Despite her resume, she is wrong on the bolded sentence.
What do the NCAA umpires get paid for doing a game during the regular season? Google shows $60 - $120 a game. I'm guessing it's more during post season and the WCWS. I know a guy who ref's men's college basketball. He gets $2500 a game, but all the expenses come out of it because he has to travel all over the country. He told me he is evaluated regularly.
Unfortunately, the umpires for softball are the best amateur umpires around. They are not making a living umpiring softball games. It can be a nice secondary income.
Maybe comp or one of the other guys who do college games can answer this. Is there any yearly training or evaluations required of umpires in the NCAA? Are they evaluated on their strike/ball calling consistency with a pitch tracking system? Or is it once they are certified they are good for life? I'm not sure. That's why I'm asking.
Maybe comp or one of the other guys who do college games can answer this. Is there any yearly training or evaluations required of umpires in the NCAA? Are they evaluated on their strike/ball calling consistency with a pitch tracking system? Or is it once they are certified they are good for life? I'm not sure. That's why I'm asking.
It is written that way.. I would rather see it stated that the runner cannot run over the catcher and the catcher cannot block the plate.
I think the requirement is the ability to fog up a mirror held in front of their mouths to insure they are still breathing...
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Look at the runner's point of view.
If I saw that waiting for me at home plate, that would cause me to change something! That's impeding whether it's visible to the umpire or not!