1. Rules & Respect For The Game By: Greg Pohl February 9, 2014

2.  Coached HS Wrestling For Several Years.  Currently A Middle School Hlth/PE Teacher  Know The Importance Coaches Make In Young People’s Lives!  As an “Official” of various sports, and specifically an “Umpire” for softball, I’m aware of the importance of coaches & umpires working together in order to provide these opportunities for student athletes to play their game.  Coached HS Wrestling For Several Years.  Currently A Middle School Hlth/PE Teacher  Know The Importance Coaches Make In Young People’s Lives!  As an “Official” of various sports, and specifically an “Umpire” for softball, I’m aware of the importance of coaches & umpires working together in order to provide these opportunities for student athletes to play their game.

3.  My objective today is to share a perspective of the game as an official, or as “the umpire” and help coaches be aware of some things “I believe” they should consider about the game.

4.  Not everything I say today will always hold true, but hopefully, I can help you think from another perspective when you’re out coaching your team.

5.  Team’s Actions  Primary Communicator

6. Base Coach Taken From Rule Book

7. Types: Missing base Leaving a base early on a caught fly ball (before the ball is first touched) Attempting to advance to 2 nd after making turn at 1 st Batting out of order.

8. Live Ball Appeals: Having your player (in possession of the ball) tag either the runner, or the base where the violation took place and indicating they want an appeal.

9. Dead Ball Appeals: EASIEST TYPE OF APPEAL – Get “Time” then have any infielder, with or without the ball, may make a verbal appeal on the violation. The umpire(s) should let the offensive team complete their runner responsibilities before ruling.

10. When Appeals must be made: a. Before next pitch, legal or illegal b. At the end of an inning – before pitcher and all infielders have left fair territory. a. On the last play of the game, until the umpires have left the field.