As another High School baseball season draws to an end, I am coming to the conclusion of a couple of things. As much as I love being an Umpire and doing games in New Hampshire and Vermont, I am ready for newer situations and offerings. Being in New England and submitting to the weather, is not always a win-win situation. You are lucky if you are on a field in the first week of April, and by the end of May you are done, with the High School season.
2.) In Florida, you can play baseball close to year round, which offers me a better chance of actually making a career out of being currently a High School (JV) /Babe Ruth certified umpire, to potentially doing enough games to maybe one day taking another step and working towards becoming a College umpire.
3.) I am ready to prove myself as an umpire in a new environment and new location. I really think that I am in a bit of a rutt here in New England. I chose 5 years ago to do JV games and to not challenge myself and see if I could become a Varsity Umpire. BUT now after going to the Professional Umpire school this past January/February and learning and honing my craft as an Umpire, I believe I am now ready to take that next step and see if I can rise to the next level of being an Varsity Umpire, and to be able to achieve that goal, I believe I need to be in Florida.
I appreciate every single opportunity that I have had to work games and to get better at my craft, whether it be a little league game, or like this past year working my first Babe Ruth Championship game I have learned, grown, and become a better Umpire due to all the games that I have been privileged to work.
I also wanted to say thank you to those who have always supported, encouraged, and believed in me as I have continued to grow as an umpire, and also from a young man and amateur umpire into adulthood and as a career umpire.
There are soo many people I want to thank but not enough space to actually do so.. but know that I couldn't have done this without you.
I end this post with a quote from umpire Bill Klem, " I Never Missed One In Here" Pointing at his heart.
2.) In Florida, you can play baseball close to year round, which offers me a better chance of actually making a career out of being currently a High School (JV) /Babe Ruth certified umpire, to potentially doing enough games to maybe one day taking another step and working towards becoming a College umpire.
3.) I am ready to prove myself as an umpire in a new environment and new location. I really think that I am in a bit of a rutt here in New England. I chose 5 years ago to do JV games and to not challenge myself and see if I could become a Varsity Umpire. BUT now after going to the Professional Umpire school this past January/February and learning and honing my craft as an Umpire, I believe I am now ready to take that next step and see if I can rise to the next level of being an Varsity Umpire, and to be able to achieve that goal, I believe I need to be in Florida.
I appreciate every single opportunity that I have had to work games and to get better at my craft, whether it be a little league game, or like this past year working my first Babe Ruth Championship game I have learned, grown, and become a better Umpire due to all the games that I have been privileged to work.
I also wanted to say thank you to those who have always supported, encouraged, and believed in me as I have continued to grow as an umpire, and also from a young man and amateur umpire into adulthood and as a career umpire.
There are soo many people I want to thank but not enough space to actually do so.. but know that I couldn't have done this without you.
I end this post with a quote from umpire Bill Klem, " I Never Missed One In Here" Pointing at his heart.
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