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NAFA - UMPIRE CLINIC -
USSSA
Softball clinic sponsored by Northern
Illinois Umpires Association
Saturday, March 1,
2008 - 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Old Post Office, 401 South Main St., Rockford, IL
NO COST - Update Your
Skills
8:30-9:00 - Registration: coffee and donuts
9:00-9:05 - Welcome: President of Northern Illinois
Umpire Association - Robert Papich
9:05-9:30 - Professionalism, uniforms, punctuality,
and more - John Burden
Break
9:40-10:10 - Pitching regulations for different
codes: NAFA, USSSA, NFHS - Robert Papich,
President NIUA
Break
10:20-12:00 - 2-person and 3-person mechanics - Rick
O’Dell, NAFA Deputy Umpire in Chief
12:00-1:00 - Lunch on your own
1:00-1:30 - Working With Tournaments, Directors
Umpire in Chiefs, Team Coaches - Rick O’Dell and
Raymond Farrey
Break
1:40-2:10 - Plate and Base Mechanics - Raymond
Farrey, State of Illinois USSSA Umpire in Chief
Break
2:20-2:50 - Line Up Management - Raymond Farrey
Break
3:00-4:15 - Northern Illinois Umpire Association
Meeting
Illinois High Schools Association rules review and assignments |