California Softball Officials Association - Los Angeles
California Softball Officials Association - Los Angeles (CSOA-LA)
Tentative Training Schedule for the 2020 Season
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Saturday, November 9, 2019, 10:00 am-2:00 pm – Baldwin Hills Recreation Center – General Meeting-ALL MEMBERS – Welcome and pick up kits. (Umpire Ethics and Dress Code. Rule 10 – Umpiring). Business meeting. If kits are not available, view videos.
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Thursday, November 14, 2019, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Baldwin Hills Recreation Center – General Meeting-ALL MEMBERS.
Thursday, November 21, 2019, 6:30 pm-9:00 pm- Baldwin Hills Recreation Center – General Meeting – ALL MEMBERS. (Hand signals. Rule 4- Starting and Ending Game. Rule 5 – Dead Ball and Suspension of play).
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Thursday, December 5, 2019, 6:30 pm-9 pm – Baldwin Hills Recreation Center – General Meeting – ALL Members – Rule 6, pitching, Rule 7, batting.
Thursday, December 12, 2019, 6:30 pm-9 pm – Baldwin Hills Recreation Center – General Meeting –ALL Members. Rule 8 – Batter-Runner & Runners. Nomination of Officers.
Thursday, January 9, 2020 – 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – General Meeting – Baldwin Hills Recreation CenterAll Members - Rule 1 – Field & Equipment, Rule 2 – Definitions and Rule 3 –Players, Substitutions & Coaches. Study Guide Due.
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Thursday, January 16, 2020 – 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – General Meeting. Baldwin Hills Recreation Center. Years 1-2 & 3-4, Review Study Guide (Make-up Meetings For Others).
Saturday, January 18, 2020 - 9:00 am – 3:00 pm – Field Clinic (MANDATORY) must be dressed and equipped. At Baldwin Hills Recreation Center – 1-2 and 3-4 year Umpires Mechanics Clinic. Mechanics: Out/safe. Signals & game situations. Plays & drill. Balls & strikes. Slot, and tracking.
Thursday, January 23, 2020 – 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – General Meeting. Baldwin Hills Recreation Center. All Members. Election of Officers.
Thursday, January 30, 2020 – 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – General Meeting. Baldwin Hills Recreation Center. All Members. Review Rules 1-10 and Mechanics.
Thursday, February 6, 2020 – 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – General Meeting. Baldwin Hills Recreation Center. Years 1-2 and 3-4. – You must be dressed and equipped. (Make-up meeting for others).
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Saturday, February 8, 2020 – 8:00 am – 5:00 pm – (MANDATORY) – All Members. Scrimmage Games/Evaluations. Field Clinic. Umpires, you must be dressed and equipped to work bases/plate. At site(s) to be determined
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Thursday, February 13, 2020 – 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Make-up Meeting. Baldwin Hills Recreation Center.
Thursday, February 27, 2020 - Playoff Meeting. To be announced.
Instruction will focus on rule interpretations & applications, game management, & the development of plate & field mechanics. Preparation for the California Softball Officials Association Certification Exam. (You must pass the exam with a score of 80% or better)
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Requirements For Certification
· A minimum of 18 Hours of instruction in accordance with the National Federation of High School Associations Softball Rules Book. (Classes 1-2 years and 3-4 years will be required to complete a minimum of 22 hours of instruction)
· Work an approved scrimmage within the CSOA-LA Unit.
· Attend at least one Mechanics Clinic.
· Pass the Study Guide with a score of at lease 80% and Pass the Classification Exam with a score of at least 80%.
· Be current with all fees and dues owed to any CSOA Unit.
* Maintain a minimum $1,000,000.00 liability insurance policy. Policies can be purchased from companies such as Bollinger Sports Insurance, NASO, Dissinger Reed and USSSA Officials Multi-Sport Insurance Program. Click on any of the following links to receive information about their Sports Officials Insurance Program.
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If you are a dual member you must complete a minimum of 12 hours within the CSOA - Los Angeles Unit and attend a mechanics clinic within the CSOA - Los Angeles Unit. You must provide proof that you have the required hours from another unit to meet the number of hours to be certified. You must also have passed the study guide and the classification exams in either unit.
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OUR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
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1st and 2nd Year Class Instructors:
James Brooks & Clarence Dunning
3rd and 4th Year Class Instructors:
Irvin Robertson & Jessie Montgomery
5th thru 8th Year Class Instructors:
Leo Lambert & Nicole Landry
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Seasoned Vets Class Instructors:
Billie Small & Willie Sandford
Roving Instructor
Jimmy Duncan
CSOA-LA BOARD
President - Nicole Landry
Vice-President - Willie Sandford
Secretary/Treasurer - Beverly Myers
Co-Instructional Chairman - Billie Small
Co-Instructional Chairman - Irvin Robertson
Member-At-Large - Jimmy Duncan
Member-At-Large - Clarence Dunning
Member-At-Large - Leo Lambert
Member-At-Large - Jesse Montgomery
Historian - Nicole Landry
Assigner - Beverly Myers
"The Rules are just Ink on Paper. Without us, they are easily bent and broken. We relish the challenge of using them to craft a game fairly played."
CSOA-LA offers umpires an opportunity to review their knowledge, refine their skills, and learn about recent rule changes. Classroom Curriculum and Clinics have been designed to help improve the quality of CSOA-LA officiating and are coordinated by the Instructional Staff. Ongoing training sessions will be posted online and emailed to our umpires. Each umpire will be required to attend these training sessions to ensure that you are working at improving your game!
There are several core training modules that each umpire will be required to complete. Each section of the rule book will be explored along with field mechanics, strike zone, job responsibilities, and game management.
Becoming a softball umpire is not simply a matter of thinking you know softball because you’ve played it for several years now. It involves study, training, a solid understanding of the all-important ‘mechanics’ of umpiring and having the proper umpire's uniform and gear.
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