April 21 Meeting changed to April 28
rolando2019-04-08T13:48:39-04:00SUNDAY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
28 April is the new date for the next meeting…
12:00pm
Teamsters Union Hall – 1210 Lane Ave N, Jacksonville, FL 32254
SUNDAY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
12:00pm
Teamsters Union Hall – 1210 Lane Ave N, Jacksonville, FL 32254
Approaching Deadline:
**2018-2019 Registration– The initial deadline for spring sports (Baseball, Boys Lacrosse, Flag Football Girls Lacrosse, Softball, Track & Field and Water Polo) is today, January 18th. After January 18th the registration fee will include a $10 late fee. If you still need to register please click the provided link, http://fhsaa.arbitersports.com/front/103524/Registration
Exams:
**2018-2019 Exam- The rules exam for Baseball, Boys & Girls Lacrosse, Softball, Track & Field and Water Polo are currently open for all officials that have registered for the 2018-2019 season. February 15th is the deadline for the Baseball, Boys & Girls Lacrosse, Softball, Track & Field and Water Polo Exams.
**2018-2019 Flag Football Exam- The rules exam for Flag Football is now open for all officials that have registered for the 2018-2019 season.
Now that we are going into our second year with Arbiter to take the exam there will be no fines collected or waivers accepted for not completing the exam.
If you have already registered you can click the following link to get to the exam, http://fhsaa.arbitersports.com/front/103524/Test.
* No make-up exams offered.
* Must click SUBMIT for test to be graded. Failure to click submit will result in not receiving a score. Please do not confuse your 17-18 test score as your 18-19 test score.
* Rules exams have no time limit
* Officials can save and exit the exam as many times as necessary. Once the “submit exam” button is clicked your test will be graded and your one (1) attempt is completed.
* Exams are created and written by the NFHS (Softball exam consists of FHSAA specific rules that are in the FHSAA Officials Guidebook).
* Exams that are incomplete once the deadline passes will not be graded.
The season is fast approaching, we will have a meeting in Nov. And Dec. please circle these dates on your calendar.
Teamsters Union Hall – 1210 Lane Ave N, Jacksonville, FL 32254 @ 1 pm
November 4th
December 2nd
All please send me a personal/ separate email if you are NOT returning as a member of River City Umpires during the 2018-19 season at mrump54@gmail.com
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 5, 2018) — The elimination of the requirement for the entire pivot foot to be in contact with the pitcher’s plate is among the changes approved for the 2018-19 high school baseball season.
This revision in Rule 6-1-3 was one of three changes recommended by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Baseball Rules Committee at its June 3-5 meeting in Indianapolis. All changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.
“We are very fortunate that the state of high school baseball is in an excellent position, which is indicative of the few rules changes that were passed,” said Elliot Hopkins, NFHS director of sports and student services and staff liaison for baseball. “We appreciate the hard work of dedicated coaches who, in addition to minimizing risk associated with the sport, teach the game in a way that makes our young people enjoy playing for their high school. We must also acknowledge the highly professional and responsible game umpires. Without their thorough knowledge and implementation of NFHS rules, we would not be able to enjoy the small injury rate and increase in player participation.”
The rationale behind the change to Rule 6-1-3 is a result of the difficulty for pitchers to consistently make contact with the pitcher’s plate when pivoting. Before starting the delivery,
the pitcher shall stand with his entire non-pivot foot in front of a line extending through the front edge of the pitcher’s plate and with the pivot foot in contact with or directly in front of and parallel to the pitcher’s plate.
“The committee concluded that many pitching mounds are such that it is problematic for a pitcher to have his entire pivot foot in contact with the pitcher’s plate,” Hopkins said. “Therefore, no advantage is gained by having some of the pivot foot not in direct contact with the pitcher’s plate.”
The committee also approved two new umpire signals. The two new signals, indicating calls for “Correct Rotation” and “Information Available,” were approved to further improve communication between partners.
“It is always wise to be able to communicate clearly with your partner(s) during a game,” Hopkins said. “With so many moving parts (defensive players, base runners, umpires), it is imperative that umpires communicate easily and inconspicuously from players and fans. These mechanics say a lot without brining attention to the signaling umpire.”
The “Correct Rotation” signal comes when in a three- or four-man mechanic, the umpires indicate to their partner(s) where they are rotating to a specific base for coverage of an anticipated play. The umpire(s) points with both hands in the direction of the base that they are moving toward.
To assist in providing pertinent information between partners, the “Information Available” signal occurs when the game umpire is indicating that he/she has some information that is relevant to their partner by tapping two times over the left chest (heart).
Additionally, the NFHS Rules Review Committee extended the implementation
Please register for baseball, softball or both as soon as possible. You’ll need to sign into ArbiterSports in order to begin and complete the registration process.
Registrations for the 2018-2019 sports season are still set to open today. We did come across a couple of minor issues on Friday during the final testing session and are currently working with Arbiter to correct those issuses. Once these issues have been corrected registrations for 2018-2019 will go live.
It is highly recommended that you use Google Chrome or Firefox as your web browser for the registration process.
Also, for the 2018-2019 season officials will receive access to the NFHS Rules App for their phone, tablets, etc. Instructions on how to receive access will be posted on the main home page of the FHSAA Central Hub, on the left side under Electronic Rulebooks, http://fhsaa.arbitersports.com/front/103524/Site.
Baseball and Softball Initial Deadline – 1/18/2019
Final Deadline 2/8/2019
Attached is a document with your
2018-19 NFHS Schedule of Benefits(1)