When the umpires you use
at the lower levels of your League are unprepared and lack the basic knowledge
to do a good job, it reduces the quality of your program and becomes your
never ending nightmare for the entire season.
Who are we?
The American Federation
of Umpires is a group of professional officials who teach basic and intermediate
level techniques to the umpires in your program, so they are prepared for
the upcoming season.
How does your program
benefit?
A series of training workshops
have been specifically designed to develop and significantly improve the
skills of the umpires who officiate at the lower levels of your program.
By the time the season starts your umpires will be greatly improved in
the following important areas:
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Knowledge and correct interpretation
of the rules of baseball or softball.
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Improvement in strike zone consistency,
we'll show your umpires what to look for when calling a pitch, and the
differences at each level.
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Where to be and how to position
themselves to make accurate consistent calls and most importantly how to
get the calls right every time.
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They'll be taught the absolute
necessity for on-field hustle and focused effort in order to be a good
official.
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We'll provide your umpires with
the knowledge and tools they'll need to develop positive professional relationships
with managers and coaches, both on and off the field, so that conflicts
are avoided and the quality of the game remains intact.
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We'll drill your umpires in
one person and two person mechanics for proper on-field coverage of games.
These are just a few of the
extremely important areas where positive gains will be realized.
As you can see, these are
powerfully effective tools that will immediately return value to your program,
It's a winning decision for you when everyone in your program benefits
!
American Federation of Umpires Instructor Biographies
Want to know more about the
AFU Umpire Clinics?
Contact: Bob Fontaine
78 Cypress Avenue
Oceanside, NY 11572-4106
516-594-9354
(FAX hit *51 and your start button)
