January 21, 2018

Regional Supervisor of Umpires

Carolina’s Umpires Incorporated

Gary Swanson

980-621-1003 Cell

704-436-6177 Work

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Associate Supervisor of Umpires

Carolina’s Umpires Incorporated

Frank Dicesare

980-581-7069 Cell

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Associate Supervisor of Umpire Finances

Carolina’s Umpires Incorporated

Bob Weidaw

bob@weidawcpa.com

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Represent the Carolina’s Umpire

Association and yourself in a professional

manor at all times

Always be a Southern Gentleman

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Act accordingly

In the parking lot

Entrance to the field

On the field

On the way home

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Hold the game to its highest

integrity

Be impartial and

educational

You are the game manager

If you curse or make a lewd

gesture, I won’t be able to

help you

We are always being filmed

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We get paid to be

professional and not get

caught up in the emotions

of the players, coaches and

spectators

STAY ABOVE IT AND THEM

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6 Clinics

3 Scrimmages

State Meeting

Local Meeting

Test score of 80%

Next year – secondary

insurance

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Close out dates on Arbiter

now

I plan to start scheduling

next week, February 1st

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If you don’t have blocks in

by February 1st and I give

you a game, you won’t be

able to block it off

If you can’t umpire until 5:00

or after…email me or call

me and put it on the block

page of the Arbiter

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Accept assignments on the

arbiter immediately

Don’t keep them pending

After 3 days they are

automatically declined

Expect a phone call and

loss of games.

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Check Arbiter, your email

and the website every day

Stay open/available with us

on Tuesdays, Wednesdays

and Fridays

I need 110-120 umpires on

those nights.

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I like to stay at least 2-3 weeks ahead on the calendar

Rain makes Mondays and Thursdays become Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays

Everyone will work middle school games

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Share all of your associations with our association on the Arbiter

This helps you and the supervisor

On the Arbiter go to PROFILE After that comes up go to

SHARING, and then line up the associations and check the boxes

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Share Associations by February 1st

If you don’t, sometimes it doesn’t show up when I assign and you get double assigned

Then you have to call me and say you’re working for someone else

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Some of you haven’t

registered with the NCHSAA

or paid the State dues yet

Booking fees were due on

December 15

No scrimmages, games, or

rule books until paid

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You must have the same

email address on the

Arbiter, NCHSAA and

testing websites

If not, you won’t be able to

take the test and you’ll be

ineligible to work games

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Varsity $71

Junior Varsity $61

Middle School $61

UNCC Club Team

Single $90

Two seven inning games $140

They will pay you on site

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Crew Chief has the Red “R” next to your name on Arbiter

Game reports are due by noon the next day

Late reports will carry a $25 fee

If Arbiter is down, email it to me at gary_swanson@hotmail.com

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After midnight go to Arbiter,

then schedule page.

Under FILTER there’s a date

box drop down

Hit SHOW ALL and then hit

APPLY

The game and RED “R” will

appear again

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Contact your partner at least 36 hours before the game

If partner doesn’t respond 24 hours before the game call Gary

Call your partner early if you are in traffic and have your pregame at that time

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Carry your cell phone on

game days

Have cell phone turned on 2

hours before game time

If your partner is not

answering 30 minutes

before game time call Frank

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Don’t change field position

assignments unless Gary

agrees to it

Injuries - handle at the game

and email me afterward

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Game time arrivals

Middle School and Junior

Varsity

30 minutes before

Varsity

1 hour before

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Check in with the home

team AD or Head Coach

Confirm what time the first

pitch will be thrown

JV umpires don’t leave until

you meet with the varsity

umpires

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Crew Chief identify the

game administrator upon

arrival at the field

Note the game administrator

name and cell number on

the line up card

No game management at

the site – Home Head Coach

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We do not throw fans, announcers, etc. out of games

Game management does this with your professional request

Let me know if no one walks you to your vehicle after the game

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Unruly Fans

Profane

Personal

Prolonged

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Warning, write it down

A warning is, “This is your

official warning”

Restrict

Disqualify/Eject

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Call Gary immediately after the game for restrictions, DQ’s and ejections

Do not tell anyone if this is an ejection or disqualification

Tell them you’ll turn the form to me and I’ll let the administrators know the next morning by 7:00 am

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Complete the sample report on CUA website, I receive this and will get back with you

Hear back from Gary and send official report into NCHSAA for public school games

The official form is on NCHSAA.org The password is REPORT1

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Private school and middle

school games, the CUA

website form will be the

official form that I’ll send to

Principals and AD’s

When filling out forms put

only the facts…NO

OPINIONS

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Assistant Coaches don’t get the same privilege as Head Coaches

They can’t argue or leave the dugout or their positions on the field…EJECTION

If you restrict an assistant coach…the HEAD COACH IS NOT RESTRICTED

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Players or coaches ejected

or DQ’ed? I want a warning

95% of the time

A phone call to Gary is

mandatory after every

Restriction, DQ or Ejection

Put all warnings in

postgame Arbiter report

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Fighting Leaving the bench area Flagrant contact Biting Taunting, baiting or spitting

toward an opponent or official Profanity Obscene gestures Disrespectfully addressing an

official

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Non blocked off days mean you’re available to work, and will be ready when getting a phone call that day.

On your off days have your clothes and equipment in the car

If you accept one of these games late in the day…good things are coming for you

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Travel distance, I’ll do the

best that I can

I’d like to keep everyone

less than an hour from

home, can’t always be done.

School proximities are not

their fault, they deserve the

best we can send

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The better the umpire, the

more he may have to travel

Travel a longer distance?

Hopefully we can get you a

doubleheader at that

location

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Stay out of the team

dugouts

Don’t fraternize with

coaches, players or fans

during a game

“Silence can’t be quoted”

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Where do we stand in

between innings?

During pitching changes?

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Emergency Medical Forms

with you at every game

Located on the CUA website

Have them with you in your

car at games

Let your partner know

where they can be found

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Test dates - Monday

January 29th through

Sunday February 12th.

All umpires that wish to be

eligible for varsity games

must score 75%

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To be eligible for the playoffs you must now score at least 80%

If a first or second year umpire scores less than 75%, but scores above 65%, he will be eligible to do junior varsity games this year

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Regular Season

Goatees that are well groomed are allowed

Playoffs

NO BEARDS or goatees for the playoffs

Mustache only…no lower than crook of the mouth

NCHSAA will suspend you and I will be fined $500

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Religious beard is fine

Must be well groomed

Must submit email/letter to me

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Mandatory for all playoff

games

Three person Protest

Committee

No parents

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Only coaches,

administrators or non

working umpires can serve

This is set up by the home

administration but you must

check on this at the home

plate meeting

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The Federation rule is used

Crew Chief is in charge of

this once the line ups are

exchanged

Principals or Game

Management trump the crew

chief…not head coaches

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Umpires shall never post anything regarding any assignment on any social media website

This includes the teams, coaches, players, fans, game management or anyone or anything else involved with the assignment

Violation may result in suspension or termination

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Any confrontation from anybody, pot shots in parking lot, Shell Station…anywhere call me

If I email the association about where to park before a game…

If school personnel tell you where to park before a game…

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Police or administrator will escort you to your vehicle

Crew stay together after the game and leave together

If confronted by a fan with no game management staff available

Crew Chief call game management

Partner call 911

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Required for all new

umpires

If you completed this last

year you are good

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Course completion required

to umpire

See “NFHS Concussion

Course” link on the website

to access

You may need to create an

NFHS account to access the

course

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Stand downs

One warning to the head

coach and then EJECT

Baseball/softball games…in

proximity with National

Anthem once your game

has started, Sue Doran

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NCHSAA Umpire Stand at Attention Policy

Any umpire that wishes to not stand at attention during the national anthem before a game must contact me 48 hours before that game

I must then request the home school (48 hours before the game) provide security

The school reserves the right to not let that umpire officiate that assignment

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Introductions

Responsibilities

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Perception is everything

The appearance of

arrogance or apathy is an

umpire’s worst enemy

Be professional and respect

the game of baseball

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Questions

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