Umpires

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2011 BASEBALL
Umpires Coaches Rules Interpretation Meeting

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NSAA Dates

• First Day of Practice February 28
• Umpire On-Line Tests Due March 11
• Supervised Tests March 23 28
• Umpire District/State Applications On-Line
• Enter Schedule on NSAA Site
• First Contest March 17
• District Seeding Dates Games through April 26
  will count April 27 assignments made hosts
  sites secured April 28 brackets posted on NSAA
  web site.)
• District Tournament Dates May 6-7, 9-10
• State Tournament May 14, 16-20

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Baseball Reminders

• Season Begins - First Day of Practice (Organized
  Practice Rule 4 players Prior to Feb. 28)
• Athletes CANNOT participate on other teams
  (including tryouts) until the end of the state
  tournament.
• Athletes can attend Camps/Clinics, but cannot
  physically participate.
• Summer Legion Teams Begin May 15 (Week 46)

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Contest Limits Permissible Contests

• Schedule 24 dates during regular season, 4
  tournament limit (not including districts and
  state)
• Single Games Doubleheaders
• Double-Dual - four schools playing two
  pre-determined contests or two of the other
  schools in one day
• Triangular - three schools playing two
  pre-determined contests in one day.
• Tournament 4 or more teams where winners
  continue to advance or compete until a champion
  is determined (straight bracket or pool play with
  championship criteria).

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Reporting Scores

• Schools must call in all scores.
• Omaha World-Herald 1-800-284-6397 or
  402-444-1000.
• Lincoln Journal Star 1-800-742-7315 or
  402-473-7431.
• E-mail to jangele_at_nsaahome.org
• District Seeding April 28 All games through
  Tuesday, April 26 shall count.

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2011 NFHS BASEBALL RULE CHANGES

• B. ELLIOT HOPKINS, MLD, CAABASEBALL RULES EDITOR

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Rule 1-1-2Lineup Cards

• Head coaches of both teams are required by rule
  to submit a teams lineup card which shall
  include
• Players name
• Jersey number
• Players position
• Teams batting order of each starting player
• Name and jersey number of each eligible
  substitute
• The umpire shall not accept the lineup card until
  all known substitutes are listed.

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Rule 1-3-2Definition of a Baseball Bat

• Legal wood, aluminum or composite bats shall
• Be one piece, multi-pieces, permanently assembled
  or two pieces with interchangeable barrel
  construction
• Not have exposed rivets, pins, rough or sharp
  edges or any form of external fastener that would
  present a hazard
• Be free of rattles, dents, burrs, cracks, sharp
  edges
• Bats that are broken, cracked, dented, altered or
  deface the ball are illegal.

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Axe and V-shaped style handles are permitted.
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• Tapers are no longer required to be smooth or
  round. The taper is now permitted to have holes
  and be a designed in geometric shapes.

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Rule 1-3-2bDefinition of a Baseball Bat

• Barrel
• The area intended on the bat for contact with the
  ball.
• The barrel shall be round, cylindrically
  symmetric and smooth.
• The barrel may be wood, aluminum or composite
  (made of two or more materials used together
  including wood).
• The type of bat (wood, aluminum, composite) shall
  be determined by the composition of the bats
  barrel.

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Legal Bats for the 2011 Season

• Solid wood bats
• Aluminum bats that meet the Ball Exit Speed Ratio
  (BESR) performance standard
• That includes aluminum barrel bats with composite
  handles
• Composite bats that meet the Ball Exit Speed
  Ratio (BESR) performance standard and have been
  re-tested and granted a waiver from the NFHS (see
  list on the NFHS Website http//www.nfhs.org/conte
  nt.aspx?id4155).

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Legal Bats for the 2011 Season

• Note Only baseball bat manufacturers can apply
  for and receive a waiver from the NFHS.
• Any aluminum or composite bat that meets the
  January 1, 2012 BBCOR specifications found in
  Rule 1-3-2e are legal for 2011.
• List of legal bats appears on Washington State
  University Sports Science Lab and NFHS web sites.
• Coaches must verify bats by their players are
  legal in order to be used for 2011.

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Legal Bats for the 2011 Season

• The Washington State University Lab link
  located on baseball page of NSAA web site under
• 2011 Compliant Bat Information
• http//www.mme.wsu.edu/ssl/certified/besr/certifi
  ed.html
• For bats that meet NFHS high school playing rules
  until December 31, 2011, go to
• NFHS BESR Certified Baseball Bats link which
  lists only legal BESR Bats from the 2010 NCAA
  Season.
• The site is searchable by make and model of the
  bats.

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7-4-1 Review Illegal Bat

• Illegal Bat Penalty
• Batter enters batters box with and illegal
• Or a batter is discovered to have used an illegal
  bat before the next pitch to the following batter
• The batter is out or the defense may take the
  result of the play.
• The bat shall be immediately removed from the
  game.

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• Baseball now matches other NFHS rules codes.
• Requiring padding of casts, splints and altered
  braces worn by players.

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Rule 1-4-2Padded Casts/Braces for Pitchers

• The rule (1-4-2) still applies for the pitcher.
• A pitcher cannot wear any item on his hands,
  wrists or arms which may be distracting to the
  batter.
• That includes a cast, guard, brace, splint, etc.
  that is white, gray or distracting on the
  pitchers arms.

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Rule 2-16-2Definition of a Foul Tip

• Foul Tip
• Struck ball must go directly from the bat to the
  catchers hand or mitt.
• Can only be caught by the catcher.
• A strike is added to the batters count.
• Ball remains in play.
• Eliminated the language that a foul tip can be
  caught by any infielder.

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Rule 2-16-2Definition of a Foul Tip

• A bunt that does not go directly to the catchers
  glove, does not meet the definition of a foul
  tip.
• The ball was caught before it hit the ground and
  is a foul pop-up.
• Any defensive player can catch the ball and it
  will be registered as an out.

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Rule 3-1-5Concussions

• Possible signs and symptoms
• Loss of consciousness,
• Headache,
• Dizziness,
• Confusion,
• Balance problems,
• Staggering around
• When in doubt, sit him out!

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Rule 3-1-5Concussions

• Only health-care professionals can determine if a
  player has experienced a concussion.
• Officials are asked to observe players to see if
  they exhibit the signs or symptoms of a
  concussion, and immediately remove him from the
  game.
• The player shall not return to play until cleared
  by an appropriate health-care professional.

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Concussion Management

• While a player may or may not be unconscious, he
  only has to show the signs or symptoms of a
  concussion to be removed from the contest.
• When allowing the player to return to competition
  on the same day (i.e., double-header or
  tournament play), the health-care professional,
  who releases the player, and the coach bear
  responsibility for the player.
• Officials are asked to observe players to see if
  they exhibit the signs or symptoms of a
  concussion, and immediately remove him from the
  game.

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Rule 8-2-6LLast Time By

• If a runner correctly touches a base that was
  missed (either advancing or returning), the last
  time he was by the base, that last touch corrects
  any previous base running infraction.
• Cannot be called out on an appeal.
• Clarifies the appeal procedure, allowing the
  runner to correct his base running error.

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Rule 8-2-6Runner May Not Return

• Remember a runner may NOT return to touch a
  missed base or one left to soon on a caught fly
  ball if
• 1. He has reached a base beyond the base missed
  or left too soon and the ball becomes dead.
• 2. He has left the field of play, or
• 3. A following runner has scored.

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POINTS OF EMPHASIS
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Pregame Equipment Check

• Each umpire must inspect the available equipment
  prior to the contest.
• Bat inspection is critical due to the new bat
  rules.
• Batting and catcher helmet inspection must also
  take place with the new emphasis on concussion
  management.
• Cracked helmets or helmets without proper padding
  provide little to no protective assurances.

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The End

• Thanks
• Have a Great Season!
• Questions?
• Contact
• Jim Angele
• jangele_at_nsaahome.org
• 402-489-0386