The 2011-12 NFHS Umpire Manual is in the trash.

[johnnyg08]

The thing I don't understand is that there are competent umpires out there who have some pull with the Federation on this type of publication. Heck, I'd be willing to make all of the edits to the case book under the promise that the change would be made for free...simply because it's the right thing to do. Of the three rule sets, this is the one set that is different from NCAA and OBR for no reason other than stubbornness.

[Rich]

Maybe I'll keep it for another week so I can simply mock it when I have a free moment.

[johnnyg08]

The R1, R2, R3 bologna makes any FED book nearly impossible to read...the label stays with the runner...makes no sense.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

The R1, R2, R3 bologna makes any FED book nearly impossible to read...the label stays with the runner...makes no sense.

And then they get sloppy and forget to mention which base the runner's on sometimes.

I know softball has resisted making that change, too, for whatever reason. There's absolutely no reason for softball organizations (and I don't work softball, so I couldn't possibly care what they do) or the NFHS to not make that change except for the fact that they don't want to be seen as changing cause someone else did it first.

[jkumpire]

The state that I work in is now on a crusade to standardize mechanics in HS, using pure FED mechanics, including the threat of not giving umpires post-season assignments. It will be interesting how this works out, since this is a trend in all other sports in this state as well.

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by jkumpire

The state that I work in is now on a crusade to standardize mechanics in HS, using pure FED mechanics, including the threat of not giving umpires post-season assignments. It will be interesting how this works out, since this is a trend in all other sports in this state as well.

Methinks that many high school governing bodies and FED are behind the times.....like 20 years behind the times.

[jkumpire]

Originally Posted by zm1283

Methinks that many high school governing bodies and FED are behind the times.....like 20 years behind the times.

Not so fast my friend,

One person who is involved in the process says their work is based on years of statistical studies about where umpires make calls. YMMV.

[UMP 64]

For some reason, NFHS has made the reading of the books EXTREMELY DIFFICULT! Especially the case book which does no flow well at all.