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ASA announces upcoming National Umpire Schools

OKLAHOMA CITY — Fourteen National Umpire Schools will be held throughout the United States from December 2010 through June 2011, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America announced today. The schools will be held in 13 states: Alabama, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Texas. Oklahoma will also host the 22nd Biennial National Umpire-In-Chief (UIC) Clinic in February.

Each ASA National Umpire School is run by a team of National Umpire staff members, who serve as the clinicians. With a ratio of at least one clinician per 25–30students, each participant will receive hands-on personal instruction on both fast pitch and slow pitch umpiring, except at the fast pitch and slow pitch advanced camps.

2010-11 ASA National Umpire Schools
Date Location Region/Type Coordinator
December 11-12, 2010 San Antonio, TX Region 7 April Sparks
January 15-16, 2011 Las Cruces, NM Region 13 Johnny Campbell
February 18-20, 2011 Coeur d'Alene, ID Region 15 Robie Johnson
February 25-27, 2011 Stockton, CA Region 14 Ron Adkins
March 4-6, 2011 Conyers, GA Region 4 Jimmy Derrick
March 11-13, 2011 Montgomery, AL Region 5 Natalie Norman
March 11-13, 2011 Moline, IL Region 10 Dennis Mesick
March 25-27, 2011 Chambersburg, PA Region 3 Jeff Rice
March 25-27, 2011 Topeka, KS Region 12 Joe Sproul
April 15-17, 2011 Rochester, MN Region 11 Ed Hruska
May 6-8, 2011 Honolulu, HI Region 14 Roger Javillio
May 13-15, 2011 Cincinnati, OH Region 9 Dee Fick
June 7-12, 2011 Keizer, OR Fast Pitch John Garrett
June 14-19, 2011 Fresno/Clovis, CA Slow Pitch Jack Mettier

Schedule is subject to change. To register for an upcoming National Umpire School, please contact the school coordinator.

Oklahoma City, Okla., will host the Biennial National UIC Clinic February 3-5, 2011. Additional details on the National UIC Clinic, which will feature a guest speaker as well as breakout sessions, will be posted at Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA).