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Polo as a former head coach (and hopefully a head coach again) I am going to really commend you for the work you put in to make yourself a better umpire. You ask great questions and always talk about how you are studying the books. I know the good umps everywhere appreciate someone who works this hard but wanted to let you know that us coaches appreciate your hard work too.

It makes calls that go against us easier to swallow when we know the guy is a knowledgble hard worker. I wish I could get guys like you to ump my games all the time.

Thanks Coach I love to be prapared I feel as though I owe it to the coaches and players. I want to be the BEST I CAN BE!!! Preparation is the key. AGAIN THANK YOU!

You are to be commended POLO!........to me it is the great indicator...the day an umpire decides that he has learned enough has just marked the day he started to fail....

congrats....

The books you talk about are good... and by now of course, you understand that the rule book does not teach you to be an umpire....for the mechanics, the methodology, and the interpretations.....your umpiring library needs to continually grow.....

In the future look to add a BRD and a Jaksa Roder and a CCA mechanics Manual.....that will give you a good basic library....

again congrats....well deserved....

PIAA Where can I find these books, a BRD (?) and a Jaksa Roder and a CCA mechanics Manual. Thanks I love it! I also attend Umpire Mechanics Clinics at Rutgers University in the early spring.

PIAA I looked them up online Thanks a lot...

It's too late for this year but Jim Evans does an indoor clinic at Flemington that is excellent. It's not the cheapest but certainly worth every penny.

Thanks MT I'll have to remember that for next year.

MT I got your message I don't know how to reply BUT I would love to know when the Flemington Clinic is....THANKS

Today through Sunday.

POLO: here is a link to the JEA website. Any training with Jim is well worth it, and a ton of fun.

http://www.umpireacademy.com/

Thanks Dash it would have been great to go. I've recently (Last wednesday) had knee surgery so I don't think I would have been able to do much.