NEWS

SOFTBALL NEWS:
The Code of Conduct must be printed out, signed, and returned by the second meeting. Mileage sheets (for softball) are due to Dave Wallevand no later than one week after the last regular season game. Mileage Sheets received after that date will not be paid.

BASEBALL NEWS:
Marysville HS will be hosting a 3-way scrimmage on Saturday, February 20, 2010. Game times are 10 AM, 12:30 PM, and 3:00 PM. A delicious lunch will be provided to umpires.

If you would like to get an opportunity to have some preseason work, please email Jay Brownfield. Jay will forward your name to Bill Shearer. Jay will also try to have representatives from our Association either in attendance or working at the scrimmage in order to evaluate you.

Former minor league umpire and current Pac 10/WAC/GBL umpire Billy Haze, has started a new company called D1 Sports Apparel. Billy has offered to come to our meeting on February 22 and bring numerous items with him from his inventory if there is enough interest. Click here to view a list of items.

Second, There is a new umpire camp that will be taking place the first week in November of 2010. The camp is taking place at Raley Field in Sacramento, home of the Sacramento Rivercats. It is a 5 day camp that includes your hotel and a awards banquet with a guest speaker on Saturday evening. There is going to be upwards of 15 instructors from all levels of baseball. Black and Blue Umpire Camp is going to be a 2-Man camp this year and will expand to two camps in 2011. One camp being 2-man and the other camp being a 3-man camp. There will also be numerous college assignors from all over California attending and evaluating umpires for placement into there leagues. There is no pressure to attend this camp but this will be the first time California has had a camp of this magnitude in Northern California. Click here to view the flier or you may go to www.blackandblueumpirecamps.com

The two-man system baseball umpire manual and baseball umpire quiz (courtesy of Referee Magazine) is now posted on the Members Only page.

Being A Good Boss Is Like Being A Good Umpire
Jay Brownfield provided the above mentioned USA Today article about MLB Umpire, Randy Marsh, which describes how the qualities of a good umpire are also the qualities of a good boss.

The ASA Non-Approved bat list is now posted on the Softball Members Only page.