2 Man Mechanics AIA AZBOA approved 2 Man

2 Man Mechanics AIA & AZBOA approved 2 Man Mechanics & Rotations Too watch this presentation simply “left click” your mouse to advance or “right click” mouse to go to previous slide. AZBOA SVO Baseball Officials Meeting

Plate Meeting - 5 Minutes Prior to Game time Ø Introduce Yourself to each Head Coach. Learn each Head Coaches first name! Head Coach HAS to attend Plate Meeting Ø Line Ups Exchanged. Take the Home teams first, verify and ensure the Visiting team has a copy. Then repeat with the Visiting teams lineup. Make Player Name, Number and Position is listed. Subs listed are recommended but optional. Ø Verify Properly and Legally Equipped by each Head Coach. He must affirm that his players are legal. Ø Ask Home Team Head Coach if there is medical personnel on sight. Ø Mention Good Sportsmanship. Don’t need much detail but mention. Ø Cover the Ground Rules. Usually the Head Coach from the Home Team does this. Ø Ask if there are questions. Find out if there is an National Anthem or lineups are being introduced. • Plate Umpire (Umpire in Charge or UIC) runs the plate meeting. Base Umpire remains silent unless asked a question or if at the CONCLUSION of the meeting the UIC has left something out. • Your meeting is conducted at the plate. There will be no warm up pitches thrown at this time. They can wait until you are finished with your plate meeting.

Where to stand during National Anthem

Intro to the “Umpires Infield” Library is an imaginary area that the Plate Umpire will use when rotating to 3 rd base. He “reads” the play from this area to decide if to move into position for a play at 3 rd. 45 foot line is the start of the runners lane to 1 st base. e Lin ot Fo 1 st Working Area 45 Library Working area is an imaginary area where the base umpire works from to develop angles for plays and to stay out of throwing lanes rd Base Extended 3 Base Extended Point of Plate

2 Man Mechanics The Umpires “V” – No Runners On U 1 UIC

2 Man Mechanics The Umpires “V” – Runners On Base U 1 UIC

Review of Outfield Fly Ball Responsibilities…The “V” No Runners On Base Where is our “V”? How do we differentiate Centerfielder? Chest facing Base Umpire is U 1 responsibility…. U 1 UIC

Review of Outfield Fly Ball Responsibilities …. The “V” Runners ON base UIC has Fly ball responsibility when the Where is our “V”? left or right fielder move directly except towards. U 1 thehas foul. ALL linecatches … for those that are moving directly to a foul line. U 1 UIC

Basic Starting Positions “A” Position – No Runners ON BASE st rd “B” Position – 1 Only or 1 & 3 Base U 1 “C” Position – Bases Loaded, 2 nd & 3 rd or 3 rd Base Only UIC

Starting a Game U 1 UIC First Pitch of Game Pregame After Anthem Conference National and just with prior Anthem both to. Head warm-up Coaches pitches

Starting Position A U 1 UIC “A” Position batted ball stays on infield (play at first base) “A” with NO RUNNERS BASE *Position U 1 is 10 -12’ behind 1 st baseman for starting “UIC” reads aisplay from the infield. ON and clears theposition catcher, moves to Angle (15 Ready – 18’) from play / *Read True & Accurate the*90 45 foot line. for any overthrow towards dugout. Throw *Hands on Knees Set / *EYES, EARS, EYES!

Starting Position A U 1 BR UIC “A” Position clean basethe hit into outfield In all cases–UIC clears catcher, remains in dirt st nd *U 1 takes the BR into 2 allbase or work back towards 1 for play back into circle and OBSERVES touches, tags etc. 1 st base *If BR goes for EXTRA BASES…. U 1 has BR into 3 rd Base

Starting Position B “Double Play” U 1 R 3 UIC rd starts toward 3 base on the foul side of line UIC clears catcher, starts toward 3 ball) base on the foul side of line Batted Ballthe stays on infield (double play nd “B” Position is with either R 1 Comes set (after reading a play on the infield) Observes action at 2 U 1 has the play at second (including force play slide rule) as well as nd st base orto R 11& R 3 extended and After seeing all action the play at first base. at 2 , works back observes play at 1 st.

Starting Position B “First to Third Rotation” R 1 Only U 1 R 1 UIC BR UIC U 1 has all touches of R 1 and Plays on R 1 at 2 nd base Clean hittotothe outfield…. . U 1 willbase move 1 st base side of the working area and observe BR touch rd base…. UIC will rotate to Library (ahead ofrd st R 1 goes to 3 at 1 base. Has all plays and touches of BR at 1, 2, and 3 play) base. “I’ve got 3 if he comes” If PLAYkeep (ballchest & runner) then in Library, prepared to rotate home U 1 nomust to ball, eyesremain on baseball and glance at runners. rd base, UIC moves inside to cutout for play IF & runner (play) at 3 partner U 1 ball must hear and see his rotate to third rd

Starting Position B “First to Third Rotation” w/ R 1 & R 3 R 1 U 1 R 3 UIC First to Third Rotation is exactly the same with R 1 and R 3 EXCEPT UIC has to see the touch of home plate by R 3 The rest of the rotation is the same……

Starting Position C R 2 U 1 R 3 UIC “C” position is with R 1 & R 2 & R 3 R 1, R 2 & R 3 only R 1

Starting Position C “Double Tag” w/ R 1 & R 2 LESS THAN 2 OUTS! R 2 U 1 R 1 UIC U 1 has BOTH tags and will line up tag at 2 nd base Remember This starting …if situation we have R 1 ball have &2 nd R 2 “Infield with caught, two. Fly” outs &then we “Double now have Tag”going apre-signal “Time Play” U 1 has ALL plays 1 st we and If runner does notat tag or isbase NOT UIC “I’m home” and Fly NO Ballrotation to Outfielder that is CAUGHT, UIC rotates to Library “I’ve got 3 rd if he TAGS” If play (ball & runner) develops UIC moves inside to cutout to take the play

In between Innings U 1 UIC UIC During changepositioning over UIC will move. UIC to and the side the new defense An alternative allows U 1 toofmeet at the 45 foot(which line ever side) UICmust will alert the pitcher when they have 2 ispitches left UIC still notify Pitcher when 2 pitches left and Batter when 1 pitch is left UIC will should step forward and signal on deck batter when is left Umpires NOT meet in thisthe position if there has been 1 apitch controversial play, they U 1 willwait move “A” should at into leastposition an inning or two ….