Central Ohio Baseball Umpires Association

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Central Ohio Baseball Umpires Association

• March 27, 2006
• Last Meeting

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Announcements

• Nominations for Board, Secretary, and Vice
  President
• Scott Moore
• Tournament Voting Nominations
• Need to have form back to Bart Andrews no later
  than April 14, 2005
• Form can be found at www.cobua.com

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Announcements (Continued)

• COBUA Nomination Voting
• Voting will open April 15, 2006 at www.cobua.com.
• Voting will take place on the website
• Class 1 umpires may vote for a maximum of 30
  people and a minimum of 1.
• Voting will close on May 15, 2006
• Top 30 vote recipients will be nominated by the
  COBUA for tournament selection.

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Announcements (Continued)

• This is your chance to have your input on who
  will work the tournaments. You will receive
  reminder emails soon!
• Banquet will be held Wednesday
• September 6, 2006
• We are always looking for donations for the
  annual raffle. If you have or your company has
  anything the would be willing to donate, please
  contact John Waldman

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Announcements (continued)

• Update your availability on COBUA.com.
• Dan is tired of calling guys who are open on the
  website that tell him they are unavailable

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Announcements (continued)

• If Dan emails you or calls you and leaves a
  message to call him back,
• CALL HIM BACK!

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Announcements (continued)

• Summer umpires
• Update your availability for the Summer

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Slide Rule Interpretation

• Slide Rule Interpretation from last weeks
  meeting.
• Kim Lance talked to Kyle McNeely last week for
  the NF interpretation
• A runner who has made contact with the fielder on
  or before the base and then slides beyond the
  base has not violated the slide rule. The
  position of the fielder when contact is made is
  the important factor.

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Uniforms

• General Principals
• Your uniform says a lot about who you are and
  gives everyone that first impression.
• Your uniform should match your partners.
• Your uniform is your professional identity.
• Look professional and act professional from the
  time you arrive until the time you leave.

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Uniforms (continued)

• Shoes
• Clean your shoes before you walk on the field
• Polish
• Cleaning solution
• Keep extra Rag and a brush in your car
• Clean the mud off the bottoms after that muddy
  game

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Uniforms (continued)

• Pants
• Heather Gray Pants
• Press your pants
• Have them Hemmed wearing your plate/base shoes
• Wash them!
• Once they have turned colors donate them to
  charity!
• Squeezing this years ass into last years pants is
  not acceptable.
• BUY NEW ONES if they dont fit.

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Uniforms (continued)

• Shirts
• OHSAA only allows navy blue shirts with red,
  white and blue trim.
• OHSAA Logo
• Long Sleeve or Short Sleeve is permissible
• Keep them tucked in
• If it doesnt fit anymore, get new shirts!
• Hang up your shirts and wash them!

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Uniforms (continued)

• Jackets
• Try to match the best you can.
• Jackets should be Navy blue with Red, white, and
  blue trim
• Can be tucked or untucked, partners should match.
• If Plate umpire chooses to not wear a jacket,
  Base umpire still has the option to wear jacket.
• If Plate umpire wears a jacket, the base umpire
  wears a jacket.

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Uniforms (continued)

• T-shirts
• Must be Red
• Should not extend below sleeves on your short
  sleeve shirt

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Uniforms (continued)

• Ball Bags
• Navy or Heather Gray
• Wash them, they get dirty!
• Do Not wear a Ball Bag belt over your pants Belt.
  
• Belt
• 1-1/4 to 1-3/4 BLACK belt
• Dress slacks belts with your ball bags looks bad!

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Uniforms (continued)

• Hats
• OHSAA Logo Hat
• Keep them clean
• Keep them folded neatly

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Uniforms (continued)

• Protective Equipment
• Mask
• Replace the pads every few years
• Shin Guards
• Wipe the portion that sticks below your pants
• Spray with Lysol or Frabreeze like product after
  each use

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Uniforms (continued)

• Chest Protector
• Spray with Lysol or Frebreeze like product after
  each use
• Plate Shoes
• Wear them!
• Clean and Polish them just as you would your base
  shoes

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Uniforms (continued)

• Things to carry in your umpire bag
• Mini Sewing kit
• Scissors
• Cleaning Solution
• Rag or Towel
• Extra pencil/pen
• Extra indicator
• Extra Plate Brush
• Protective Cup
• Extra shoelaces for both your Plate and Base
  Shoes
• Time piece
• Extra Belt

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Rules Differences

• Official Baseball Rules (OBR) Vs National
  Federation Rules (NF) Major Highlights
• Legal Bat
• Most youth leagues and summer leagues have their
  own rule on this. Check with your local league
• Intentional Base on Balls
• NF allows you to award 1st base without a pitch
  and the ball is dead
• OBR requires you to pitch and the ball remains
  alive

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Rules Differences (continued)

• Illegal Slide and force play slide Rule
• NF Rule 2-32, 8-4-2b, c, d, e, f
• OBR no rule, however, most youth leagues and
  amateur leagues have adopted this rule
• Re-entry of Starters
• NF Rule 3-1-3
• OBR no rule, however, check with your league

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Rules Differences (continued)

• Designated Hitter
• NF Rule 3-1-4 Designated Hitter can bat for
  anyone in the line up
• OBR Rule 6.10b Designated Hitter can only bat
  for the pitcher (again check with your league)

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Rules Differences (continued)

• Fake Tag
• NF Rule 3-3-1a 8-3-2
• Obstruction shall be called, warning issued.
  Second offense is ejectable.
• OBR No rule
• Discourage this in amateur baseball, although
  there is no playing rule to prevent this in the
  summer time, it can be dangerous and
  unsportsmanlike

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Rules Differences (continued)

• Malicious Contact
• NF Rule 3-3-1n Pen
• Players must slide or avoid contact if possible
• OBR No rule
• Use good judgment, most amateur leagues have
  rules on this. (American Legion has a rule on
  this)

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Rules Differences (continued)

• Umpire Discipline of Coach
• NF rule 3-3-1 Pen
• Can restrict person to the bench without ejection
• OBR
• Ejections only

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Rules Differences (continued)

• Team Warnings
• NF Rule 3-3-1
• There are several Team warnings that the umpire
  can issue
• OBR
• There are no team warnings
• Just penalize by Rule

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Rules Differences (continued)

• Defensive Conferences
• NF Rule 3-4-1 Pen
• Team is limited to 3 charged conferences per game
  and 1 per each extra inning
• Can use more than one conference per inning
• OBR Rule 8.06b
• Team is limited to 1 charged conference per
  inning per pitcher
• A second trip to the same pitcher in the same
  inning requires his removal

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Rules Differences (continued)

• Offensive Conferences
• NF Rule 3-4-2
• Offensive team is allowed one conference per
  inning
• OBR No rule
• Keep them moving
• Finishing the game with Eight Players
• NF Rule 4-4-1f
• An out is charged to the empty spot in the lineup
• If team drops below eight it is a forfeit
• OBR Rule 4.17
• Must Finish with Nine Players

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Rules Differences (continued)

• Balks
• NF Rule 5-1-1k Ball becomes Dead Immediately
• OBR Rule 8.05 Pen Ball Remains Live
• If the batter and all base runners advance one
  base, the balk is ignored

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Rules Differences (continued)

• Missed base or leaving base too soon on caught
  fly ball
• NF Rule 8-2 Pen
• Dead ball appeals can be verbal and the ball does
  not have to be returned to the base.
• OBR Rule 7.10
• Ball must be live and returned to the base or the
  runner tagged.

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Rules Differences (continued)

• Fielder Steps into dead ball territory after
  catch
• NF Rule 8-3-3d
• Ball is Dead immediately, one base award
• OBR 5.10f 7.04c
• If the fielder fails to remain on his feet, the
  ball is dead and a one base award
• If the fielder steps into Dead Ball territory and
  remains on his feet, the ball is live. Ground
  rules may require that he returns to the field of
  play before making a throw

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Rule Differences (continued)

• Websites for different Leagues
• American Legion http//www.baseball.legion.org/
• Little Legue http//www.littleleague.org/
• USSSA http//www.usssabaseball.org/
• Babe Ruth http//www.baberuthleague.org/
• Pony http//www.pony.org

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Rules Differences (continued)

• Websites for different Leagues
• National Amateur Baseball Federation
  http//www.nabf.com/
• MABL/MSBL http//www.msblnational.com/

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Signals used for Communication

• Infield Fly
• Time Play/Staying Home
• Check swing
• Rotating
• Going out
• Whats the count
• Help during a coach partner discussion
• Others

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Game Day Procedures (review)

• Email Schools one week before contest
• If weather is questionable, call school before
  leaving for the site.
• Try to call before 230 and try to catch the AD.
• Make sure they have your contact info, including
  cell phone, so they can get ahold of you

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Game Day Procedures (review)

• Make contact with your partner at least the day
  before to find out where you are parking and who
  is doing what.
• Check the website weekly to make sure your
  game/partner was not changed
• Arrive at the site no later than 30 minutes
  before game time
• Let Home coach or administrator know that you are
  there

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Game Day Procedures (review)

• Conduct a pre-game meeting with your partner
  while getting dressed
• Mechanics
• Signals
• Unusual situations
• Previous situations with teams
• Arguments
• Ejections
• Where your going after the game

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Game Day Procedures (review)

• Arrive at the field no later than 10 minutes
  before game time
• Check hats and bats (and starting pitchers glove)
• Conduct pre-game meeting between coaches a
  minimum of five minutes before game time.
• Play Ball!

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Mechanics CD

• NF Mechanics Edition

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Thank You

• Have a great Year!
• Please feel free to contact me throughout the
  year if you have questions!
• Join us a Vila Nova for Pizza after the meeting!