Baseball
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RULES
3-3-1g6: Non Head Coach disputing a call. Penalty: Disputing coach and head coach
ejected
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RULES
Compression Sleeves:• Wear it on any arm• Any color to the elbow (anything below the elbow cannot
be white or gray. • Anything distracting will be illegal below the elbow
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RULES
Bats – BBCOR standard in 2012
GAME MANAGEMENT
• Head Coaches procedure for questioning a rules interpretation.
• Treat the coach with respect
• “Coach, I saw …”
• “Coach, it is time to move on”
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STATE SERIES SELECTION PROCESS
• Qualifications (FC, Test, Rules Video)• Geography• Evaluations (field clinics, previous years)• Communication with booking commissioners• Remaining Teams• Feedback• Communication with host school• Same names on recommendations year after year• Changes throughout post season• Witnessed for myself• Reporting scores• FACA recommendations (new for 2011)
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STATE TOURNAMENTNews & Notes
• Leaving dugout on a live ball
• Helmets (4 removed)
• Great job by the crews
• Evaluations• Back in Port St.
Lucie for 2011 & 2012
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2010 FIELD CLINICS
• Jan 21-22 Bay Area Officials (Bay County)• Jan 14-15 North Central FL UA (Alachua)• Jan 21-22 Suncoast UA (Pinellas County)• Jan 21-22 Treasure Coast OA (St. Lucie County)• Jan 28-29 River City UA (Duval County)• Jan 28-29 West Coast UA (Hillsborough County)
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NFHS RULES WRITING PROCESS
• Must go through OAC or BAC– OAC meets in March– BAC meets in
August
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Evaluation ProgramCurrent Status• 22 evaluators
• Field Clinics/State Tournament
• Umpires not getting fair shake from association
• Grading crews working state tournament
Goals• Use to assign for state tournament
– Must have evaluation on file within last 4 years
• Separate Field Clinics– Teach/Run clinics
• Regional game assignments?
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Have a Great Summer!
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