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2020 Umpire Manual UMPIRE MANUAL LETTER FROM THE USA SOFTBALL NATIONAL OFFICE USA Softball Umpires We want to welcome you to the 2020 Softball Season. Thank you for being a USA Softball Umpire as it is because of you we continue to have the best dressed, best trained and dedi- cated umpires in the country. Without all of you we could not continue to make the umpire program better every year. From those who umpire USA Softball league softball night in and night out, those who represent us on the National Stage and those who umpire on the World Stage you are the ones that show everyone we are the best umpires in the world of Softball. We continue to look at ways to help our program get better every year. We have a new agenda for the USA Softball National Umpire Schools that is working well. We have also revamped the Fast Pitch Camps and Slow Pitch Camps, to be more advanced in techniques and philosophies targeted to those umpires who want to take the next step in their umpire career. We have established a new committee to revamp the Slow Pitch Camp agenda to make it centered around the areas of Slow Pitch Softball that need the most attention. As our upper level Slow Pitch opportunities grow, we must design a camp around working that upper level while still helping the umpires trying to get to that level. This is the third year for the umpire manual to be in electronic form posted on the web. It is also available with the rule book app that is updated every year. We will be adding more illustrations in the 2020 manual to continue to help our umpires understand our mechanics. As a soft copy, we are able to add many more drawings, links to sections of the DVDs, and updated Points of Emphasis. Links to the DVDs will show umpires actual movement when they may not understand wording and or picture. The three methods of learning have made the manual a stronger tool for all umpires. As we continue to improve the manual and the umpire schools and camps we cannot do it without feedback from our umpires. We encourage all umpires to let us know what we can add to the current manual to make it a better product. As we move forward and continue to be the best umpires in the world we must continue to recruit and grow our young umpires. We need to reach out and introduce the younger generation to our umpire family. In order to do this we need to develop better ways of train- ing for those umpires who now learn differently. Because we have always done it this way is not the answer. We need to listen and introduce more techniques that younger umpires can grasp and relate to. Electronic training is a must and we will continue to look at better ways to help train umpires through all the electronic methods available today. On behalf of the umpire program we thank all of you for helping USA Softball continue as the leading organization of umpires in the world. Have a great 2020 season. Yours in Softball, Kevin Ryan USA Softball Director of Umpires 1 UMPIRE MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS 2020 Umpire Manual Points of Emphasis ...................................................................................................................16 Mechanics Definitions...............................................................................................................26 Umpire Social Media Guidelines ..............................................................................................28 Code of Ethics for Umpires.......................................................................................................31 CHAPTER 1 Pre-requisites for Good Umpiring Elements of a Successful Umpire.............................................................................................32 Professional Appearance ...................................................................................................32 Communications .................................................................................................................32 Conditioning .......................................................................................................................34 Game Management ............................................................................................................34 Judgment ............................................................................................................................35 Mechanics ..........................................................................................................................35 Positioning ..........................................................................................................................35 Rule Knowledge .................................................................................................................35 Timing .................................................................................................................................35 Difficult Situations .....................................................................................................................36 Appeal Plays ......................................................................................................................36 Ejections .............................................................................................................................36 Forfeits ...............................................................................................................................36 Protests ..............................................................................................................................36 CHAPTER 2 Communications and Signals Routine Safe & No Catch .........................................................................................................38 Sell Safe ...................................................................................................................................38 Routine Out & Strike .................................................................................................................38 Sell Out .....................................................................................................................................39 Fair Ball ....................................................................................................................................39 Dead Ball & Time Out & No Pitch & Foul Ball...........................................................................39 Hold Up Play & Play Ball ..........................................................................................................40 Count ........................................................................................................................................40 Foul Tip .....................................................................................................................................41 Infield Fly ..................................................................................................................................41 Four Base Award ......................................................................................................................41 Home Run ................................................................................................................................42 Two Base Award or Ground Rule Double .................................................................................42 Delayed Dead Ball & Illegal Pitch & Obstruction ......................................................................42 Umpire to Umpire Signals.........................................................................................................43 2 UMPIRE MANUAL Requesting Help on a Check Swing ...................................................................................43 The Infield Fly Situation is On ............................................................................................43 The Infield Fly Situation is Off ............................................................................................44 Requesting the Count .........................................................................................................44 Requesting the Number of Outs .........................................................................................44 HAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 Pre and Post Game Responsibilities Pre-Game with Partners ...........................................................................................................45 Umpire Crew Entering the Field ...............................................................................................46 Pre-Game Conference with Coaches .......................................................................................46 End of the Game Procedure .....................................................................................................47 Post Game with Partners..........................................................................................................47 CHAPTER 4 Plate Mechanics Calling the Pitch in Slow Pitch and Fast Pitch ..........................................................................48 Stance ................................................................................................................................48 Set Position ........................................................................................................................49 The Pitch ............................................................................................................................49 Movement from the
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