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Interview: Jim Evans - Again — Part VIII
Crew chief and big games
By Officiating.com
May 23rd, 2013

Jim Evans has now reached the big leagues. The rest of our interview covers those years when Mr. Evans was one of the world's premier umpires.

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Basketball
Things We Often Do Wrong — Part XII
Three seconds wtih Heidi Klum
By Ray Cox
May 22nd, 2013

"Three seconds! Three seconds!!" It's an oft-heard scream. Fans are obsessed with that rule, and I blame that on the American public education system. From the moment a child learns to count to three, somebody is shoving a standardized test in his face and screaming, "PROVE IT!" We spend the rest of our traumatized lives feeling compelled to prove constantly that we can count to three.

Meanwhile, graduates of the German school system like, oh, I don't know, let's just take Heidi Klum as an example, spend their lives being glamorous super models and starring in hit reality TV shows.

Both are vital to the game of basketball.

Baseball
LL to NCAA - And Stops in Between — Part V
High school ball (b)
By Peter Osborne
May 22nd, 2013

Here Peter finishes with the rule differences between OBR (summer play) and NFHS (high school play). Make no mistake: If you want to be a "real" amateur umpire, you need to be able to function in both venues.

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Basketball
Defense Under the Basket
By Jim Dixon
May 21st, 2013

Some would say that setting up defensively under the basket is not playing good defense. In fact, depending on rules and circumstances, calls must take into consideration if the defender is "under the basket," and then the foul is charged to either A1 or B1. Here's the guidance.
Baseball
All About the Strike Zone — Part I
Here we go again
By Roland Wiederaenders
May 21st, 2013

The strike zone is a skill (tool) that umpires use. How's that for putting it simply? The basics of that skill can be taught. How's that for creating problems?

This series of articles intends methodically to teach a beginning umpire how to use that tool. You might say it's "Strike Zone For Dummies." But I've never known any person to be a "dummy" who wanted to learn how to work baseball. Rather, such persons are among the brave of America.

I do know quite a few clinicians who don't know how to teach. I'm going to take some pot shots at their techniques! Mostly, I'm going to try to remain positive, educational, basic.

Credit for the idea for these articles belongs to my little brother, Jimmy. He volunteered to work in a Little League program in Seattle. How would I teach my dear brother to work the strike zone? I would teach him how to use it, as a tool, with skill. Here's what I told him.

Play ball...

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