YBE172: Lessons Learned As An Umpire I Never Learned As A Coach

Umpires are expected to be perfect 100% of the time. And if you make a mistake—or are perceived as having made a mistake—you get yelled at.

Who would want that kind of job?

Well, I would.

And after taking that kind of job, Rob learned five things in one year of umpiring that he never learned in twenty-one years of coaching.

Also, he answers the Question of the Week (17:17) about when to pull a struggling youth pitcher.

In this 23-minute episode, I share:

• why coaches don't know the rules nearly as well as we think we do (2:32)
• why umpiring is much harder than it looks (10:06)
• the sad reality that coaches and umpires see themselves, by default, as enemies (11:50)
• how becoming an umpire has changed how I coach (14:57)
• why more coaches should be umpires (16:10)

Resources mentioned in this episode:
GamePlan practice planning app (Officially launched!)