Curtis and Stephen are BACK!

In this episode the two discuss fall baseball and how the games season can prove to be a pivotal time for growth.

Taking all the things you've learned from the season and using the relaxed environment "fall ball" offers. From there the two discuss whats next for them personally, and share snippets of their ideas for their future and the future of umpiring in general.

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Well this is like when worlds collide!!!

On this very special episode of the podcast, Stephen chats it up with both Curtis AND Carlos. The three have a great time talking over their varsity and college seasons.

Each have their own tales to tell as umpires on the grind. From the ups and downs, the life of an official always lends itself to a vocation built on competency but forged in brotherhood.

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Curtis and Stephen are back together! The two have so much to catch up after a month between their last episode. In the middle of their respective seasons, both umpires discuss the grind plus how to prepare for the post season.

Curtis shares his experiences as a NCAA umpire. With great expertise and dedication to the craft, Curtis talks what it takes to become a better umpire and keeping your mechanics sharp throughout.

Conversely, Stephen opens up and gets real with his frustrations about feeling stagnate within the Varsity level. There's a sense a ceiling has been hit with a longing for a bigger challenge, and Stephen discusses what his next goals are and what it takes to achieve them.

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This week on BTR, Stephen and Curtis do their best to explain Major League Baseball's three major rule changes:

1) Larger Bases

2) Pitch Clock

3) Banning of the (over)shift

The hosts go over in detail the "whys" and the "hows" of each rule, while also sharing their opinions on them.

Click link below to read the new rules for yourself:

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35631564/2023-mlb-rule-changes-pitch-clock-end-shift-bigger-bases

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Its the season for the postseason, With that comes a change of mindset. Staying sharp is no longer an expectation, its a demand. Two man goes to three man. Three man goes to four.

Stephen and Carlos talk shop about staying ready so you don't have to get ready. Getting post season assignments is something every (good) umpire should strive for. Be it on the college or varsity level, the stakes are the same for everyone,

So throughout the laughs, to which there are many, hopefully this episode of "Talkin' Shop" informs as well.

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On the latest installment of BTR, Stephen and Curtis talk all things "Partnership". Stepping onto the field, court or any environment in which you have to work in accord with someone presents a multitude of challenges. Most situations only come up in action which leave little time for harmony. How does an official/umpire be a better partner? How does an official/umpire compensate for their partners shortcomings? Hopefully, this episode answers some of those questions.

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This time around on "Talkin' Shop", Stephen and Carlos delve into an essential component to being good at anything in life, let alone being a good official; mentors. From baseball to wrestling, the two discuss how good leadership has been a big key to their success and pay tribute to those who've taken the time to in ensuring so.

Conversely, Stephen and Carlos get into the other end of the spectrum discussing certain times they had bad partners. Navigating such waters can drown other officials, but the two hope to share insight on staying afloat in such situations.

One of main long term goals of "Beyond The Rules" as a brand is to eventually train and build umpires at a grassroots and community level. At the conclusion of this episode, hear the passion from creator Stephen as he express the need for overhaul in the CULTURE of officiating and how he plans on changing it.

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On the second episode of "Beyond The Rules", host Stephen and Curtis explore the main crux of the philosophy in which "beyond the rules" is founded upon: Preventative Officiating. The concept of "Preventative Officiating" is vast. Stephen and Curtis aim to create a conversation that defines what it is an official can do to make coaches and players aware of in game situations that can minimize penalties or infractions. Hopes to transfer the skills of "preventative officiating" into everyday life such as being married and having kids are also discussed.

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