New in the NW

[GR_ump]

Hello everyone. Sorry for the id name but with the initials G. R. I couldn't resist. I work in the Olympia Washington area for the USSSA affiliate and this will be my 5th season working 10U through Babe Ruth and Colt/Palomino.

Our association doesn't do the local High School ball or the American Legion Summer stuff.

I got into umpiring as something to do after coaching my son over the years. I couldn't walk away from the game and coaching when your kid isn't involved is hard to justify to the family. Feeling I still had something to give to the game a co-worker (NCAA Div 2 ump) talked me into giving it a go.

Last year I went to Mark Beller's 3 day school in Reno and Salem's clinic, learned what I didn't know. This year I went to Jim Evans in Portland and started learning what I should know. I'm really looking forward to this season with a goal of 100 games. A couple of us are thinking about the Desert Classic next year, maybe we could get a Northwest Group together.

I'm very interested in developing a network of umpires that enjoy training so that we can support one anothers associations with their annual camps or clinics. It seems that the cost of clinics stops a lot of amatuer umpires from attending and consequently getting stuck where they are at. Mark Beller gives a challenge at his clinic that you take what you have learned and share that information. I have been fortunate to attend several clinics in the past two years and I have put on two for our association. The tough part is always finding officials that want to teach.

Enough rambling, I look forward to reading the forums and learning more.

[widac]

This year I went to Jim Evans in Portland.

I was there.

A couple of us are thinking about the Desert Classic next year, maybe we could get a Northwest Group together.

I'd be interested.

[Umpire in Chief]

Welcome and I love the name.

We do have a number of guys here from the Pacific NW.

[mstaylor]

Oh No it's a NW conspericy. Welcome to the board.

[BT_Blue]

Hello everyone. Sorry for the id name but with the initials G. R. I couldn't resist. I work in the Olympia Washington area for the USSSA affiliate and this will be my 5th season working 10U through Babe Ruth and Colt/Palomino.

Our association doesn't do the local High School ball or the American Legion Summer stuff.

I got into umpiring as something to do after coaching my son over the years. I couldn't walk away from the game and coaching when your kid isn't involved is hard to justify to the family. Feeling I still had something to give to the game a co-worker (NCAA Div 2 ump) talked me into giving it a go.

Last year I went to Mark Beller's 3 day school in Reno and Salem's clinic, learned what I didn't know. This year I went to Jim Evans in Portland and started learning what I should know. I'm really looking forward to this season with a goal of 100 games. A couple of us are thinking about the Desert Classic next year, maybe we could get a Northwest Group together.

I'm very interested in developing a network of umpires that enjoy training so that we can support one anothers associations with their annual camps or clinics. It seems that the cost of clinics stops a lot of amatuer umpires from attending and consequently getting stuck where they are at. Mark Beller gives a challenge at his clinic that you take what you have learned and share that information. I have been fortunate to attend several clinics in the past two years and I have put on two for our association. The tough part is always finding officials that want to teach.

Enough rambling, I look forward to reading the forums and learning more.

I was there.

I'd be interested.

Give me till august and I will be interested.

[daled]

Welcome aboard. I think you are on line about the clinics and training camps, lots of guys can not make the commitment and thus they keep doing things their way. As this board has continued to grow there are guys from all over the United States as well as other countries and we should look to network within our geographic locations. If for no other reason than to support the training clinic's that are in our areas.

[mstaylor]

Welcome aboard. I think you are on line about the clinics and training camps, lots of guys can not make the commitment and thus they keep doing things their way. As this board has continued to grow there are guys from all over the United States as well as other countries and we should look to network within our geographic locations. If for no other reason than to support the training clinic's that are in our areas.

For guys that can't afford the cost or afford the time off then encourage them to come here or some site to advance their knowledge. Unfortunately, there are guys the refuse to learn. They feel they know enough about rules and mechanics so they don't need clinics or internet boards. These guys you can't do much with.

[willv28]

Hello, welcome, I'm sure you'll have a good time.