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Old Mon Jul 22, 2013, 11:03pm
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What National Are You Going To?
I have seen some people mention that they will be heading to a National Tournament soon. So which one are your going to?

I will be in Salem, Va next week for 18u A. Would like to hear from any others on this board that are going.
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Old Mon Jul 22, 2013, 11:37pm
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Get to stay home and do 10U/12U B Western nationals in Phoenix. Hoping the clouds decide to show up the whole weekend and keep it overcast.
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Old Tue Jul 23, 2013, 12:59am
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TCS 16-18 Reno Nevada last weekend
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Old Tue Jul 23, 2013, 08:14am
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Old Tue Jul 23, 2013, 09:40am
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I'll be at Sunnyvale for 16A. Hope to meet you there, Insane.

I was hoping for MD which is at least driveable for me. But happy to get an invite to CA.
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Old Tue Jul 23, 2013, 09:48am
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I'll be at Sunnyvale for 16A. Hope to meet you there, Insane.

I was hoping for MD which is at least driveable for me. But happy to get an invite to CA.
Look forward to it.
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Old Tue Jul 23, 2013, 09:45am
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Get to stay home and do 10U/12U B Western nationals in Phoenix. Hoping the clouds decide to show up the whole weekend and keep it overcast.

Do you know how many National Umpires will be there and how many local umpires will be used?

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Old Tue Jul 23, 2013, 10:09am
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Do you know how many National Umpires will be there and how many local umpires will be used?

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As of the last informtion I had, 8 are from the Phoenix Metro area, 5 more are from AZ but other cities, and 2 are out of CA. But, got an email about a week ago that 80 more teams had signed up and they were adding 16 more umpires. Have no idea what the new umpire list looks like.
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Old Tue Jul 23, 2013, 10:41am
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As of the last informtion I had, 8 are from the Phoenix Metro area, 5 more are from AZ but other cities, and 2 are out of CA. But, got an email about a week ago that 80 more teams had signed up and they were adding 16 more umpires. Have no idea what the new umpire list looks like.
I will be the Assistant UIC for this tournament. We have 40 umpires on the roster. I think the split is 24 local (Arizona) and 16 others. the others are from Southern CA (as is the UIC), Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

It should be a very interesting week......
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I will be the Assistant UIC for this tournament. We have 40 umpires on the roster. I think the split is 24 local (Arizona) and 16 others. the others are from Southern CA (as is the UIC), Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

It should be a very interesting week......
Andy who is the UIC?
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I've just returned from the 18U Gold in Clearwater, FL.

It was a great learning experience for me, being a relative rookie compared to the vast majority of umpires who were there. Each umpire I talked to had worked many previous Nationals, to include a few Gold, and also have a number of years of NCAA ball under their belts. This was only my third National.

As expected, executing ASA's three-man mechanics was a pretty significant learning curve for me. For those not aware, every game was played with three-man. In my other qualifiers and Nationals, two-man was the norm until we got to the semifinals. I can probably count on two hands how often I've done ASA three-man. Most of my three-man experience comes from high school tournaments.

So when I wasn't on the field, I spent a lot of time watching the other crews and eavesdropping on their evaluator critiques. What I saw and heard was invaluable to me. It was an honor and pleasure to work the Gold with a terrific crew of umpires, and to learn from a tremendous UIC staff.
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Old Mon Jul 29, 2013, 07:47pm
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I've just returned from the 18U Gold in Clearwater, FL.

It was a great learning experience for me, being a relative rookie compared to the vast majority of umpires who were there.

So when I wasn't on the field, I spent a lot of time watching the other crews and eavesdropping on their evaluator critiques. What I saw and heard was invaluable to me. It was an honor and pleasure to work the Gold with a terrific crew of umpires, and to learn from a tremendous UIC staff.
Listening and learning......nice job on your part.
Glad to hear that the tournament went well for you.
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Old Tue Jul 30, 2013, 04:56pm
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Way to go Manny!!!! I have a friend who was down there but I haven't had a chance to speak with him yet!

Being selected for 18U Gold's is quite the honor my man!
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Old Tue Jul 30, 2013, 07:11pm
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Just arrived today for ASA 18u class B western national in Salem, Oregon.
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Old Mon Aug 05, 2013, 01:37am
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Just getting back from Sunnyvale had a blast. Met some real cool umpires and a few knuckle heads.
To those that got hurt and could not continue you are in my prayers and I hope you have a speedy recovery.

I think everyone learned something and came away even better umpires than when they arrived.

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