Title: Umpires
12011 BASEBALL
Umpires Coaches Rules Interpretation Meeting
2NSAA Dates
- First Day of Practice February 28
- Umpire On-Line Tests Due March 11
- Supervised Tests March 23 28
- Umpire District/State Applications On-Line
- Enter Schedule on NSAA Site
- First Contest March 17
- District Seeding Dates Games through April 26
will count April 27 assignments made hosts
sites secured April 28 brackets posted on NSAA
web site.) - District Tournament Dates May 6-7, 9-10
- State Tournament May 14, 16-20
3Baseball Reminders
- Season Begins - First Day of Practice (Organized
Practice Rule 4 players Prior to Feb. 28) - Athletes CANNOT participate on other teams
(including tryouts) until the end of the state
tournament. - Athletes can attend Camps/Clinics, but cannot
physically participate. - Summer Legion Teams Begin May 15 (Week 46)
4Contest Limits Permissible Contests
- Schedule 24 dates during regular season, 4
tournament limit (not including districts and
state) - Single Games Doubleheaders
- Double-Dual - four schools playing two
pre-determined contests or two of the other
schools in one day - Triangular - three schools playing two
pre-determined contests in one day. - Tournament 4 or more teams where winners
continue to advance or compete until a champion
is determined (straight bracket or pool play with
championship criteria).
5Reporting Scores
- Schools must call in all scores.
- Omaha World-Herald 1-800-284-6397 or
402-444-1000. - Lincoln Journal Star 1-800-742-7315 or
402-473-7431. - E-mail to jangele_at_nsaahome.org
- District Seeding April 28 All games through
Tuesday, April 26 shall count.
62011 NFHS BASEBALL RULE CHANGES
- B. ELLIOT HOPKINS, MLD, CAABASEBALL RULES EDITOR
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8Rule 1-1-2Lineup Cards
- Head coaches of both teams are required by rule
to submit a teams lineup card which shall
include - Players name
- Jersey number
- Players position
- Teams batting order of each starting player
- Name and jersey number of each eligible
substitute - The umpire shall not accept the lineup card until
all known substitutes are listed. -
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10Rule 1-3-2Definition of a Baseball Bat
- Legal wood, aluminum or composite bats shall
- Be one piece, multi-pieces, permanently assembled
or two pieces with interchangeable barrel
construction - Not have exposed rivets, pins, rough or sharp
edges or any form of external fastener that would
present a hazard - Be free of rattles, dents, burrs, cracks, sharp
edges - Bats that are broken, cracked, dented, altered or
deface the ball are illegal.
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13Axe and V-shaped style handles are permitted.
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15- Tapers are no longer required to be smooth or
round. The taper is now permitted to have holes
and be a designed in geometric shapes.
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17Rule 1-3-2bDefinition of a Baseball Bat
- Barrel
- The area intended on the bat for contact with the
ball. - The barrel shall be round, cylindrically
symmetric and smooth. - The barrel may be wood, aluminum or composite
(made of two or more materials used together
including wood). - The type of bat (wood, aluminum, composite) shall
be determined by the composition of the bats
barrel.
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20Legal Bats for the 2011 Season
- Solid wood bats
- Aluminum bats that meet the Ball Exit Speed Ratio
(BESR) performance standard - That includes aluminum barrel bats with composite
handles - Composite bats that meet the Ball Exit Speed
Ratio (BESR) performance standard and have been
re-tested and granted a waiver from the NFHS (see
list on the NFHS Website http//www.nfhs.org/conte
nt.aspx?id4155).
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22Legal Bats for the 2011 Season
- Note Only baseball bat manufacturers can apply
for and receive a waiver from the NFHS. - Any aluminum or composite bat that meets the
January 1, 2012 BBCOR specifications found in
Rule 1-3-2e are legal for 2011. - List of legal bats appears on Washington State
University Sports Science Lab and NFHS web sites. - Coaches must verify bats by their players are
legal in order to be used for 2011.
23Legal Bats for the 2011 Season
- The Washington State University Lab link
located on baseball page of NSAA web site under - 2011 Compliant Bat Information
- http//www.mme.wsu.edu/ssl/certified/besr/certifi
ed.html - For bats that meet NFHS high school playing rules
until December 31, 2011, go to - NFHS BESR Certified Baseball Bats link which
lists only legal BESR Bats from the 2010 NCAA
Season. - The site is searchable by make and model of the
bats.
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257-4-1 Review Illegal Bat
- Illegal Bat Penalty
- Batter enters batters box with and illegal
- Or a batter is discovered to have used an illegal
bat before the next pitch to the following batter - The batter is out or the defense may take the
result of the play. - The bat shall be immediately removed from the
game.
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27- Baseball now matches other NFHS rules codes.
- Requiring padding of casts, splints and altered
braces worn by players.
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29Rule 1-4-2Padded Casts/Braces for Pitchers
- The rule (1-4-2) still applies for the pitcher.
- A pitcher cannot wear any item on his hands,
wrists or arms which may be distracting to the
batter. - That includes a cast, guard, brace, splint, etc.
that is white, gray or distracting on the
pitchers arms.
30Rule 2-16-2Definition of a Foul Tip
- Foul Tip
- Struck ball must go directly from the bat to the
catchers hand or mitt. - Can only be caught by the catcher.
- A strike is added to the batters count.
- Ball remains in play.
- Eliminated the language that a foul tip can be
caught by any infielder.
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33Rule 2-16-2Definition of a Foul Tip
- A bunt that does not go directly to the catchers
glove, does not meet the definition of a foul
tip. - The ball was caught before it hit the ground and
is a foul pop-up. - Any defensive player can catch the ball and it
will be registered as an out.
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35Rule 3-1-5Concussions
- Possible signs and symptoms
- Loss of consciousness,
- Headache,
- Dizziness,
- Confusion,
- Balance problems,
- Staggering around
- When in doubt, sit him out!
36Rule 3-1-5Concussions
- Only health-care professionals can determine if a
player has experienced a concussion. - Officials are asked to observe players to see if
they exhibit the signs or symptoms of a
concussion, and immediately remove him from the
game. - The player shall not return to play until cleared
by an appropriate health-care professional.
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38Concussion Management
- While a player may or may not be unconscious, he
only has to show the signs or symptoms of a
concussion to be removed from the contest. - When allowing the player to return to competition
on the same day (i.e., double-header or
tournament play), the health-care professional,
who releases the player, and the coach bear
responsibility for the player. - Officials are asked to observe players to see if
they exhibit the signs or symptoms of a
concussion, and immediately remove him from the
game.
39Rule 8-2-6LLast Time By
- If a runner correctly touches a base that was
missed (either advancing or returning), the last
time he was by the base, that last touch corrects
any previous base running infraction. - Cannot be called out on an appeal.
- Clarifies the appeal procedure, allowing the
runner to correct his base running error.
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41Rule 8-2-6Runner May Not Return
- Remember a runner may NOT return to touch a
missed base or one left to soon on a caught fly
ball if - 1. He has reached a base beyond the base missed
or left too soon and the ball becomes dead. - 2. He has left the field of play, or
- 3. A following runner has scored.
42POINTS OF EMPHASIS
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45Pregame Equipment Check
- Each umpire must inspect the available equipment
prior to the contest. - Bat inspection is critical due to the new bat
rules. - Batting and catcher helmet inspection must also
take place with the new emphasis on concussion
management. - Cracked helmets or helmets without proper padding
provide little to no protective assurances.
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48The End
- Thanks
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- Have a Great Season!
- Questions?
- Contact
- Jim Angele
- jangele_at_nsaahome.org
- 402-489-0386