This is our yearly High School Rules Training session with Tim Stevens. Tim has been on the NFHS Rules Committee in the past and he is one of (if not the most) experienced umpires in the organization. It's always a treat to hear from Tim. Come one come all. This is for all Tiers: Apprentice, […]
This will be a field mechanics session with emphasis on the issues that we identified during our scrimmage games last weekend. Footwork in the B & C positions, pre pitch preparation, taking plays at the plate, calling balks. Weather report says sunny and cold. Dress appropriately.
This will be an on-line Zoom meeting. The link to the meeting should come in your e-mail. If you don't get one, please contact any board member. Every NBUA umpire must be certified to work High School games (even if you don't work HS games, the certification applies to our insurance application). Part of this […]
Umpires that wish to be assigned games at the beginning of the high school season must have finished their WOA requirements by midnight tonight. This includes registering with the WOA, taking the NFHS test and finishing the clinics. All of these tasks are accomplished on the Arbiter website via the WOA Hub.
The High School season in Seattle starts on the 12th. Before that time, various teams will be holding practice scrimmages. These will be at various fields and times scattered all over King County so the exact times and locations will be known only a day or so before the event. The Apprentices and C-Tier umpires […]
This is the annual Business Meeting. Time and place still TBD. There will be more presentations from the Board and recognition from last year. Apprentices are matched with mentors, if they haven't been before All Tiers are invited: Apprentice, C-Tier, B-Tier, A-Tier and Tournament or T-Tier
One final get on-line together before the season begins. One more chance to get your minimum training hours. The agenda for this session is as follows: Arbiter session (how you get games assigned and deal with the High School payment system) Evaluations (this is how promotions to higher tiers are managed) Plays at the Plate […]
The Seattle area High School Baseball Season starts today. Most of the games today will be scrimmage games. Sometimes these are in a round robin format with three teams on a field each team playing a 3 inning scrimmage with the other two teams. A great time for the rookies to get in their first […]
This is a refresher before the High School Playoffs begin aimed at B-Tier, A-Tier and T-Tier (Tournament Tier) umpires. This will be an on-line Zoom meeting. Brian Sweet (our humble director of training) will send out an e-mail about a week before the meeting to all those eligible.
Nominations are opened for candidates for the NBUA Board of directors. Self nominations only please, please e-mail your nomination to any of the current BOD. Nominations close on August 1st.