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UMPIRES ASSOCIATION
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NBUA
NORTHUMBERLAND
BASEBALL
UMPIRES ASSOCIATION
WHO
WE ARE
The Northumberland Baseball Umpires Association was founded in March 1999 for baseball umpires serving Port Hope, Cobourg and vicinity in Ontario, Canada.
Member
umpires
officiate at All Star level games in Cobourg and
Port Hope
in addition to all House League games for
Cobourg, Port Hope and nearby communities.
PURPOSE
The NBUA was created to:
· make umpiring a more enjoyable experience
· improve the quality of umpiring in the leagues which it serves
· formalize the relationship between the umpires and those leagues
· encourage the continued involvement of young umpires after they leave high school
· distribute the organizational work more evenly
· (Click here to see the NBUA Constitution.)
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OFFICE |
NAME |
CONTACT |
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President |
Garth Miller |
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Vice President |
Jake Shorten |
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Umpire in Chief |
Stanley Isherwood |
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Secretary-Treasurer |
Ian Griffiths |
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Junior Ump Representative |
Justin Spadafore |
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Scheduler |
Christine Robinson |
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NBUA
NORTHUMBERLAND
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UMPIRES ASSOCIATION
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JUNIOR UMPIRE
OF THE YEAR - 2009
At the NBUA Annual Meeting in
April the Cobourg
Junior Umpire of the Year
Trophy
was presented to Shawn Winters by
our Secretary Treasurer, Ian
Griffiths.
Congratulation
Shawn!
At its May meeting the NBUA
Executive approved changes to the
fees charged to our Baseball Associations
for umpiring services.
For the new rates see the last page of our
Constitution.
CLICK HERE for a
fascinating video on Plate umpiring
with Jim Evans, retired Major League Umpire and trainer.
NBUA
NORTHUMBERLAND
BASEBALL
UMPIRES ASSOCIATION
LINKS TO UMPIRING, BASEBALL and RELATED SITES
These are some of the many great baseball sites to be found on the internet. Let us know of any sites (particularly umpiring ones) which you think we should add.
UMPIRING
The Amateur Baseball Umpire Home Page - (No longer being updated) Features lots of articles, product reviews and links - and it's Canadian!
British
Columbia Baseball Umpires Association -
A well maintained Provincial Association site.
- An Umpires' Resource Centre
Officiating.com - A site for subscribers and non-subscribers, too. News and discussion, e mail etc. Let me know what you think.
Interactive Baseball Rules - A neat site to quiz yourself on baseball rules.
Jim's Baseball Rules - Answers your questions.
Steve O's Umpire & Officials Baseball Resources - Loads of info. including an excellent article - click on Steve's Umpiring Tips.
BASEBALL
Baseball
Canada - Our National organization. Has umpire-specific section
- This is the
Provincial Association under which we operate. Also with lots of umpire
information.
- Our Area Association. A
newly designed site and with an Umpires Page.
Port Hope & District Minor Ball
Cobourg Baseball Association - Now up and running for 2009.
The
Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club - Our team! It's all right to be
biased sometimes.
- The link to (almost) every baseball site on
the internet, including the above.
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL!
ONE FINAL WORD
ON OUR HOME PAGE
Don’t Argue With Umpires
Why? Two good reasons--umpires rarely change their calls and they are human.
Everyone is entertained when the manager of a Major League team roars out of
the dugout to argue with an umpire. After many colorful words, dirt kicking,
gum or tobacco spitting, and equipment throwing, the call rarely changes. Major
League managers often argue with umpires knowing the call won’t change, but
they do it anyway to show support for their players.
Some would say that arguing with umpires is part of the game. That may be true at the professional level, but there is no place for arguing with umpires in youth baseball. Coaches and parents who argue with umpires set a poor example for young people who are very impressionable. Show me a young player who argues with umpires and I’ll show you a coach or a parent who has exhibited the same behavior in front of this player. Umpires are not only adults who should command the respect of children; they are also humans who will fail at times. Just as players will make mental mistakes during a game, so will umpires. I have yet to see an umpire yell at a player who missed a sign or threw to the wrong base.
In the event an umpire makes an obvious mistake in a youth baseball game, the coach and only the coach should approach the umpire in a respectful manner to understand why the call was made. After a brief discussion and a final ruling by the umpire, the coaches, players and spectators should accept the call and move on with the game.
(Excerpted
with permission from Respect the Game by Paul Petricca as found on www.webball.com)
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