Rule changes for the 2024-2025 seasons Due to the changes these articles and videos have been revised. Rules Corner • Pitching/Procedures: Here Comes the Pitch – changes made to reflect the legality to leap during the delivery. • Pitching/Regulations: previous article Time allowed between pitches has been renamed to Pitching Rule Regulations. It now covers other regulations referenced in the
2024 Next Level Collegiate Umpire Camp
Here is the flyer for the Next Level Collegiate Umpire Camp (Mike Bartling’s Camp in Phoenix, Arizona). Contact Mike with any questions. Read the flyer than scroll down for the link to the Application Form. Application Form
Softball Rules Differences 2024
Information on how to order the Umpire Handbook of Softball Rules Differences.
Zoom 101 – Basics
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Presentation Rule Updates – from CCSUA 2020 meeting
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Presentations from CCSUA 2020 Annual Meeting
This document has the following presentations: Welcome, Mechanics Updates, Primary/Secondary and Game Management. The Assignors presentation has been posted to the Arbiter. The Rules Update presentation is posted separately in this CCSUA Training Information section.
Performance Vision Training
SlowTheGameDown has been training athletes for over 45 years, from George Brett in 1971 to AL East Champions Toronto Blue Jays in 2015 and the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants in 2010, 2012 and 2014. We believe everything you do in your sport begins with what you see. We can help you develop superior eye-mind-body reactions so that your
A Tour of the Locker Room
Overall Design Welcome to our Locker Room website. The website is designed to be easy to navigate so you can find the information you need quickly. Please take a moment to read this article on how to best navigate it and quickly find what you are looking for. The home page is called the Dashboard. The Dashboard page has the
Umpire Camps Information
We will post information on college umpire camps as we receive them
Downloadable Copy of Qualification Tests
Copy of 2018 CCSUA Qualification Test Copy of 2017 CCSUA Qualification Test
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
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