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Training Staff

Scott Tomlinosn. Chairperson Education and Training Vince Price. Assistant Education and Training Warren Okinaka. Training Assistant Hawaii CCSUA South Dave Long, Training Logistics and Instructor Tony Cooper, Fall Clinic and Fall Ball Hal Van Ryswyk, Fall Clinic Jim Sanderson, Training Staff Advisor Observers/Instructors: John Bennett Les Carr Rick Cowan Chris Drumm Paul Edds Anthony Garcia Rick Hausvik Laura Head

Notes from the Training Staff – September 2015

With September and Fall, come the Fall Ball Games. And Remember for September…Fall Ball games are called the Nonchampionship Segment in the Rule Book. Several administrative playing rules can be set aside or modified. All other conduct rules may not be altered. Certain rule exceptions may be used and must be agreed upon and communicated to the umpire crew

Notes from the Training Staff – August 2015

For those of you who have read the August Newsletter… Thanks for using the resources available to you to keep up with what is going on in the college softball world. The following will be “old news” so you can stop reading now and go back to reading the rule book. For all others, click on the heading above to

Notes from the Training Staff – July 2015

Many of our CCSUA umpires are attending Camps this summer and working high-level travel ball tournaments. What are you doing to keep up with the fast-moving game of college softball? Working a few rec league games every few weeks will not do it. Whether you are working a lot of “summer ball” or not, you should be reviewing the CCA

Notes from the Training Staff – June 2015

We hope that all of you are having a fun yet instructive summer. Many of you continue to umpire softball games at high levels – travel ball, big tournaments, even “friendlies” with highly-skilled teams and athletes. And a trend is developing in these areas which may seem familliar to your college experience – somebody (a UIC, a fellow-umpire, etc) may

Notes from the Training Staff May 2015

The news of our Chairman’s untimely death has been widely distributed. Words cannot express how much the CCSUA will miss Greg Schmidt. Please honor Greg in your own way, and remember him as a person who strived to make everybody a better umpire. As our 2015 college softball season fades away, now is the time to give yourself a serious

Notes from the Training Staff April 2015

As we get closer to the end of the season, and with the playoffs nearing for all levels, it is time for all umpires to sharpen their skills. The competition will be more intense and we must rise to the occasion. Review the rule book and/or the CCA Manual every day Check out the article on our Main page at

Notes from the Training Staff March 2015

The season is progessing and we have had a lot of positive feedback, both from coaches and observers. Keep up the good work! However, there have been a few issues, both with mechanics and rule knowledge, which have caused some problems during games. Our training staff has always been dedicated to the philosophy that we are all in this together, we

CCSUA Announces Associate Status

The CCSUA has announced the availability of registering as a CCSUA Associate. This Associate status will allow umpires who are not in the CCSUA to have access to the CCSUA Locker Room (Central Hub) for the cost of $40. The Locker Room is a great source of umpire training. It features announcements, monthly newsletters, monthly tests, rule interpretations and clarifications, action

Tips For Studying the Rule Book

It is a requirement for college umpires to study the NCAA Softball Rules Book and CCA Manual on a regular basis, not just throughout the season. This should be done year-round with special emphasis on the few months before a new season starts – November, December, early January. Have you been doing this? The umpires who keep moving their careers

Tips for Studying the CCA Manual

It is a requirement for college umpires to read the Rule Book and CCA Manual on a regular basis throughout the year. Have you been doing this? The umpires who keep moving their careers to higher levels do this. And they do not just “read” these important and vital softball reference books, they study and absorb them. Notice that throughout this

CCSUA TRAINING PROGRAM

Training Elements… The CCSUA training program will consist of these major elements: Locker Room web site Monthly postings in the News & Notes section Tests Annual training cycle A program of education in the four major areas of umpiring: Rules, mechanics, game management, and protocols In addition, the CCSUA training program will include these additional items: Training sessions at the

CCSUA Mentor Program

The California Collegiate Softball Umpires Association’s Mentor Program, with the help of the college softball Assignors, teams up experienced umpires (mentors) with newer umpires or selected veterans (mentees) for game assignments for the purpose of training and feedback. This program is vitally important to the CCSUA because our newer umpires need that extra help in their development as a college

Hard work leads to high rewards

Here is a list of CCSUA umpires who have reached high levels of softball umpiring in NCAA. NAIA, and Community College . Congratulations to them; we hope all our members strive to these levels: NCAA College World Series Umpires: Chris Drumm, Paul Edds, Katrina Kershaw, Debbi Lauderback, Dennis Wren NCAA National Championship Umpires: John Bennett (D2), Tony Cooper (D2), Dan Cowan (D2), Dave