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March 2021
Field Mechanics for Apprentice, App2 and C-Tier
Finally, an in person class! Can't do this online. Meet on the ball field of Eastside Catholic High School. Dress warm and bring your mask if you have it. This will be an introduction to 2-Man mechanics. Field Mechanics is the basic term we have for how we move and position ourselves on the field during the game. If we are lucky, we might have some actual ball players out there so we can get used to working around a…
Find out more »Field Mechanics for Apprentice, App2 and C-Tier
The afternoon session starts up where the morning session left off. Once again on the field of Eastside Catholic High School. Hope the weather is good!
Find out more »NBUA Annual Business Meeting
An online version of our annual business meeting. Generally we talk about how the year is coming to be organized. We talk about the awards from the previous year and how they will be handed out for the coming year. There has usually been a sales meeting before the annual meeting where we can get used equipment and new hats (Don't know how that's going to be handled now that everything is virtual). Also, this is usually where apprentices are…
Find out more »High School Test Study Session – All Tiers
In this online class, we have a cooperative study session for the WOA High School rules test. Please download the WOA Baseball Study Guide from the link below. We will assign questions to individuals and, after some time to deduce an answer, will ask them to share their answer with the group. Once an answer is proposed, the group will have the chance to comment. 2021 WOA Baseball Study Guide All tiers = Apprentice, App2, C-Tier, B-Tier, A-Tier and Tournament…
Find out more »Field Mechanics – Apprentice, App2 and C-Tier
Field Mechanics Training. Because the northshore facility has been closed, there won't be any cage training up there this year. As a result, we will be coming up with some sort of plate training at both sessions of the field mechanics sessions today. Bring your plate gear. (B-Tier used to be included in this session but, due to COVOD protocols, they have been removed to reduce crowding) A-Tier and Tournament Tier are encouraged to help out.
Find out more »Field Mechanics – Apprentice, App2 and C-Tier
This was going to be the cage training but the northshore facility is closed for the pandemic. Instead, we will be working on some sort of plate mechanics training as part of the field mechanics training at both sessions today. Bring your full plate gear for this. If you don't have plate gear, talk to your mentor about borrowing something. (B-Tier umpires used to be included in this but they have been removed due to COVID protocols to reduce crowding)…
Find out more »Deadline for High School Certification
You must have completed your high school rules test and clinics and be certified for work with the WOA by this date to be considered for game assignments on the first week of the season.
Find out more »Apprentice, App2, C-Tier and B-Tier training
This is an online training session expect to be sent an invitation to the Teams meeting. Review of 2 man mechanics
Find out more »Games – Apprentice, App2, C-Tier and B-Tier
We are trying to get it set up so that there will be games to observe. The idea is that the lower tier umpires will have a chance to observe actual games being worked by upper tier umpires. In the best case, you will pair with your mentors and go to a game, sit in the stands and watch how it's supposed to be done. You should be able to get in on the pre and post game meetings to…
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