Umpiring & Umpire Evaluations Presented by Dwayne Sealy

1. Umpiring & Umpire Evaluations Presented by Dwayne Sealy

2. Umpire Evaluations • Why is this important? • Where we were • Where we are

3. 2014 State Softball Finals Vero Beach, Florida

7. POWER OF THE CAMERA Cell Phones I-Pads Video Cameras Someone is filming you at every game Social Media dominates: Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Vines, SnapChat, etc…

10. SOFTBALL MECHANICS ALL Play-off Games are worked by 3-Man Crews Know Primary & Secondary Responsibilities Know Starting Positions Know Calling Distances & Angles

11. RULES - NFHS Remember which alphabet you’re working … Know – Really Know – the Rules Enforce the Rules

13. PREPARATION Physical Conditioning Personal Health & Appearance Uniform Study the Rules and Mechanics

14. EVALUATIONS Appearance … Uniform – NFHS Rule Book & FHSAA Officials Guidebook Personal – clean uniform, shoes shined, hair / beard neat, physically fit Field Presence – appear to be interested, move with a purpose

15. PLATE NFHS UMPIRE MANUAL pages 19 – 29 Stance Slot Head Position and Tracking Accuracy of Strike Zone Movement around and from the plate Positioning on Fair / Foul Balls Positioning on plays Umpire to Umpire Signals Timing and Voice

16. OBSERVATIONS

17. OBSERVATIONS

18. BASE NFHS UMPIRE MANUAL page 29 -36 General guidelines NHFS UMPIRE MANUAL page 48 – 56 3-Man Mechanics Starting Position with No-Runner on base Starting Position with Runners on base Calling Positioning for Plays - Movements Executes Inside / Outside Theory Signals / Sell Calls Timing and Voice

23. CREW Rotations Communication Rules Knowledge and Application Handling Difficult Situations Over-All Judgment Game Control Hustle

24. SCORING DESCRIPTION ** Every Umpire begins at 5.0

25. ARE YOU READY FOR THIS LEVEL

27. Thank You!