Have you or would you ever umpire a youth game?

[Umpire]

Have you umpire a youth game before and how did it go?

Would you umpire a youth game at all to see how it is being an umpire?

 

I umpire youth softball and baseball I added softball last year (a lot of fun no joke girls play much better than guys... in my mind they swing the bats they don't f around.

[Youk Of The Nation]

It depends. A grade-school boys team, no. A high-school senior or college girls team, yes.

[User Name]

I've umpired little league baseball games and both guys and girls hard-pitch softball.

 

I like it to an extent, but some players can be really annoying. Also, foul tips.

[Youk Of The Nation]

I've umpired little league baseball games and both guys and girls hard-pitch softball.

 

I like it to an extent, but some players can be really annoying. Also, foul tips.

 

What's the usual foul tip for an umpire nowadays? 20 percent?

[User Name]

What's the usual foul tip for an umpire nowadays? 20 percent?

 

40 if it was a really big foul.

[Umpire]

I've umpired little league baseball games and both guys and girls hard-pitch softball.

 

I like it to an extent, but some players can be really annoying. Also, foul tips.

You got an exmaple that happen i got some and what you mean how is foul tips annoying???

 

I was doing babe ruth game and there was a batter got hit he move enough for me to award first base. the next batter leans into the pitch clearly i call ball and tell him to come back.

[User Name]

You got an exmaple that happen i got some and what you mean how is foul tips annoying???

 

I was doing babe ruth game and there was a batter got hit he move enough for me to award first base. the next batter leans into the pitch clearly i call ball and tell him to come back.

 

I remember calling balls and strikes on a softball game where every one of the home team's players would make signs of disgust every time they got a strike called on them. It could be right down broadway and they'd still groan.

 

About the foul tips, have you ever taken a hard one right off the knee? Those hurt like a bitch no matter what type of gear you're wearing.

[onlybereaved]

I used to ump youth games - got paid like 15$/game. Was good times.

 

House-League, 9-11 years of age.

 

Would have been better if they had 2 umps per game (1 behind home plate, another in the mid-infield). They only had 1 ump behind home plate.

 

I think I quit after almost getting into a fight with one kids mouthy father.

[Umpire]

I remember calling balls and strikes on a softball game where every one of the home team's players would make signs of disgust every time they got a strike called on them. It could be right down broadway and they'd still groan.

 

About the foul tips, have you ever taken a hard one right off the knee? Those hurt like a bitch no matter what type of gear you're wearing.

All that is very normal, as for foul ball foul tip goes into catchers mitt anyways, the worst area i got foul ball was shoulders i have no shoulder padden. you go to understand where they look at a strike zone compare to behind the plate huge difference.

 

I used to ump youth games - got paid like 15$/game. Was good times.

 

House-League, 9-11 years of age.

 

Would have been better if they had 2 umps per game (1 behind home plate, another in the mid-infield). They only had 1 ump behind home plate.

 

I think I quit after almost getting into a fight with one kids mouthy father.

The only time you ever have an umpire with two would be if town willing to pay that much many times don't have the money. The money now is about 35-45 a game.