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Clinics
will begin in March. Check 'Calendar of
Events' for dates and
times.
Please contact one of our members or
submit an info request from the link provided and we
will pass along more details.
Clinics begin in March for this upcoming
season. Two 2-hour clinics are held each week for four
weeks. You will be required to attend an on-field
mechanics clinic held in early April.
You must also be able to
pass two open book tests for certification, the 50 question ASA and the 100 question NFHS.
The 2008 ASA test can be found
here.
Membership dues for the 2009 season are
$75. This covers your ASA registration, local
dues, training, training materials and all game
assignments. Both the ASA and NFHS rule books are included
in this fee. Also, as an ASA registered umpire, you are
covered by
insurance while traveling to and from games as well as while you
are performing your duties on the field for sanctioned
ASA/NFHS games.
Your umpire assignments will be based on your
availability. You can work as many or few games as
your personal or work schedule allows. Tell us
when you are available and you will be assigned games
based on that availability.
New members:
1) Must be 18 years old by May 1st of the
current year,
2) Must pass the background check administered by ASA
upon receiving your registration,
3) Must attend 6 or more clinics in the spring, and
obtain a passing score on both the NFHS exam
and the National ASA exam and
4) Must be approved by the majority of the Executive
Board.
Why Umpire in the ASA?
For those serious about umpiring, the ASA
training is the best available in any sports organization
today. National, regional, and local mechanic schools and
rules clinics are scheduled each spring and in many cases in
the fall for new umpires beginning at that time of year.
Training is similar at each level, as described in the ASA
Umpire Manual. Whether plate mechanics, base positioning,
signals, working with players and coaches, or just tips in
umpiring, the Manual is the most complete training guide
available. To assist the local training official, the ASA
provides training aides through a Clinic Guide,
instructional videos, transparencies, school mechanics drill
cards, an umpire examination, meeting quizzes, and a "Case
Book."
Insurance for the ASA umpire is by far the
best for any sport or organization and includes a $5,000,000
liability policy, an accidental injury policy with maximum
benefit of $100,000 for any accidental injury arising out of
the amateur softball activities (including clinics and
schools), and games, leagues, and tournaments involving ASA
registered teams. The medical expense coverage is provided
on an excess basis. It also includes an accidental death and
dismemberment policy, as well as a dental coverage that will
pay the actual expense incurred for treatments to sound and
natural teeth, with a $500 limit for each individual tooth.
A n umpire uniform and leisure wear program
is available to each registered umpire, so that he/she will
be able to purchase and wear the official ASA uniform with
pride. Whether the shirt, cap, pants, shoes or ball bag, or
any of the variety of protective equipment, or optional wear
such as sun glasses, the ASA program has it.
ASA registered umpires are selected to
officiate in metro, state, regional and national
championships, and as the national governing body for
softball in the US, are the only organization in the US
which softball umpires can apply for International Softball
Federation certification and the opportunity to umpire in
World Championships, Regional Games (Pan Am Games) or the
Olympic Games. World Cup events held in Plant City Florida
also are open to ASA umpires who have completed a
"Qualifier" Seminar.
ASA umpires are rewarded for their years
of service and expertise through the
Medals Program, the
National Indicator Fraternity,
ISF Certification, and
possibly the National Hall of Fame. No other organization
has this various assortment of rewards programs for their
umpire.
Yes, it pays to be an ASA umpire. From
expert training through being rewarded for individual umpire
achievements, ASA offers the most to help each umpire
achieve his/her goal - To Be The Best He/She Can Be, and to
reach the level their skills will take them too.
(Why Umpire in the ASA - from the ASA Wesite)
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