All of our classroom sessions are being recorded these days and the videos are all available on the Training Schedule page accessed via the Members/Training menu. The members password is required to access this page.
In the table that lists the training events, the column on the right hand side labeled “Links” will be populated with the video link as the sessions are held. At this time, no training credit is given for viewing these classes after the fact, but they can be used to catch-up or review.
Apprentice and C-Tier umpires are welcomed to watch classes held for the higher tiers just to inform themselves of the subjects being discussed. Upper tier umpires might be interested to view classes for the lower tiers to answer the question, “what the heck are they teaching these guys?”
The 2023 training schedule has been posted (or, at least, part of it has). The training schedule is a work in progress and we have published as much as we know at this point. To keep up to date, visit this site often.
The schedule is published in two formats. The first is found in the Members section under Training and it requires the viewer to enter the members password to view. As the sessions are often on-line these days, we record the sessions and post the links on this page so that anyone interested, can catch up. These links are for informational purposes only and no credit will be given for watching these sessions after the fact.
The second format is via the NBUA Calendar found under the Information menu. The next five elements of the calendar will also appear on the sidebar of each page of the website. When opening the calendar, it will display as a simple list. If you like a more calendar-like display, simply select the “Month” icon on the page. You can use the search function on the page to select events of interest. You could display only training events by searching for the word “Training”. You could display only the training schedule for the C-Tier by typing “C-Tier” into the calendar search box.
If you select individual events on the calendar, more information will be displayed about that particular session including maps and attachments (if any).
The clinic for 3-umpire mechanics was hosted by Bill Lewis on May 1st, 2022. This virtual clinic is timed specifically for the high school playoffs and is aimed at upper tier umpires who will be working those games.
Click on the link to view the 2022 3-Umpire Training
The first RTO’s are posted on the WOA Central Hub / Eligibility Center, then go to RTO and “Enroll”.
You’ll see a couple of red X’s where you can take a couple of clinics.
The first: Baseball Rubric: Preseason Self-Evaluation, is a very useful tool if you take the category specifications as tips and great guidelines of what to work on in your game. Definitely worth taking some time and introspection. Lots of thought went into the criteria, so take advantage of it.
There will be a few more RTO’s (if you don’t know what an RTO is, take a guess — answer’s at the bottom*) coming up as in-season clinics and quizzes to keep us sharp, and keep us learning — and they are prerequisites for post-season assignments..
Speaking of quizzes, have you downloaded the Referee Magazine 2022 baseball quiz? Might be a question or two you have to look up … so you get it right in a game.
Now, what if we’re playing under FED rules? After you answer, you can see if you got it right with rule 8-2-7 and Case Book 8.2.7.Sit. A.
We’ll be mixing up MLB and FED rules quite soon so we will have to be able to switch gears as smoothly an F1 driver.
Some new field designations, if you haven’t been there yet, are now cross-referenced on your NBUA website/members/field locations — umpire parking. Do yourself a favor and check out the parking suggestions. Might save yourself a walk or not knowing where the closest restroom is. Check out SWAC, SEAC, NWAC, new construction at Inglemoor HS, and others. If you are fortunate and get a High School Classic at T-Mobile park, directions to drive there by entering at the guard gate, parking and how to get to the staff entrance are also on the website.
If you have any parking suggestions that help our members, send ‘em to me.
Type in the name of the school, pick Varsity or JV and find their win/loss record. If you then go to Roster – Staff and you can even, in most cases, find the names of the coaching staff.
The training schedule for all Tiers has been posted for 2022. You can view this schedule in two ways. It is posted as a grid under Members/Training and it is posted as a series of individual events on the NBUA Calendar. The Calendar can be reached here. Or by going to Information/Calendar. The Calendar shows up as a list by default but you can modify your screen by choosing the “Month” view style. You can also sort through the events for those that apply to your Tier by using the Calendar search function and putting in “Apprentice” or “T-Tier” for example.
There are a number of events which are listed as TDB for time and/or location so, keep coming back here to find out where and when those events will be held. It is also possible that last minute cancelations might occur so make sure to check on the day of to get the most recent information.
On the evening of April 20th, our own Bill Fitzgerald and others put on a video class on 3-man mechanics. If you find yourself assigned to a 3-man game this will be a useful review. You can find the link to the video here. You can follow along with your own copy of the power point presentation by downloading it here.
All of our 2021 training videos are available on our Training page under the Members section.
The Clinic that was presented by the Luke Brian Tour last weekend has not yet been posted as videos. When they are, the video links will be posted on our members/training page. However, in the mean time, this is the link to their Youtube channel. Enjoy
As part of the clinic on February 14th, Tim Stevens gave a presentation on the National Federation of High School rules. He posted a number of power points during his presentation which can be found at http://debbieandtim.com/umpscare/
You must have the necessary software to display a Power Point presentation on your device in order to view these files.
NBUA Umpires – The year 2021 NBUA training schedule includes an on-line Umpire Training Clinic hosted by Brian Hertzog – an NBUA alumus and current-day college umpire. Please see the bottom of this message for the Zoom link (to register for the clinic) and the agenda.
This multi-day clinic will be supported by umpires from MLB, MiLB, and NCAA.
The clinic starts on Friday 2/12/2021 at 5:30pm, continues on Saturday 2/13/2021 (morning and afternoon), and finishes on Sunday 2/14/2021 (morning and afternoon).
The desired audience includes NBUA, SCBUA, PCUA, and other associations in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
The clinic will be free to all participants – voluntary contributions will be accepted for Umps Care.
The agenda consists of 5 sessions as shown below. Up to 5 sessions of training credit can be gained. Members can elect to attend any or all of the sessions, or none of the sessions.
Attendance is encouraged but not required. Members can elect to attend any or all of the sessions, or none of the sessions.
Once you register, you are provided a Webinar ID which you will use to log-in any time during the weekend. Before the clinic starts, you will receive an email with the log-in link.
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Hope to see you on-line at the clinic!
Thanks
Henry VonJouanne
Go to the members training page and clink on the Register links under the Video Link column. All links lead to the same registration page.
