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Howard County Officials Training
General Meeting Local Rules
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PAPERWORK Arbiter: John Dye: SSN (if not in Arbiter) ASA Dues - $40
thearbiter.net Personal Information Address SSN Phone(s) John Dye: SSN (if not in Arbiter) ASA Dues - $40 Ralph Eggen: ASA Rules Test
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LIGHTNING IF YOU SEE IT IF YOU HEAR IT WAIT 30 MINUTES FAR ENOUGH AWAY
HCYP (Resume) Complex Wide Announcement HCYP Complex Wide Announcement HCR&P (Resume) Complete Game Other Complexes Tell Other Fields Don’t Question
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SCHEDULES & AVAILABILITY
RARE Turn Backs Schedule Availability NO SHOWS Open Games 24 Hour Rule Tell John Or Ralph Early Notification Changes Arbiter Think Keep Open 15th Of Month Time Limit WHY? Refuse Games Notification Confirm in Arbiter 48 Hours
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SCHEDULES 2 At Field Wait For Replacement Empty Field
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KICKBALL FIELD 8’ Diameter Circle (Pitching Area) 1st – 3rd Diagonal
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KICKBALL PLATE AREA Strike Zone Box (1’ Beyond Plate)
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KICK BALL PLATE POSITIONING
U B U K K U U
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KICKBALL LINE-UPS DEFENSE OFFENSE 9 OR 10 At Most 5 Men
12 (must be 6 and 6) Alternate OFFENSE
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KICKBALL PITCHING Pitcher In Pitching Area Underhand Maximum Bounce Illegal Pitch
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KICKBALL DEFENSIVE RESTRICTIONS
Until Ball Is Kicked Pitcher: In Pitching Area Infielders: Behind Diagonal 3’ from foul line Behind Plate Catcher: Obstruction: Rule like Catcher Obstruction
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KICKBALL OFFENSIVE RESTRICTIONS
Cannot Stop Then Kick STRIKE At Or Behind Plate FOUL BALL Must Reach Diagonal (Unless Touched) FOUL BALL
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Cannot Throw Ball At Base
KICKBALL OUTS Caught Fly Ball Tag Play Runner Hit By Ball Force Play Thrown Ball Kicked Ball Not At Head: 1 Base Award Cannot Throw Ball At Base Base Path Violation
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KICKBALL GENERAL No Infield Fly Rule Call Time
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GRACE PERIODS APL Game Time is Forfeit Time HCYP 15 Minutes Kickball
HCR&P 6:00 Weekday 10 Minutes 6:15 Late Games Sundays Game Time is Forfeit Time
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TIME LIMITS HCR&P 65 Minutes HCYP 90 Minutes APL 85 Minutes
(Unless Tied) Kickball 50 Minutes + 1 Inning 10:30 Drop Dead No New Inning 10:15 CL4
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RUN LIMIT HCYP 5 Runs per Inning 6th Inning Unlimited 50-Over
Kickball 9 Runs per Inning 7th Inning Unlimited APL HCR&P No Limit
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SOFTBALLS .44 cor 375 compression Black Ink Home Team – New
Visitors – Playable COED – Each Size Offense Replace HCR&P Ball Stays In Play APL Game Ball Returns
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COUNT APL HCR&P Kickball HCYP 1 - 1 With Courtesy Foul 0 - 0
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SHORT-HANDED RULES APL HCR&P Ask Coaches Drop Out 11 to 9 Cannot Have
Men / Women Start – No Out COED / Kickball Start – Out Ask Coaches Drop Out 11 to 9 Cannot Have 2 Outs Not Ejection Add Immediately
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MERCY RULES APL HCYP KickBall HCR&P 50-Over None 10 After 5 Innings
(Maybe)
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HOME RUN RULES HCR&P APL COED 1 Home Run 4 Home Runs 1 Up Men
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HOME RUN – 1 UP Visitors 4 Home Runs Hit 4th Allowed 5th Hit 5th
Excess Outs Allowed 6th Home 4 Home Runs Hit 4th Excess Outs Allowed 5th Hit 5th Allowed 6th Cannot Go 1 Up 7th Extra Innings
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APL PLATE Mat Ball Hits Plate and Mat Plays at Plate
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50+ PLATE Mat Ball Hits Plate Or Mat
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50+ RULES Pitching
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50+ FIELD Pitching Plate – 6’
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50+ RULES Pitching Plays at Plate
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50+ FIELD Commit Line 8’ From Plate 2nd Home Plate
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50+ RULES Pitching Plays at Plate Bats Double 1st Base
Courtesy Runners
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GENERAL PRINCIPLES HAVE FUN OBSERVE HUSTLE Professional Respect
Level Of Play Players Other Umpires Question / Concerns HUSTLE OBSERVE Don’t Look For Trouble Keep Cool
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