UMPIRES MANUAL

REMOVES ALL THE “X’s”

NO MORE ROTE MEMORY UMPIRES

MUST NOW BE A THINKING UMPIRE

DEAD BALL SITUATIONS AT THE PLATE

MAINTAIN CONSTANT ALERTNESS TO THE POSSIBILITIES OF THESE PLAYS

HAVE A CLEARLY DEFINED UNDERSTANDING OF THE RULE

KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BASING YOUR JUDGMENT ON (CRITERIA)

DEAD BALL SITUATIONS AT THE PLATE

KNOW WHAT THE PENALTIES ARE

BE PREPARED TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS

HIT BY A PITCH

BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT GOES TO THE BATTER!!!!

99% OF THE TIME, GIVE HER 1B IF HIT IN THE BATTER’S BOX.

THE BOX BELONGS TO THE BATTER, NOT ANY PITCHED BALL.

HIT BY A PITCH95% OF THE TIME, GIVE HER 1B WHEN HIT OVER THE PLATE AREA UNLESS:

SHE TRIES TO GET HIT SHE IS IN THE STRIKE ZONE SHE IS SWINGING

DON’T GET IMAGINATIVE TRYING TO THINK OF REASONS TO KEEP HER AT THE PLATE.Most Batters should get 1b!!!!

CHECKED SWING

PLATE UMPIRE’S PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IS:

TO TRACK THE PITCHED BALL.

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY IS:

THE CHECKED SWING

CHECKED SWING

ASK, DON’T WAIT TO BE ASKED

DON’T ASSUME THEY WILL ASK – GO! GET HELP

CHECKED SWING

IT CANNOT BE CONSIDERED A CHECKED SWING UNLESS:

IT IS AN EFFORT TO STOP AN ATTEMPT TO HIT THE BALL

IF IT IS AN ATTEMPT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND THE BAT CROSSES THE STRIKE ZONE, IT IS?????????

CHECKED SWING

NOT A CHECKED SWING!!!

THE PECKING ORDER OF TOLERANCE

FOR ANY SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE HANDLED, USE THE ON SITE ADMINISTRATOR

LET THEM DO THEIR JOB AND TAKE CARE OF ALL PROBLEMS OFF THE FIELD

THE PECKING ORDER OF TOLERANCE

HEAD COACH LOT’S AND LOT’S OF TOLERANCE

THE PECKING ORDER OF TOLERANCE

ASSISTANT COACH LOT’S OF

TOLERANCE

AN ASSISTANT IN A COACHES BOX

A SPECIFIC TYPE ASSISTANT

PITCHING COACH

OUTFIELD COACH

THE PECKING ORDER OF TOLERANCE

STARTING PLAYERS SOME TOLERANCE

FANS NEARLY COMPLETE TOLERANCE

EVERYONE ELSE ABOUT ZERO

TOLERANCE

THE HOME RUN RULE

THE HOME RUN IS NOT A SIGN TO STOP UMPIRING AND SAVOR THE MOMENT

UMPIRES STILL HAVE A JOB TO DO. YOU STILL NEED TO “KEEP WORKING.”

THE HOME RUN RULE

ROTATE IF THE CONFIGURATION CALLS FOR IT

WORK AHEAD SEEING RUNNERS TOUCH ALL BASES

GO TO THE BASE WITH (PREFERABLY AHEAD) OF THE RUNNERS

FITNESS OF OFFICIALS

THE NCAA WANTS COACHES AND PLAYERS TO RESPECT US PHYSICALLY.

REVERSING THIS TREND BENEFITS US IN TWO AREAS:

PHYSICALLY

MENTALLY

FITNESS OF OFFICIALS

PHYSICALLY

QUICKNESS, SPEED

ENERGY

STAMINA

INJURY PREVENTION

INJURY RECOVERY

FITNESS OF OFFICIALS

MENTALLY

FOCUS

CONCENTRATION

MENTAL STAMINA

REQUIREMENTS FOR 2008

REGIONAL RULES CLINIC ATTENDANCE MANDATORY

ON-LINE RULES AND MECHANICS TEST 80% OR BETTER

SUIP EVALUATION CURRENT & ON FILE

ON-LINE TEST

EXCEL SPORTS OFFICIATING-ESO WWW.EOFFICIALS.COM AVAILABLE FROM 1 FEB-MAR 15, 200850 QUESTIONS RANDOMLY ASSIGNED FROM A POOL OF 100OPEN BOOK TEST FOR RULES & MECHANICS

ON-LINE TEST

EXCEL SPORTS OFFICIATING-ESO2008 TEST ALL TRUE / FALSE2009 TEST MULTIPLE CHOICENO TIME LIMIT999 UNLIMITED SETTINGS2 COMPLETE SUBMISSIONSRED SUBMIT BUTTON == DANGER

CAN ONLY CLICK TWICE FOR 2 SUBMISSIONS

SUIP EVALUATIONS

SUIP WILL NO LONGER INVITE UMPIRES FOR EVALUATION AT SPECIFIC TOURNAMENTS

WILL NOW LOOK AT ROSTERS FOR ALL TOURNAMENTS TO DETERMINE IF IT JUSTIFIES TRAVEL BY THE SUIP TO DO THE EVALUATIONS

CURRENT AND PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS

OFF-FIELD BEHAVIOR (PROFESSIONALISM)

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE

NCAA REGIONAL UMPIRE CLINIC ATTENDANCE

TEST SCORE

DIVISIONS II & I REGULAR-SEASON EXPERIENCE

DIVISION II AND/OR DIVISION I POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE

DIVISION III POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE

DIV II AND I CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT EXPERIENCE

NJCAA OR NAIA EXPERIENCE

RECOMMENDED BY AT LEAST ONE:

A DIVISION II OR I CONFERENCE FOR WHICH THE UMPIRE IS OR HAS BEEN ASSIGNED

A DIVISION II INSTITUTION FOR WHICH THE UMPIRE IS OR HAS BEEN ASSIGNED

AN NCAA DIVISION II SOFTBALL COMMITTEE MEMBER

FOOD FOR THOUGHT KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO GET TO

THE TOP START AT THE BOTTOM AND WORK

YOUR WAY UP BE CAREFUL WHO YOU STEP ON /

OVER ON YOUR WAY TO THE TOP BECAUSE……

ONE DAY YOU WILL NEED HELP FROM THEM AND NO-ONE WILL BE THERE TO LEND YOU A HAND