Hope everyone enjoyed their day off for Australia Day!! No I didn't have a day off! Studied suspended, protested and forfeited games!! Had a test on that today, the 13th of 14 - just the big one to go! Believe it is 100 questions and that will be next week. I can officially report that my cage group "K Zone" has the highest average score for our tests.
Mind you on Australia Day we did went through the procedure for standing for the national anthem - yes an for real we did this to Star Spangled banner!
This week we have been joined by Larry Barnett - ex MLB umpire. Larry is working with the instructors in the cages, and providing some insight in the classroom. Obviously a man with alot of experience.
Camp games are in full swing and so are the ejections. The funniest sight today...two of the Japanese guys where umpiring the game and one of the instructors had obviously got some Japanese words from Japanese instructors, and from what I could work out, the instructor told the umpire he was stupid, he was promptly ejected in Japanese with great force, he lost balance and fell off the chair backward!! Obviously totally embarrassed, he walked away from the field to return a few minutes later. This one was a bit of you had to be there, but believe me considering the separation between the instructors and the student umpires - this was hilarious.
They have gone over what should and shouldn't be tolerated as far as questioning pitches - so they have also introduced today sniper fire in the cages, and we are expected to eject them - and yes I ejected someone today!!. Also within our cage work it is all judgement work now, and they are evaluating our zones - but minimal feedback which is interesting (maybe I am doing ok?) but we are expected to watch our videos each night and review our cage work.
I have previously mentioned that there is a few guys here filming a doco on the Academy, not sure if i mentioned that I have done a 10 minute interview about my background and why i am here, they have also filmed several of us in the class room, in the cages and on the field. Today we watched them film some position plays for teaching purposes. The DVD will be able to be purchased - we had better get a discount!!
A little extra service tonight, Rick the groundsman wife is a hairdresser, so she has come to the Hotel and is cutting hair tonight for just $10. So I yes, i had it cut, but did ask her to put away the clipper before she started mine!
To finish off tonight a couple of Jimisoms for you!!!
An umpires worst enemy - surprise
Understand - Wokaroo
If you only have a hammer in your toolbox - everything will look like a nail!
Preparation meets Opportunity = Luck
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