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Originally Posted by timharris
Good Day All
I have used this forum quite often and you guys are really knowledgable umpires. I will be the Umpire in Chief for this upcoming Memorial Day weekend which includes 9 fields, it is a AAU State Tournament for 9-12 year olds here in Virginia. I have been given the duty of meeting with all the coaches this upcoming Friday night, what are some of things I should cover? In the past I have covered things such as (1) sportmanship and safety supercedes everything on the fields. (2) Umpires will only acknowledge head coaches (meaning coach that was at the pre-game meeting) if their is a question about any play or rule interpertation during the game. (3)The on deck batter must stay on his dugout side while on deck. What are some other things that I might want too add, so my weekend can be a little smoother.
Thanks for all the info.
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1. What rule code(s) are you playing by. The umpires assigned to this tournament need to know the rules. Should the umpires check equipment (ala HS FED rules). Any speed-up rules, other "special type' rules. If you have a pitch count limit (which seems to be popular these days) who is going to be the OFFICIAL person responsible for keeping track of this.
Probably the number one cause for controversy in youth tournaments is:
What type of sliding restrictions (if any) do you have. There is NO MUST Slide rule under any major rule code, however, FED/NCAA have the FPSR (Force Play slide rule) , define which slides are legal vs. which ones are not legal and also have a No malicious Contact rule for FED and a Collision rule for NCAA.
2.Unless the fields you play on have lights, most tournaments that I umpire have time limits. Also, it must be KNOWN up front if it is a DROP DEAD time limit or "No new inning shall start after" Time limit.
3. What do you do if there is tie after regulation? Some simply leave the game a tie, some tournaments play with the international tie-breaker, meaning we start with a man on second base.
4. is there going to be TD at every site? In other words, the TD FIRST decides if the fields are playable (should you encounter bad weather), however, once the umpires take the field, the game is now in their hands.
5. Are there any protest procedures in place? Again depending upon the tournament some have No protest procedures others do.
6. Is someone going to present to handle crowd control? Generally speaking Umpires do not control what goes on outside the diamond however, someone should be present to keep the fans in line.
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