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SNZ Level One Workbook 0 Contents 1 Our Vision Our Mission Our Values 2 Foreword 3 Level One – Rookie Umpire 4 Starting Positions – WBSC Two Umpire System 9 Strike Zone 10 Signals 14 Check Swing 16 Fair and Foul 21 Safety Base 24 Obstruction 26 Level One Regional Evaluation Form 27 Workbook Exercise Checklist 28 Umpire Game Record Our Vision The softball community experiences quality umpiring and the enjoyment it creates. Our Mission To lead and deliver quality and professional umpiring providing enjoyment and support to all those involved. Our Values Passion – encompassing excellence, enthusiasm, persistence and dedication. Honesty – implicit to gain trust and portray fairness. Courage – having presence, calmness in how we behave and leadership in game management. Quality – achieved through consistency, teamwork and continuous improvement. Enjoyment – for the umpires, players, team management and spectators. Respect – for each other, players and the rules. 1 Foreword Umpiring plays an important role in supporting our elite athletes to excel on the world stage and encouraging our local communities to participate, compete and enjoy Softball. Thank you for giving back to the Softball community by choosing to umpire. Whether you umpire locally or at an international level you are an important part of the game. The best view of the game is from where we stand and trust me the view is outstanding! The Softball New Zealand Umpire Pathways Framework was developed in 2017 to align with the Softball New Zealand Umpires Strategic Plan 2016-2021. The Framework puts in place systems to deliver more, better supported umpires and provide a clear direction and focus for our efforts to achieve a transparent, consistent and effective umpiring grading system throughout the country. This Level One Workbook is a part of that grading system. It is not intended to replace the Softball New Zealand (SNZ) official rulebook or World Baseball Softball Congress (WBSC) mechanics manuals but to complement those, introduce and reinforce the minimum level of skills a SNZ Level One umpire should demonstrate. The workbook will help encourage new umpires to develop their skills and to achieve Level One accreditation. Becoming a SNZ accredited umpire recognises a level of competence and effort enabling you to wear the SNZ logo with pride, knowing you have earned it. We are all students of the game and as you progress through the SNZ Umpire Pathway your learning will be built upon in the Level Two and Three workbooks, practical training and mentoring by other umpires. It is hoped that you will be inspired to continue to improve your umpiring and progress through the Pathways Framework. Provided that you umpire both plates and bases for a season, be assessed on four of those games, pass a basic umpire theory exam and complete this workbook you will achieve your Level One accreditation. The Pathways Framework and Strategic Plan can be viewed on the Softball New Zealand website: http://www.softball.org.nz/GET+INVOLVED/SNZ+Umpires/Resources.html SNZ would like to acknowledge Softball Australia Limited, Softball Canada and WBSC for some of the content in this manual. Wiremu Tamaki Softball New Zealand (SNZ) Umpire-in-Chief Kai-Whakawaa Matua - Poiuka Aotearoa 2 Level One – Rookie Umpire (From the SNZ Umpires Pathway Framework) Season Games Eight minimum Workbook Level One exercises completed Annual Rules Test 50% minimum, resit available Entry Level Feedback Regular feedback from local umpire in chief (UIC) or mentor Regional Evaluation 50% minimum over four games: Two plate Two base Local UIC and Delegate One plate and one base per evaluator Evaluation games are not required to be on the same day See page 26 for the Level One practical evaluation form Skills Required Starting positions Signals Balls and strikes Fair and foul Foul tip Count Dead ball and time Safe and out Audible calls Check swing Safety base Obstruction ruling and signal General rules knowledge and application Opportunities Regional age grade and school tournaments SNZ Secondary School – Junior and Division Two SNZ Under 15 Workbook Information This workbook will take around two hours to read and complete the four exercises contained in it. You do not have to complete the workbook all at once. Additional time will be needed to review your exercise answers with your local chief umpire. 3 Starting Positions – WBSC Two Umpire System Complete the following exercise using the 2018 WBSC Two Umpire System Fast Pitch Mechanics. This manual is available via the WBSC website: http://www.wbsc.org/softball-umpire-area/ Alternatively you can use the July 2018 link to WBSC Rules and Mechanics from our SNZ Umpires Resource webpage: http://www.softball.org.nz/GET+INVOLVED/SNZ+Umpires/Resources.html When you are finished this exercise make a time to review your answers with your local chief umpire. They will explain any questions you don’t get right and record (on page 27) you have completed the exercise for SNZ records. Your mark will not be recorded. Throughout this exercise we will introduce you to some terminology that will be used in the annual rules test. For runners R1 is the lead runner, followed by R2 and R3. For bases 1B = 1st base, 2B = 2nd base, 3B = 3rd base and HP = home plate Starting Positions Exercise - On the diagrams below: 1. Mark with a P where the plate umpire and mark with a B where the base umpire should stand for the plate meeting. 2. Mark with a P where the plate umpire and mark with a B where the base umpire should stand between innings. 1. Plate meeting 2. Between innings The four essential elements in umpiring are: 1. The ball 2. The defensive player (fielder) 3. The offensive player (batter or runner) 4. The base (or area where the other three elements meet) Four essential element theory is the principal theory used in all WBSC mechanics whether it is a two, three or four umpire system. Umpires use this theory to move to a position on a play so they can see all four essential elements in front of them. 4 Starting Positions – Base Umpire Starting positions of base umpires are important, so the umpire has, or can easily move to, the best place to see the play being made, keeping the four essential elements in front of them. Starting Positions Exercise Continued Referring to the 2018 WBSC Two Umpire Mechanics, on each of the following diagrams: Mark an X where the base umpire should be positioned before the pitch. Write or circle your answer 3. Before the pitch with no runners on, how far back from 1st base should you stand? metres Which side of the base line should you be standing on before the pitch? Fair Foul No runners on This is known as “A” position 4. Before the pitch, no runners on base, how far off the base line should you stand? Hint: refer to page 6 of the 2018 WBSC Mechanics. ____________mm Note: This distance is a guide only. Depending on where the fielders are standing you may have to stand further back from the base line. You should not go any closer. 5. Before the pitch with a runner on 1st base, where should you be standing? a) 5-6 metres behind 2nd base b) Behind and off the 2nd base fielder shading toward the runner on 1st base c) No closer than halfway but no more than two-thirds between 1st and 2nd st Runner on 1 base base, behind and off the 2nd base (R1 on 1B) fielder Note: Ensure you have a view of the pitcher, runner and home plate area. This is known as “B” position “Behind and off” and “shading toward” are terms used in the WBSC mechanics manual. If you are unsure of their meaning, ask your local chief umpire to demonstrate where you should stand. 5 Mark an X where the base umpire should be positioned before the pitch. Circle your answer 6. Before the pitch with a runner on 2nd base, what fielder should you be standing behind and off? 2nd base 3rd base Shortstop Which side of that fielder should you be shading towards? st nd rd nd 1 base 2 base 3 base Runner on 2 base (R1 on 2B) This is known as “C” position 7. Before the pitch with a runner on 3rd base, what fielder should you be standing behind and off? 2nd base 3rd base Shortstop Which side of that fielder should you be shading towards? Runner on 3rd base (R1 on 3B) 1st base 2nd base 3rd base 8. Before the pitch with runners on 1st and 2nd bases, what fielder should you be standing behind and off? 2nd base 3rd base Shortstop Which side of that fielder should you be shading towards? st nd rd 1 base 2 base 3 base Runners on 1st and 2nd base (R1 on 2B and R2 on 1B) Note: In all of the above situations ensure you have a view of: The pitcher The runner and Home plate area 6 Mark an X where the base umpire should be positioned before the pitch. Circle your answer 9. Before the pitch with runners on 1st and 3rd bases, what fielder should you be standing behind and off? 2nd base 3rd base Shortstop Which side of that fielder should you be shading towards? st rd Runners on 1 and 3 base 1st base 2nd base 3rd base (R1 on 3B and R2 on 1B) 10. Before the pitch with runners on 2nd and 3rd bases, what fielder should you be standing behind and off? 2nd base 3rd base Shortstop Which side of that fielder should you be shading towards? 1st base 2nd base 3rd base Runners on 2nd and 3rd base (R1 on 3B and R2 on 2B) 11.
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