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January 27, 2019
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Regional Supervisor of Umpires
Carolina’s Umpires Incorporated
Gary Swanson
980-621-1003 Cell
704-260-6690 X44459 Work
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Associate Supervisor of Umpires
Carolina’s Umpires Incorporated
Frank Dicesare
980-581-7069 Cell
Do not contact Frank with
Turn backs
Assignment changes
Call Gary only
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Associate Supervisor of Umpire Finances
Carolina’s Umpires Incorporated
Bob Weidaw
Carolinasumpireassociation.com
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Represent the Carolina’s Umpire
Association and yourself in a professional
manor at all times
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Act accordingly
In the parking lot
Entrance to the field
On the field
On the way home
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Hold the game to its highest
integrity
Be impartial and
educational
You are the game manager
If you curse or make a lewd
gesture, I won’t be able to
help you
We are always being filmed
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We get paid to be
professional and not get
caught up in the emotions
of the players, coaches and
spectators
STAY ABOVE IT AND THEM
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6 Clinics
3 Scrimmages
State Meeting
Local Meeting
Test score of 75%
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Close out dates on Arbiter
now
I plan to start scheduling
February 5th
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If you don’t have blocks in
by February 1st and I give
you a game, you won’t be
able to block it off
If you can’t umpire until 5:00
or after…email me or call
me and put it on the block
page of the Arbiter
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Accept assignments on the
arbiter immediately
Don’t keep them pending
After 3 days they are
automatically declined
Expect a phone call, $25
fine and loss of games.
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Check Arbiter, your email
and the website every day
Stay open/available with us
on Tuesdays, Wednesdays
and Fridays
I need 110-120 umpires on
those nights.
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$25 fine/loss of game for not
accepting games on open
dates
Turn backs $25 fine
Reviewed on a case by case
basis
Emergencies are obvious
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Job conflict
This is a job as well
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Grievance contact
Jack Chavis
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Conflict of Interest
Email me
Add to blocks on Arbiter
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I like to stay at least 2-3 weeks ahead on the calendar
Rain makes Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays become Tuesdays and Fridays
Everyone will work middle school games
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Share all of your associations with our association on the Arbiter
This helps you and the supervisor
On the Arbiter go to PROFILE After that comes up go to
SHARING, and then line up the associations and check the boxes
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Share Associations by February 1st
If you don’t, sometimes it doesn’t show up when I assign and you get double assigned
Then you have to call me and say you’re working for someone else
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Some of you haven’t
registered with the NCHSAA
or paid the State dues yet
Booking fees were due on
December 15
No scrimmages, games, or
rule books until paid
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You must have the same
email address on the
Arbiter, NCHSAA and
testing websites
If not, you won’t be able to
take the test and you’ll be
ineligible to work games
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CUA Booking Fee is due by
February 1
Late fee is $96
Get photo on arbiter
No scrimmages or games
until completed
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Varsity $71
Junior Varsity $61
Middle School $61
UNCC Club Team
Single $90
Two seven inning games $140
They will pay you on site
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Crew Chief has the Red “R”
next to your name on Arbiter
Game reports are due by
noon the next day
Late reports will carry a $5 fee
If Arbiter is down, email it to
me at
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After midnight go to Arbiter,
then schedule page.
Under FILTER there’s a date
box drop down
Hit SHOW ALL and then hit
APPLY
The game and RED “R” will
appear again
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When finished reset “Show
All” back to “Future”
The mobile app may not
work at times
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Contact your partner at least 36 hours before the game
If partner doesn’t respond 24 hours before the game call Gary
Call your partner early if you are in traffic and have your pregame at that time
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Carry your cell phone on
game days
Have cell phone turned on 2
hours before game time
If your partner is not
answering 30 minutes
before game time call Frank
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Don’t change field position
assignments unless Gary
agrees to it
Injuries - handle at the game
and email me afterward
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Game time arrivals
Middle School and Junior
Varsity
30 minutes before
Varsity
1 hour before
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Check in with the home
team AD or Head Coach
Confirm what time the first
pitch will be thrown
JV umpires don’t leave until
you meet with the varsity
umpires
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Crew Chief identify the game administrator upon arrival at the field
Note the game administrator name and cell number on the line up card
Game administrator phone number not required in game report
No game management at the site – Home Head Coach
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We do not throw fans, announcers, etc. out of games
Game management does this with your professional request
If game management fails to act, warn once, then game over
Let me know if no one walks you to your vehicle after the game
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Unruly Fans
Profane
Personal
Prolonged
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Warning, write it down
A warning is, “This is your
official warning”
Restrict
Disqualify/Eject
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Call Gary immediately after the game for restrictions, DQ’s and ejections
Do not tell anyone if this is an ejection or disqualification
Tell them you’ll turn the form in to me and I’ll let the administrators know the next morning by 7:00 am
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Complete the sample report on CUA website, I receive this and will get back with you
Hear back from Gary and send official report into NCHSAA for public school games
The official form is on NCHSAA.org The password is REPORT1
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Private school and middle school games, the CUA website form will be the official form that I’ll send to Principals and AD’s
When filling out forms put only the facts…NO OPINIONS
Multiple ejections, multiple forms
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Assistant Coaches don’t get the same privilege as Head Coaches
They can’t argue or leave the dugout or their positions on the field…EJECTION
If you restrict an assistant coach…the HEAD COACH IS NOT RESTRICTED
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Players or coaches ejected
or DQ’ed? I want a warning
95% of the time
A phone call to Gary is
mandatory after every
Restriction, DQ or Ejection
Put all warnings in
postgame Arbiter report
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Fighting Leaving the bench area Flagrant contact Biting Taunting, baiting or spitting
toward an opponent or official Profanity Obscene gestures Disrespectfully addressing an
official
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No profanity of any kind
toward anyone
Includes coaches, players,
fans, and administrators
Absolutely no taunting or
poor sportsmanship
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Last year was the worst
year in the history of the
NCHSAA
Mark is holding us
accountable to address this
issue
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Non blocked off days mean you’re available to work, and will be ready when getting a phone call that day.
On your off days have your clothes and equipment in the car
If you accept one of these games late in the day…good things are coming for you
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Travel distance, I’ll do the
best that I can
I’d like to keep everyone
less than an hour from
home, can’t always be done.
School proximities are not
their fault, they deserve the
best we can send
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The better the umpire, the more he may have to travel
Travel a longer distance? Hopefully we can get you a doubleheader at that location
Can’t send the same umpires to the same sites repeatedly
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Stay out of the team
dugouts
Don’t fraternize with
coaches, players or fans
during a game
“Silence can’t be quoted”
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Where do we stand in
between innings?
During pitching changes?
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Emergency Medical Forms
with you at every game
Located on the CUA website
Have them with you in your
car at games
Let your partner know
where they can be found
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Test dates - Monday
January 28th through
Monday February 11th.
All umpires that wish to be
eligible for varsity games
must score 75%
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To be eligible for the playoffs you must score 75%
If a first or second year umpire scores less than 75%, but scores above 65%, he will be eligible to do junior varsity games this year
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State Championship Crew
15 people on the list
4 will represent CUI
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Regular Season
Beards that are well groomed are allowed
Playoffs
NO BEARDS or goatees for the playoffs
Mustache only…no lower than crook of the mouth
NCHSAA will suspend you and I will be fined $500
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Religious beard is fine
Must be well groomed
Must submit email/letter to me
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Mandatory for all playoff
games
Three person Protest
Committee
No parents
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Only coaches,
administrators or non
working umpires can serve
This is set up by the home
administration but you must
check on this at the home
plate meeting
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The Federation rule is used
Crew Chief is in charge of
this once the line ups are
exchanged
Principals or Game
Management trump the crew
chief…not head coaches
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Umpires shall never post anything regarding any assignment on any social media website
This includes the teams, coaches, players, fans, game management or anyone or anything else involved with the assignment
Violation may result in suspension or termination
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Any confrontation from anybody, pot shots in parking lot, Shell Station…anywhere call me
If I email the association about where to park before a game…
If school personnel tell you where to park before a game…
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Police or administrator will escort you to your vehicle
Crew stay together after the game and leave together
If confronted by a fan with no game management staff available
Crew Chief call game management
Partner call 911
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Required for all new
umpires
If you completed this last
year you are good
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Course completion required
to umpire
See “NFHS Concussion
Course” link on the website
to access
You may need to create an
NFHS account to access the
course
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Stand downs
One warning to the head
coach and then EJECT
Baseball/softball games…in
proximity with National
Anthem once your game
has started, Sue Doran
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NCHSAA Umpire Stand at Attention Policy
Any umpire that wishes to not stand at attention during the national anthem before a game must contact me 2 weeks before that game
I must then request the home school provide security
The school reserves the right to not let that umpire officiate that assignment
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Introductions
Responsibilities
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Perception is everything
The appearance of
arrogance or apathy is an
umpire’s worst enemy
Be professional and respect
the game of baseball
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Questions
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