Local Association Activities

[Skahtboi]

Speaking NFHS here, before the season begins we have 4 meetings to cover all of the new stuff we have to cover and to grade the tests. There are also mandatory State/Regional meetings that have to be attended, and at least two on field clinics offered where everyone has to attend at least one. We also work two weeks (a pretty packed two weeks worth, too) of scrimmages where newer umpires are teamed up with senior umpires to get a feel for or to refresh their feel for the game. Sometimes you will see as many as 4 umpires on the field at one time, as one senior is working with the BU while another is working with the PU. Coaches tend to be real accepting of any disruption of the flow of the game, understanding that these umpires are being trained.

Then, as the season is coming to a close, we will have at least one, if not two meetings to a)re-evaluate the season and address any questions or unusual events that might have occurred, and to b)go over three man mechanics before the play-offs begin. Shortly after all play-offs are over, there will be a board meeting to address the concerns that were brought up in the previous "concerns" meeting.