Date: January 28, 2019
To: OHSAA Softball Officials
From: Jerry Fick, Director of Softball Officiating Development
Re: SB Bulletin #1
The 2019 Softball “Meeting and Training Season” is underway. The best ways to start your preparation and study for the coming year is to attend both a “face to face” State Rules Meeting and a Mechanics Clinic. We also encourage everyone to take the online rules test. Please review all the details below.
1. Meeting Attendance
The state meeting will be available both online and in person. There will be eight in person meetings. Each meeting will feature sessions of about two and a half hours and in addition to the state meeting will review the most important items that we want to cover prior to the season. By attending the entire session, you will receive credit for a local meeting in addition to the state meeting. There is no need to “pre-register” for any face-to-face State meetings. The schedule is listed below with all meetings starting at 6PM.
Monday, January 28 – Zanesville – High School – 1701 Blue Ave
Tuesday, January 29 – Columbus – OHSAA Office – 4080 Roselea Place
Wednesday, February 6 – Monroe – High School - 220 Yankee Rd.
Thursday, February 7 – Cleveland - Garfield Heights High School – 4900 Turney Rd.
Tuesday, February 12 – Findlay – Donnell Middle School – 301 Baldwin Ave.
Thursday, February 14 – Canton – McKinley High School – 2323 17th St. NW
Tuesday, February 19 – Piqua – Upper Valley Career Center – 8811 Career Dr.
Thursday, February 21 – Jackson – High School – 500 Vaughn St.
The online meeting for softball will be available January 30. The last day on which an online rules meeting may be viewed without penalty will be Thursday, March 21. The meeting will be accessible with a $50 late fee until Monday, April 22. To access the meeting, log in to your myOHSAA profile and click the “Rules Meetings” icon in the top right, then click “Find a State Meeting” from the left side menu, then select “Softball” from the “Sports” dropdown menu, “Official” from “Meeting Type” dropdown menu, and then click “Search”. This search will display the online meeting option as well as any face-to-face meeting options. You may view the online meeting on any device except for a Google Chromebook. A Google Chromebook is a type of laptop computer, entirely different from the popular internet browser Google Chrome. You may view the online meetings using the internet browser Google Chrome.
2. Mechanics Clinics
OHSAA 2019 SOFTBALL UMPIRE MECHANICS CLINICS
New for 2019 – Attendees will also receive three points added to their TOURNAMENT SELECTION SCORE.
Saturday, February 9 – Northeast – Walsh Jesuit High School – 4550 Wyoga Lake Rd. Cuyahoga Falls
Sunday, February 10 – East – East Muskingum Middle School – 13120 John Glenn School Rd - New Concord Note – this site was changed after publication of the White Book and rule book mailing
Saturday, February 16 – Northwest – Glenwood Middle School – 1715 N. Main St. Findlay
Sunday, February 17 – Southwest – Stebbins High School 1900 Harshman Rd. Riverside (Dayton area) Note – this site was changed after publication of the White Book and rule book mailing
Sunday, February 24 – Southeast – Piketon High School, 1414 Piketon Rd. - Piketon
Sunday, March 3 – Reynoldsburg HS Livingston Campus – Columbus - 6699 East Livingston Ave.
All sessions are from 9 AM to 4PM.
The OHSAA will sponsor six Softball Mechanics Clinics in 2019. These clinics, designed to help umpires improve their skills and attain their advancement goals, will emphasize plate and base mechanics. Staff will be from the OHSAA Softball Umpire Instructional Team and will include OHSAA softball tournament observers. An OHSAA state rules meeting will also be available for registered clinic attendees only. Umpires attending will receive credit for their required state meeting and one local rules meeting. New for 2019 – Attendees will also receive three points added to their TOURNAMENT SELECTION SCORE.
The cost of each clinic will be $60 which includes all instruction, lunch, and a registration gift. Immediate registration is encouraged as the number of attendees at each location will be limited. Some past clinics have sold out – we hated to cut off registrations and as a result have added additional clinics.
This clinic will be a working clinic – attendees should come prepared for both plate and base drills in an indoor setting. Please bring your plate equipment - OHSAA umpire uniform is recommended. Please also bring gym shoes as the weather will likely require that these be indoor events. Stations will be rotated in order that attendees can work with each instructor. Questions should be directed to Clinic Director Jerry Fick, OHSAA Director of Officials Development – Softball at swdoc@fuse.net.
For Registration - Mail form below to: OHSAA, Attention Officiating Department, 4080 Roselea Place, Columbus, OH 43214
Note – Clinic registration will start at 9AM and program will begin at 930AM. In case of inclement weather participants will be notified by email and the clinic will be rescheduled.
2019 SOFTBALL UMPIRES MECHANICS CLINICS
REGISTRATION FORM
Select Location:
____Saturday, February 9 – Northeast – Walsh Jesuit High School – 4550 Wyoga Lake Rd. - Cuyahoga Falls
____ Sunday, February 10 – East - East Muskingum Middle School – 13120 John Glenn School Rd - New Concord Note – this site was changed after publication of the White Book and rule book mailing
____Saturday, February 16 – Northwest – Glenwood Middle School – 1715 N. Main St. - Findlay
____Sunday, February 17 – Southwest – Stebbins High School 1900 Harshman Rd. Riverside (Dayton area) Note – this site was changed after publication of the White Book and rule book mailing
____ Sunday, February 24 – Southeast - Piketon High School, 1414 Piketon Rd. - Piketon
____Sunday, March 3 – Reynoldsburg HS LIVINGSTON CAMPUS – Columbus - 6699 EAST LIVINGSTON AVE.
Name: _____________________________________________________________
OHSAA Permit #_____________________EMAIL ADDRESS______________________________
Primary Phone Number_________________________________________________
Years Registered as an OHSAA Softball Umpire________________________________________
Mail with payment of $60 to: OHSAA, Attention Officiating Department, 4080 Roselea Place, Columbus, OH 43214
Make checks payable to OHSAA
New for 2019 – Attendees will also receive three points added to their TOURNAMENT SELECTION SCORE.
3. Rules Testing
For the 2019 season the OHSAA will again offer rules testing for umpires. Umpires who complete the rules test successfully will receive additional point credit for their 2020 tournament officials rating as follows:
94% and above – 3 points
86% - 92% - 2 points
80-84% - 1 point
New for 2019 - Umpires working the state tournament, effective 2020, must receive a test score of at least 80% in the previous season. The 2019 test applies to 2020 tournaments. This test will be available by mid-February and will have a mid-March deadline. Additional details will be sent to you when the test is available online.
Sincerely,
Jerry Fick
Director of Officials Development - Softball
From: Jerry Fick, Director of Softball Officiating Development
Re: SB Bulletin #1
The 2019 Softball “Meeting and Training Season” is underway. The best ways to start your preparation and study for the coming year is to attend both a “face to face” State Rules Meeting and a Mechanics Clinic. We also encourage everyone to take the online rules test. Please review all the details below.
1. Meeting Attendance
The state meeting will be available both online and in person. There will be eight in person meetings. Each meeting will feature sessions of about two and a half hours and in addition to the state meeting will review the most important items that we want to cover prior to the season. By attending the entire session, you will receive credit for a local meeting in addition to the state meeting. There is no need to “pre-register” for any face-to-face State meetings. The schedule is listed below with all meetings starting at 6PM.
Monday, January 28 – Zanesville – High School – 1701 Blue Ave
Tuesday, January 29 – Columbus – OHSAA Office – 4080 Roselea Place
Wednesday, February 6 – Monroe – High School - 220 Yankee Rd.
Thursday, February 7 – Cleveland - Garfield Heights High School – 4900 Turney Rd.
Tuesday, February 12 – Findlay – Donnell Middle School – 301 Baldwin Ave.
Thursday, February 14 – Canton – McKinley High School – 2323 17th St. NW
Tuesday, February 19 – Piqua – Upper Valley Career Center – 8811 Career Dr.
Thursday, February 21 – Jackson – High School – 500 Vaughn St.
The online meeting for softball will be available January 30. The last day on which an online rules meeting may be viewed without penalty will be Thursday, March 21. The meeting will be accessible with a $50 late fee until Monday, April 22. To access the meeting, log in to your myOHSAA profile and click the “Rules Meetings” icon in the top right, then click “Find a State Meeting” from the left side menu, then select “Softball” from the “Sports” dropdown menu, “Official” from “Meeting Type” dropdown menu, and then click “Search”. This search will display the online meeting option as well as any face-to-face meeting options. You may view the online meeting on any device except for a Google Chromebook. A Google Chromebook is a type of laptop computer, entirely different from the popular internet browser Google Chrome. You may view the online meetings using the internet browser Google Chrome.
2. Mechanics Clinics
OHSAA 2019 SOFTBALL UMPIRE MECHANICS CLINICS
New for 2019 – Attendees will also receive three points added to their TOURNAMENT SELECTION SCORE.
Saturday, February 9 – Northeast – Walsh Jesuit High School – 4550 Wyoga Lake Rd. Cuyahoga Falls
Sunday, February 10 – East – East Muskingum Middle School – 13120 John Glenn School Rd - New Concord Note – this site was changed after publication of the White Book and rule book mailing
Saturday, February 16 – Northwest – Glenwood Middle School – 1715 N. Main St. Findlay
Sunday, February 17 – Southwest – Stebbins High School 1900 Harshman Rd. Riverside (Dayton area) Note – this site was changed after publication of the White Book and rule book mailing
Sunday, February 24 – Southeast – Piketon High School, 1414 Piketon Rd. - Piketon
Sunday, March 3 – Reynoldsburg HS Livingston Campus – Columbus - 6699 East Livingston Ave.
All sessions are from 9 AM to 4PM.
The OHSAA will sponsor six Softball Mechanics Clinics in 2019. These clinics, designed to help umpires improve their skills and attain their advancement goals, will emphasize plate and base mechanics. Staff will be from the OHSAA Softball Umpire Instructional Team and will include OHSAA softball tournament observers. An OHSAA state rules meeting will also be available for registered clinic attendees only. Umpires attending will receive credit for their required state meeting and one local rules meeting. New for 2019 – Attendees will also receive three points added to their TOURNAMENT SELECTION SCORE.
The cost of each clinic will be $60 which includes all instruction, lunch, and a registration gift. Immediate registration is encouraged as the number of attendees at each location will be limited. Some past clinics have sold out – we hated to cut off registrations and as a result have added additional clinics.
This clinic will be a working clinic – attendees should come prepared for both plate and base drills in an indoor setting. Please bring your plate equipment - OHSAA umpire uniform is recommended. Please also bring gym shoes as the weather will likely require that these be indoor events. Stations will be rotated in order that attendees can work with each instructor. Questions should be directed to Clinic Director Jerry Fick, OHSAA Director of Officials Development – Softball at swdoc@fuse.net.
For Registration - Mail form below to: OHSAA, Attention Officiating Department, 4080 Roselea Place, Columbus, OH 43214
Note – Clinic registration will start at 9AM and program will begin at 930AM. In case of inclement weather participants will be notified by email and the clinic will be rescheduled.
2019 SOFTBALL UMPIRES MECHANICS CLINICS
REGISTRATION FORM
Select Location:
____Saturday, February 9 – Northeast – Walsh Jesuit High School – 4550 Wyoga Lake Rd. - Cuyahoga Falls
____ Sunday, February 10 – East - East Muskingum Middle School – 13120 John Glenn School Rd - New Concord Note – this site was changed after publication of the White Book and rule book mailing
____Saturday, February 16 – Northwest – Glenwood Middle School – 1715 N. Main St. - Findlay
____Sunday, February 17 – Southwest – Stebbins High School 1900 Harshman Rd. Riverside (Dayton area) Note – this site was changed after publication of the White Book and rule book mailing
____ Sunday, February 24 – Southeast - Piketon High School, 1414 Piketon Rd. - Piketon
____Sunday, March 3 – Reynoldsburg HS LIVINGSTON CAMPUS – Columbus - 6699 EAST LIVINGSTON AVE.
Name: _____________________________________________________________
OHSAA Permit #_____________________EMAIL ADDRESS______________________________
Primary Phone Number_________________________________________________
Years Registered as an OHSAA Softball Umpire________________________________________
Mail with payment of $60 to: OHSAA, Attention Officiating Department, 4080 Roselea Place, Columbus, OH 43214
Make checks payable to OHSAA
New for 2019 – Attendees will also receive three points added to their TOURNAMENT SELECTION SCORE.
3. Rules Testing
For the 2019 season the OHSAA will again offer rules testing for umpires. Umpires who complete the rules test successfully will receive additional point credit for their 2020 tournament officials rating as follows:
94% and above – 3 points
86% - 92% - 2 points
80-84% - 1 point
New for 2019 - Umpires working the state tournament, effective 2020, must receive a test score of at least 80% in the previous season. The 2019 test applies to 2020 tournaments. This test will be available by mid-February and will have a mid-March deadline. Additional details will be sent to you when the test is available online.
Sincerely,
Jerry Fick
Director of Officials Development - Softball
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