Personality

[Phu Bai]

 Just wondering if there has ever been a study of Major League umpire's personality make up?
 My opinion takes a very "strong" personality   Type "A"?

 

[JSam21]

1 hour ago, Phu Bai said:

 Just wondering if there has ever been a study of Major League umpire's personality make up?
 My opinion takes a very "strong" personality   Type "A"?

 

Anyone at the highest level of their profession is more likely to be a Type A

[Umpire in Chief]

Once upon a time I was a certified Predictive Index Analyst. And I thought of asking my friends who work work the highest levels of baseball to take the survey. I wanted to see if my preformed beliefs were accurate on umpires personality characteristics. I never did that.  

[Stan W.]

Over the years, I have been in a number of associations covering a good swath of competitive baseball.........of those memberships, I feel type A's vastly dominated.....(not always for the best.)  I have seen many people come and go and to stick with it, one of the prerequisites seemed to be a good "sense of self". 

1. Definition of Sense of Self. In psychology, the sense of self is defined as the way a person thinks about and views his or her traits, beliefs, and purpose within the world.

    

    

    

    

[Replacematt]

On 9/21/2019 at 7:56 PM, Phu Bai said:

 Just wondering if there has ever been a study of Major League umpire's personality make up?
 My opinion takes a very "strong" personality   Type "A"?

 

No, since Type A isn't a personality. It's a purported collection of traits.

[maven]

39 minutes ago, Matt said:

No, since Type A isn't a personality. It's a purported collection of traits.

Nerd.

[noumpere]

28 minutes ago, maven said:

Nerd.

Yes, but a Type-A nerd.

[yawetag]

Shall we all take our DiSC profile while we're at it? Maybe Myers-Briggs?

All of those tests put me as a very introverted, analytical person who hates conflict. But all of those tests will also remind you that your personality will change in different situations and environments. While I agree that many officials appear to be Type-As, or high Ds (not THAT D!), or ENTJs, it doesn't mean that's how they are away from the field.