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Rich Fronheiser

Rich Fronheiser has been living near Madison, Wisconsin, since 2002, which is the longest he�s lived anywhere in the last 20 years. He umpires baseball in three D-III college conferences and works football, basketball, and baseball at the high school level. When not officiating, he works from home and sings Dora the Explorer songs with his daughter Casey.

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Rich Fronheiser article archive

Familiarity Breeds... — What exactly?
Of Dislocated Kneecaps and Disjointed Thoughts
The Plate is 17 Inches (or so) Wide — How making pitchers throw strikes improves the game
Mr. Microphone and the White Hat — How "microphone skills" can help ALL your games
Game Management — Part II — Summer madness
Game Management — Part I — Spring discussions become summer dumpings
Becoming a Little League Umpire — Part II — How I "prospered"
Becoming a Little League Umpire — Part I — How I started
Patchwork Mechanics — Part II — Up the middle and arround the bases
Patchwork Mechanics — Part I — Why 2SF?
Rich on Evans — Part II — Finishing up
Rich on Evans — Part I — Getting started
What's Said Usually Gets Around
End of the Game
Home Plate � Center of the Baseball Universe — Part IV — Some lessons and laughs �� sometimes on the same play!
Home Plate � Center of the Baseball Universe — Part III — Avoid the bad and you'll be good
Home Plate � Center of the Baseball Universe — Part II — Is the game managing you?
Home Plate � Center of the Baseball Universe — Part I — Worst to best?
The Year of the Umpire — Part III — Making a Crucial Call
Getting Help — Part III
Communication
Getting Help — Part II
Getting Help — Part I
The Year of the Umpire — Part II
The Year of the Umpire — Part I
The Metamorphosis of an Official — Part IV — Training and Mentoring (Association View)
The Metamorphosis of an Official — Part III
The Metamorphosis of an Official — Part II — I Have to Buy What?
Working the MIddle — Part VIII — "I'm asking for help, but I don't want it."
The Metamorphosis of An Official — Part I — Rookie Umpire
Working the Middle — Part VII — 3-man and other oddities
The Science of Umpiring
A Dozen Ways to Delay Your Game — Part IV
A Dozen Ways to Delay Your Game — Part III
A Dozen Ways to Delay Your Game — Part II
A Dozen Ways to Delay Your Game — Part I
The Migrant Official — Part VI — Move on in, move on up
The Migrant Official — Part V — When partners collide
The Migrant Official — Part IV — We do things differently around here
Good Customer Service — Give them what they want?
The Migrant Official — Part III — The Transfer/Association Conflict,
The Migrant Official — Part II
The Migrant Official — Part I
Good Customer Service And Officiating — Part I — Communication
It Ain't Unexpected When You're Ready For It
Working the Middle — Part VI — Steals
Working the Middle — Part V — Back to the umpire who wouldn't move
Working the Middle — Part III — Pickoffs, snap throws, and other easy calls
Working the Middle — Part II — Perception is reality
Working the Middle — Part I — The umpire who wouldn't move

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