Season is winding down

[Umpire in Chief]

Accross much of the country the season is winding down quite a bit.

Let us know what you do durring the off season to make yourself a better umpire next year.

[LMSANS]

Let's see...in 2 weeks I have my first HS football scrimmage, I already have 26 sub-varsity games and 15 V chains, then in September I'm taking the test to get on the college umpire roster. Assuming I pass, I will try to find a college clinic that I can get off from work for. I'll log onto eofficials.com and check out their off-season offerings. They usually have a weekly baseball topic video.

[Bigdog]

Hey all,

First thing is to get my knees looked at. Dig through rule books during the off season. If my knees let me, I will hopefully be able to do a Triple Crown Tournament in the fall (My work schedule will be a big factor in that!)

Other than that, work on conditioning and getting my health better and better.

Bigdog:cool:

[BrianC14]

Well, thanks to Big Dog up there ^^^, I have already seen the 2009 FED rules changes, which he linked in another thread on this forum, so I'm working those into my 2008 book.

Starting in September I'll enroll in a fitness class at our neighborhood rec. center (I could stand to lose 10-15 pounds, which would get me down to 165-170 where I belong).

This off-season I will attend either Jim Evan's Desert Classic in October/November, or the Arizona Umpiring Academy in January. (By the way, any tips/recommendations on either of those clinics would be appreciated).