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Have any of you purchased the "Softball Umpires Manual" from the NCAA Publications catalog? I was just wondering if there was any info in there that makes it worth the $12.50 purchase price.
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get it.
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Download it
Isn't this the same one that is available as a big freakin PDF from several sites?
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yah
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I got it before it was available as a download. Get it.
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If you want to progress in the NCAA ranks then you better get it and Pay for it. I know for a fact, that Jeff, Kathy and Emily track what umpires have purchased it.
It's only $12.50 and then you get free updates. No big deal. |
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Definitely worth the price. There are so many things in there that will make you a better umpire even if you don't do college ball. Little details that will make you look better and more professional on the field.
Example - how to eject someone without showing them up, but still projecting that you are in charge. I just finished my first season of college level ball, and found so much in there that has helped with my HS and ASA games as well. |
Is this the manual and update?
http://www.ncaa.org/library/rules/20...ire_manual.pdf
Then add in the 2005 update: http://www.cactusumpires.com/pdf/2005Manual-Updates.pdf Correct? |
Worth the $ and then some. Get it.
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It would have been worth it for some of the umpires who are calling the WCWS. Especially the BU in the TN/AZ game. Sorry, but too many blown calls that were not that tough!
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Mike, If I buy a book on the history of Delaware, will you assign me the State Final? Thanks, I'll even polish my belt! |
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1) How did Delaware get its name? 2) What is the significance of the name Zwaanendael to the state? 3) Why is the Declaration of Independence even more significant to Delaware than to the other original 13 states? (Send me your answers and I'll grade them for you!) (And, Mike, I'll bet you thought the only things I was nutty about was softball rules and English grammar!) [Edited by Dakota on Jun 3rd, 2005 at 04:55 PM] |
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Anyway, the answer to #3 is Delaware used the opportunity to also declare itself independent from Pennsylvania. |
Not fair! The answers are posted on the Idaho ASA web site!
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Bet Steve M. liked that deal. |
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Whether that was actually a matter of persuasion to Delaware's statehood is a question mark as the "three lower counties" had been given the right to separate assembly and government nearly 70 years earlier. Delaware supposedly gained statehood in 1776, but the "official date" of statehood is Dec 7, 1787, the date on which Delaware was the first to ratify the constitution. Well, do I pass? ;) |
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Have any of you purchased the "Softball Umpires Manual" from the NCAA Publications catalog? I was just wondering if there was any info in there that makes it worth the $12.50 purchase price.
Scott: Buy it. It helps. You can learn the proper mechanic when in the "B" position instead of relying on "you know who", and there is lots of information in there that you need to know. It would have been worth it for some of the umpires who are calling the WCWS. Especially the BU in the TN/AZ game. Sorry, but too many blown calls that were not that tough Really, I was sitting there about 6 rows up behind home plate. I didn't see any calls blown. I also talked to several umps that were at their house to get their view on the call at home for the winning run. They ran it back several times on TIVO in slow motion and Willie got it right every time. |
you wanna elaborate on what calls they missed? Because I missed them missing calls (or maybe I was enjoying the game and not watching the umpires) By the way..when that young lady that pitches for UCLA learns how to pitch, she is going to be lethal...no reason we wont see her in the CWS for the next 3 years also..
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I know it is easier to read the book then go through printed pages and if you can print it at a friendly university that allows free printing, why buy the book if the printed pages have the same info?
Buy it just does not get it for me. If Alpha, Romeo and Tango are looking to see who purchased the book, oh well, they are just another 3 people who need a good ... and are lost in the trees wishing they knew what forest they were in. Since they have so much free time, they should email all their umpires and possibles and ask them if they have downloaded and read the manual. That way they will not make any of those illfated, rash assumpitions and judgements that bosses are known for. |
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