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PAGE 28 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24. 1985 Above, Bruce Bierman shows the proper cap for umpires. Below, he watches an OUT AT FIRST call. Below right, a very vocal SAFE! call. ... are made, not born They have to know the proper dress, how to position themselves in various situations, all the rules of the game and the correct physical movements for the calls they make. But they‘re always trying to learn and improve. Baseball and softball umpires often go unnoticed but as soon as one makes a mistake the question is always the same. Umpires, like players, have to learn their job. And if players make questionable plays, umpires sometimes make questionable calls. Someone is sure to ask: "Where did they get that guy from?" Richard O‘Brien photos STRIKE TWO! (left) Students practice being home plate umpires behind other students who are acting as catchers. A FULL COUNT is shown below on an umpire‘s counter. Those interested in umpiring for the Waterloo Boys‘ Softball organiâ€" zation are asked to call Dennis Dosman at 576â€"2176. At an umpires‘ clinic put on by Waterloo Boys‘ Softball at Wilfrid Laurier University back in March, over 20 umpires of various ages were shown the ropes by Softball Canada‘s Bruce Bierman and Stu McLean. *‘You have to look like an umpire and be confident,‘"‘ said Bierman. And that comes with time. They went from classroom inâ€" struction to the gym and back to the classroom as the clinic started at 9 a.m. and lasted until 4 p.m.