extra money along the way.