Baseball / Softball 2020

See the home page for information due to the Coronavirus.

General Officiating Info:

• Baseball/Softball Survey Results (PDF)
• Officiating During the COVID-19 Crisis by Refereee Magazine
• Message from the IHSAA / NFHS and Barry Mano of Referee Magazine
• 16 Unwritten Rules of Officiating from Referee.com
• Four Habits of Successful Officials from Referee.com
• Interscholastic Officiating from NFHS
• Social Media Guidelines from NASO

Baseball Info:

• The baseball rules meeting is now available on the IHSAA baseball page or view in PDF
• Eight Habits to Improve Your Play Positioning from Referee.com
• Optimal Positioning at Home Plate - article on Referee.com
• Baseball Plate Umpire Mechanics - 1.5MB PDF
• Baseball Umpiring From A to Z - 2018 (MS Word)

Softball Info:

• The online video and test are now available via the IGHSAU softball page
• NFHS - 2020 Softball POE/Rules Changes/Editorial (MS Word)
• NFHS - DP/FLEX Simplified
• Two-Umpire Mechanics - 5.2MB PDF
• 2-Person Mechanics for Seniors - Word document
• Google search on "Softball Umpiring Tips"
• USSSA Softball plays (PDF & MS Word)
  • March 30, 2020
  • April 2, 2020
  • April 13, 2020
  • April 20, 2020
  • April 24, 2020
  • April 27, 2020
  • May 6, 2020
  • May 11, 2020
  • May 15, 2020
  • May 21, 2020
  • May 27, 2020

Past Meetings