Umpire Skills?

[kodaks]

Greetings,
I volunteered to umpire a couple of youth baseball games this season. Are there any good "guides" on the internet to show the proper rules of umpiring? I know the rules of baseball, just not the ump arm gestures and where to stand in the field. Thanks!

[pendanticist]

Relax kodaks,

The league sets the rules and umping is very, very easy to do. As in informal. All you really need to know is whether it's fair / foul and safe / out. Least ways that's been my experience. :)

Where to stand? Outta the way.

You'll do fine.

[AAnnAArchy]

There actually are certain places to stand on the field and certain gestures. Here's a place with some pointers - [umpire.org...]

(just noticed my post count - I'll have to make sure I find a special non-Fooey place for #666)

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

Are there any good "guides" on the internet to show the proper rules of umpiring?

You mean you coudn't find this on Google? ;)

[grandpa]

You may also want to make sure you can recognize any gestures coming from the stands.

[kodaks]

Relax kodaks,

The league sets the rules and umping is very, very easy to do. As in informal. All you really need to know is whether it's fair / foul and safe / out. Least ways that's been my experience. :)

Where to stand? Outta the way.

You'll do fine.

Thanks, thats seems simple enough! Outta the way sounds good to :)

There actually are certain places to stand on the field and certain gestures. Here's a place with some pointers - [umpire.org...]
Thanks, I will take a look into that!

You mean you coudn't find this on Google? ;)

Yep I tried but only found a couple that weren't really much help.

You may also want to make sure you can recognize any gestures coming from the stands.

lol....yep gotta work on those skills :)

Thanks!

[weeks]

<snip> People get very wrapped up in this stuff and go nuts if you make what they believe to be an error. I've done this and came close to being attacked.

[edited by: lawman at 8:27 am (utc) on June 1, 2005]