By Randy Corwin The definition of mentor is: a trusted adviser or guide who shares their knowledge and experience with others, especially...

My favorite part of the old Esquire magazine was the "What I've Learned" column, where the magazine interviewed celebrities or well-known...

In one of the first games I ever umpired, I was out there as base umpire with no training, no experience. I was just trying to help out....

By Gordon McFarlane Arguably the year’s best season, spring brings gardens to life, March Madness, NBA and NHL teams competing for those...

You made it! You've worked hard and now you're top of the heap, the "Big Dog." You get the plate in the Big Game, and you work at the...

By Kent Walker Generally speaking, I can tell from the moment I see an umpire on the field whether he is a top-shelf or lower-shelf...

When you have a game to umpire, although you may do it subconsciously, you plan a way to get there, and you plan what time you'd like to...

It's easy to say "I have lots of self-confidence." But is it true? To find out if you actually are confident or not, here's a series of...

Last time we talked about steps to boost your confidence. Hopefully, that will help umpires who lack confidence when on the field. But...

To be honest, almost every game I umpire, supervise or mentor, I'm scared to death. And I think that's a good thing. To be clear, I have...

You've watched the game, you've taken copious notes, videos and photos. Now the game is over and it's actually time to begin your...

You're all set to do your supervision. Great. Now what do you do? Above all, you're looking for things that need improvement, that you...

There are different reasons experienced, high-level umpires sit in the stands and watch other umpires work games. For example, you could...

When I was 10 and in my first year of organized baseball, our pitcher asked the rest of the team if anyone wanted to be the catcher that...

If you've been reading along, you've probably found lots of books not commonly related to umpiring that can help you improve your game....

As we demonstrated with last week's listing of six books that should be read by umpires in leadership roles, there's a lot more to...

Perhaps when you first started umpiring, there should have been a notice that said "Warning: the job of umpiring requires extensive...

The headline sounds spooky, doesn't it? But no, this article isn't about Big Brother watching you. It's about young, impressionable...

Right off the top, let's point out that there's no way to cover in detail all the aspects of game management in one article. It's a...

Last time we looked at umpires who indicate they're not ready yet to move up (see APPEARANCE, TIMING AND FOUL CALLS: INDICATIONS TO LOOK...