I attended the first umpire meeting of the year, and it was good to see people. I felt bad about picking up a vest (ie waistcoat) for umpiring because I don't know how much umpiring I will do this season, but I explained I had to look for jobs..
Still, another garment, and I think I will wear it today for school.
Showing posts with label meetings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label meetings. Show all posts
Thursday, 15 September 2011
Thursday, 28 July 2011
Umpire TH
On Sunday we have the test umpire T.H. visiting Dunedin and talking in the Long Room of the Otago Cricket Association. It should be very informative and entertaining. It also offers free lunch and the chance to socialise, which is also positive.
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
Everyone has a bad day
We had a pretty good meeting in which we discussed various things. Once again, one who should not speak, spoke often and pointlessly. I spoke for the first time since joining, and it was to raise the point that the earlier Otago Cricket tell us of a game the better. I think people listened to my brief suggestion because I have spoken uselessly and at length.
At the end of the meeting I saw my evaluations by captains and they were ok. I told the president that I had a shocking game on Saturday and I made various mistakes. He was very understanding, which is good, and said that everyone has had a bad day and the good thing was being aware of the mistakes. I guess he takes the atttitude that being aware of mistakes helps to ensure they won't happen again. At the same sort of time, the overly chatty one was gabbling about the way he is always right despite their complaints. I can see issues with man-management.
At least I realised I had a bad day and so talked to the captain of one side. Oh well, Saturday is another game.
At the end of the meeting I saw my evaluations by captains and they were ok. I told the president that I had a shocking game on Saturday and I made various mistakes. He was very understanding, which is good, and said that everyone has had a bad day and the good thing was being aware of the mistakes. I guess he takes the atttitude that being aware of mistakes helps to ensure they won't happen again. At the same sort of time, the overly chatty one was gabbling about the way he is always right despite their complaints. I can see issues with man-management.
At least I realised I had a bad day and so talked to the captain of one side. Oh well, Saturday is another game.
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
Regular meeting
The bi-weekly (every two weeks) meeting of umpires went well. I was a little late because I ate supper late, and leisurely and chatted to my beloved, then realised I had to be away.
The grading of umpires by captains came up, and it was almost amusing to see the look on one very experienced umpire's face when he got grades of five and six out of ten.
I was complimented that I did well by the observer, which was good to hear. We were also told that we are unlikely to get games outside Otago if we are over 45, which is me. Oh well.
Still, a game on Saturday and then on Sunday I will watch my son play. I guess I might as well watch from the middle.
The grading of umpires by captains came up, and it was almost amusing to see the look on one very experienced umpire's face when he got grades of five and six out of ten.
I was complimented that I did well by the observer, which was good to hear. We were also told that we are unlikely to get games outside Otago if we are over 45, which is me. Oh well.
Still, a game on Saturday and then on Sunday I will watch my son play. I guess I might as well watch from the middle.
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