general information

BNSUD Provincial Level Requirements:

LEVEL ONE (1)
No previous experience required: Shall attend and pass the BNSUD Level One Umpire Clinic. Shall
be a minimum of thirteen (13) years of age. Shall attain passing mark of minimum 60% on both field
evaluation and provincial examination

LEVEL TWO (2)
Shall have been certified and registered for three previous years as a Level One umpire
Shall have been evaluated by the U.I.C. or designate as a candidate for advancement
Shall attend and pass the Level Two Umpire Clinic*
Shall be a minimum of sixteen (16) years of age
Shall attain passing mark of minimum 70% on both field evaluation and provincial examination

LEVEL THREE (3):
Shall have been certified and registered for four previous years (two immediate previous years as
Level Two umpire) minimum
Shall attend and pass the Provincial Elite Umpire Training Program every year*
Shall have been evaluated by the U.I.C. or designate as a candidate for advancement
Shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) years of age
Shall attain passing mark of minimum 80% on both field evaluation and provincial examination

Baseball Canada National Certification Program:

LEVEL FOUR (4) NATIONAL CERTIFICATION Umpires must be recommended for National
Certification.
Shall have been evaluated by Training Committee as a candidate for advancement.
Shall have been certified and registered for five previous years and shall currently be a Level
Three umpire.
Shall attend and pass the Provincial Elite Umpire Training Program every year.
Shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) years of age
Must write Baseball Canada (U.D.P.) Level 4 Exam every year, attaining pass mark of 86%

All national certified umpires must attend the SUPER CLINIC each year. If unable to attend SUPER
CLINIC Program due to extenuating circumstances, you MUST SUBMIT THE PRE-EXAM AND attend a
Level 3 Clinic with permission of the Training Committee.
A Level 4 exam will be made available at the level 3 . You must write the national exams every
year. If you fail to write an exam each year (as you are required to), you will be excluded from the
national program for the following year. The National fee must be paid along with our provincial
registration fee each year, paying for the following year (example, pay in 2011 for 2012 season).The
National fee is not refundable if you do not want to be national certified the following year. Neither
is it refundable if you do not pass your national exam.
All National Exams must be written before June 1st to be eligible for next year certification.

Assignments:

You are responsible to call the assignor for your assignments. If you do not contact your area
assignor, he/she may not be aware of your availability to umpire.
If you accept an assignment be there. There are a lot of people depending on you showing up and
giving an earnest performance. If you have an assignment and something comes up and you are
unable to fulfil your commitment. YOU are responsible to get your game covered.
Be punctual, have a clean official uniform, be polite, and be firm. These are all keen ingredients in
earning respect.
Repeating offences shall not be assigned further games.
Be honest with your self and everyone else round you. Not every umpire can work the "Big"
game.We have a responsibility to place the most experienced officials on the field in crucial
situations. This does not mean the same few umpires will work all the "big" games year after year.
It does been you will have to be patient and develop into one of these experienced umpires. Be
honest when evaluating your own performance.
Use the contact list in reverse as a chain of command guide. Start with the assignor and go up the
list until your problem is solved. Take care of things immediately. Do not let a situation wait longer
than a few days.

Evaluations:

A evaluation is an integral part of developing as an umpire. They are also a tremendous logistical
nightmare for those few responsible for so many. In light of this problem a new evaluation
procedure is being introduced in 1997.Umpires wishing to be evaluated for consideration of
advancement to the next level shall give their U.I.C a call for this request. A seven day notice of
game time, place level of play and your current level are required. Only those umpires who
consider themselves ready to be evaluated will be.
.The evaluators are here;
1) to ensure your level of officiating meets the prescribed standards

2) to help develop you into better umpire. Do not take constructive criticism personally. Use it as a
learning tool. The evaluation forms are broken into four sections;

1)Appearance
(a)Uniform; Is it clean and pressed?
(b)Hustle/Mobility; Do you look energetic and enthused? Do you hustle?
(c)Physical Condition; Does your physical condition create a perception of laziness?
(d)Professionalism; Do you look, act and speak professionally

2)Mechanics :   Have you demonstrated an acceptable standard of knowledge of your mechanics,
play responsibility and team work?

3)Rules and Knowledge: Do not be caught unprepared for a play or situation. Know the rules and
know their applications. Especially ones already tested on .

4)Game Control:   or as presented during the clinics Responsibilities Before/During and After a
game and Philosophy

GAME REPORTS:

Game reports are required when;

There is an ejection, there is a forfeit, there is a protest, Or any unusual event, that in your
judgement, warrants a game report.

Why file a game report?
It is our job to enforce league policies and to enforce The Official Rules of Baseball. The various
area presidents and Umpire in Chief's have to be aware of any infractions. The more serious an
infraction the more urgent the need is for a report.

It is mandatory for you as an umpire to file a report after a ball game when there is an:

(1) Ejection                         (2) Forfeit                                (3) Protest

The reports have three purposes:
To record the 'goings on' in the league .to have an official document of events.
To act as a disciplinary report for those individuals causing infractions.
To protect you ,the umpire, from future abuse.

When filing a report be brutally factual of events. Write the events as they occur down on the back
of your line-up cards. Every word uttered no matter how profane should be included. Remember
this means every word you or your partner utters as well. So have the brain in gear before the
mouth is in motion.


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