Keep the Game Moving (Game Management):
Here are some ways that the home plate umpire can keep the game moving:
- Start the game on time;
- Limit the number of warm-up pitches to a maximum of eight, unlimited if pitcher coming in for injury;
- Do not be afraid to call strikes and be consistent;
- Get the players to hustle on and off the field as well as an umpire you need to hustle;
- Do not visit your partner every half inning;
- Be loud with your calls;
- Ensure warm-up baseballs are in before the last warm-up pitch;
- Avoid needless time-outs; and
- Do not let coaches visits be prolonged.