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2015 CUA Annual Meeting Mo unt Ple a sa nt Hig h Sc ho o l Mo unt Ple a sa nt, NC Sunda y Ja nua ry 11, 2015 2014 CUA Meeting Minutes Ja n 26, 2014 Mt Ple a sa nt HS By L a w Ame ndme nt to c re a te a nd de fine dutie s o f


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2015 CUA Annual Meeting

Mo unt Ple a sa nt Hig h Sc ho o l Mo unt Ple a sa nt, NC

Sunda y Ja nua ry 11, 2015

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2014 CUA Meeting Minutes

  • Ja n 26, 2014 – Mt Ple a sa nt HS
  • By L

a w Ame ndme nt to c re a te a nd de fine dutie s o f “Co mmunic a tio ns Offic e r” - a ppro ve d

  • T

re a sure rs Re po rt - a ppro ve d

  • Bo a rd I

ntro duc tio ns a nd Re spo nsib ilitie s

  • Supe rviso r o f Umpire s re ma rks
  • Me e ting Adjo urne d

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Treasurers Report

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SLIDE 4

CUA Board

  • Ja y G. K
  • b yla rz - Pre side nt
  • Da rin T

yso n - Vic e Pre side nt

  • Bo b We ida w - T

re a sure r

  • K

e vin Pa rre lla - Re c o rding Se c re ta ry

  • Chris Pa dg e tt - T

ra ining

  • K

e vin Bro wn - Rule s

  • Mike T

ho mpso n - Grie va nc e

  • Cha unc e y Bo we rs - Co mmunic a tio ns
  • K

irk L unde ll - Dire c to r

  • Cra ig Ro b e rso n - Dire c to r
  • Je te r Mc K

inle y - Me mb e r E me ritus

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SLIDE 5

CUA Supervisor Comments

  • Gar

y Swanson Re gional Supe r visor

  • f Umpir

e s Car

  • linas Umpir

e Assoc iation Ce ll- 980- 621- 1003 Work- 704- 436- 9321 e xt. 1307

  • F

r ank Dic e sar e Assoc iate Supe r visor

  • f Umpir

e s Car

  • linas Umpir

e Assoc iation 980- 581- 7069

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SLIDE 6
  • 1. Re pr

e se nt the Car

  • linas Umpir

e Assoc iation and your se lf at the utmost pr

  • fe ssional le ve l this ye ar

.

  • A. Act accordingly in the parking lot, entrance to the field, on the field and
  • n the way home.
  • B. Hold the game to its highest integrity.
  • C. Be impartial and educational.
  • D. We get paid to be professional and not get caught up in the emotions of

the players, coaches and spectators. STAY ABOVE IT AND THEM.

  • E. If you get flustered…it’s over for you and your partner. NO MELT

DOWNS.

  • F. You are the game manager.
  • G. If you curse or make a lewd gesture, I won’t be able to help you.
  • H. We are always being filmed

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Arbiter/Assignments

  • 2. Close out date s on ar

bite r now.

  • I plan to star

t sc he duling F e br uar y 8th.

  • If you c an’t umpir

e until 5:00 e mail me and put it on the bloc k page of the ar bite r .

  • 3. Ac c e pt assignme nts on the ar

bite r imme diate ly afte r you r e c e ive the m. 3 days give n, but ac c e pt as soon as you look. Don’t ke e p the m pe nding. Afte r 3 days the y ar e automatic ally de c line d. E xpe c t a phone c all.

  • Che c k the ar

bite r , your e mail and my we bsite e ve r y day.

  • If you don’t bloc k off a date and I give you a game on that date and you don’t

ac c e pt it, I c an’t use you.

  • Stay ope n/ available with us on T

ue sdays and F r

  • idays. I ne e d 110- 120 umpir

e s

  • n those nights.
  • 4. E

mail me c onflic ts of inte r e st and put the m on ar bite r bloc k page .

  • You wor

k at the sc hool, you have c hildr e n at a sc hool, your wife wor ks at a sc hool. Good fr ie nds with a c oac h, br

  • the r

is fir st base c oac h.

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Arbiter/Dues/Email

  • 5. Some of you don’t have pic tur

e s on the ar bite r ye t.

  • I c an’t sc he dule you any game s and you c an’t do sc r

immage s until this is c omple te d… F e br uar y 8th.

  • 6. Some of you have n’t paid state due s ye t. No

game s, sc r immage game s or r ule books until paid. F e br uar y 8th.

  • 7. You must have the same e mail addr

e ss on the ar bite r , NCHSAA and te sting we bsite s.

  • You won’t be able to take the te st and you’ll be ine ligible to wor

k game s,

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Fees/Payment/Reports

  • 8. Booking fe e s of $71.00 by F

e br uar y 1st.

  • L

ate fe e will be $96.00.

  • No g a me s a ssig ne d until fe e s a re c olle c te d… F

e brua ry 8th.

  • 9. Payme nts
  • CUA no longe r

making payme nts

  • Most high sc hools will pay on Re fPay
  • CUA to still pay for

middle sc hool game s

  • Var

sity $71.00 for a single .

  • $61.00 for

junior var sity.

  • $61.00 for

Middle Sc hool.

  • $90.00 for

a single UNCC Club T e am. $140.00 for two se ve n inning game s. T he y will pay you afte r the game .

  • 10. Cre w Chie f arbite r re ports are due by noon the ne xt day.
  • L

ate r e por ts will c ar r y a $25.00 fe e .

  • If Ar

bite r is down, the n e mail it to me at gary_swanson@hotmail.c om.

  • Afte r midnight go to Arbite r, the n sc he dule page . Unde r

F IL T E R the r e ’s a date box dr

  • p down. Hit SHOW AL

L and the n hit APPL Y and the game and RE D R will appe ar for the r e por t.

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Game Time/Crew Chief

  • 11. Game time ar

r ivals:

  • Middle Sc hool and Junior

Var sity = 30 minute s be for e .

  • Var

sity = 1 hour be for e .

  • Che c k in with home te am AD or

He ad Coac h and find out fr

  • m the m

what time the fir st pitc h will be thr

  • wn.
  • JV umpir

e s don’t le ave until you se e the var sity umpir e s.

  • 12. Cr

e w Chie fs c ontac t par tne r s 36 hour s be for e .

  • If par

tne r doe sn’t r e spond 24 hour s be for e the game c all Gar y.

  • Car

r y your c e ll phone s on game days.

  • Have c e ll phone s tur

ne d on 2 hour s be for e game time .

  • Call your

par tne r e ar ly if you ar e in tr affic and have your pr e game at that time .

  • If par

tne r is not answe r ing 30 minute s be for e game time c all F r ank.

  • 13. Don’t c hange fie ld position assignme nts unle ss

Gar y agr e e s to it.

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Warnings/DQ

  • 14. War

ning, wr ite it down.

  • Re str

ic t.

  • Disqualify/ E

je c t.

  • Call Gar

y imme diate ly afte r the game for r e str ic tions/ DQ’s and e je c tions.

  • Do not te ll anyone if the r

e ’s an e je c tion or disqualific ation. T e ll the m you’ll tur n the for m into me and I’ll le t the administr ator s know the ne xt mor ning by 7:00 am.

  • Do sample r

e por t on CUA we bsite and se nd.

  • He ar

bac k fr

  • m Gar

y and se nd offic ial r e por t into NCHSAA for public sc hool game s.

  • T

he offic ial for m is on NCHSAA.or g.

  • Pr

ivate sc hool and middle sc hool game s, the CUA we bsite for m will be the offic ial for m that I’ll se nd to Pr inc ipals and AD’s.

  • F

illing out for ms, put only the fac ts… NO OPINIONS.

  • 15. Assistant Coac he s don’t ge t same pr

ivile ge as he ad c oac he s. T he y c an’t ar gue or le ave the dugout or the ir positions on the fie ld.

  • T

r y to have he ad c oac h he lp you. Wr ite it down.

  • If you r

e str ic t assistant c oac h… the HE AD COACH IS AL SO RE ST RICT E D.

  • If he ad c oac h doe sn’t he lp you… r

e str ic t both of the m.

  • 16. Playe r

s or c oac he s e je c te d or DQe d? 99% of the time I want a war ning.

  • A phone c all to Gar

y is mandator y afte r e ve r y Re str ic tion, DQ or E je c tion.

  • Put all war

nings in postgame ar bite r r e por t.

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Blocks/Travel

  • 17. Non bloc ke d off days me an you’r

e available to wor k that day and will be r e ady whe n ge tting a phone c all that day.

  • On your
  • ff days have your

c lothe s and e quipme nt in the c ar .

  • If you ac c e pt one of the se game s late in the day… good things ar

e c oming for you.

  • 18. T

r ave l distanc e , I’ll do the be st that I c an. How bout those gas pr ic e s!!!

  • I’d like to ke e p e ve r

yone le ss than an hour fr

  • m home . Can’t always be

done .

  • Sc hool pr
  • ximitie s ar

e not the ir fault, the y de se r ve the be st we c an se nd.

  • T

he be tte r the umpir e the mor e he may have to tr ave l.

  • T

r ave l a longe r distanc e ? Hope fully we c an ge t you a double he ade r at that loc ation

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Cordial vs Social/Rules

  • 19. Stay out of the te am dugouts.
  • 20. Avoid fr

ate r nization with c oac he s, playe r s and fans.

  • “Sile nc e c an’t be quote d.”
  • 21. Wor

k on your r ule s. T

  • o many umpir

e s we r e not able to do the playoffs last ye ar be c ause of low te st sc or e s.

  • T

e st date s ar e Mar c h 23- 27.

  • All umpir

e s that wish to be e ligible for var sity game s and the playoffs must now sc or e a 75.

  • If a fir

st or se c ond ye ar umpir e sc or e s le ss than a 75 but sc or e s above a 65 he will be e ligible to do junior var sity game s this ye ar

  • 22. Whe r

e do we stand in be twe e n innings? Pitc hing c hange s?

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Medical Form/Games

  • 23. E

me r ge nc y Me dic al F

  • r

ms with you at e ve r y game . L

  • c ate d on the CUA we bsite .
  • Have the m with you in your c ar at game s.
  • L

e t your par tne r know whe r e the y c an be found.

  • 24. I’ll assign umpir

e s to the le ve l of game that the umpir e s ar e c apable of.

  • 25. Ar

bite r

  • Info. We ’ll have a c lass r
  • om se ssion at a Sunday

c linic .

  • 26. Colle ge Sc r

immage s.

  • 27. E

ve r yone will do Middle Sc hool game s this ye ar .

  • Be st e ffor

t, you ne ve r know who’s watc hing.

  • 28. Shar

e all of your Assoc iations with our Assoc iation on Arbite r.

  • T

his he lps you and the supe rvisor.

  • On Arbite r go to PROF

IL E .

  • Afte r

that c ome s up go to SHARING and the n line up the assoc iations and c he c k the boxe s.

  • By F

e br uar y 8th.

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Playoffs

  • 29. We have the state c hampionship 4 man c r

e w this ye ar .

  • Game s will be at NC State or

Ze bulon/ 5 Countie s/ Mudc at Stadium.

  • Our

assoc iation will pay for the c r e ws hote l r

  • oms.
  • Whe n Mar

k watc he s a c r e w he wants to se e positive attitude s, hustle , game manage me nt, fitne ss and pe r c e ption.

  • Onc e the playoffs star

t (this inc lude s c onfe r e nc e tour name nts) only mustac he s no lowe r than the c r

  • ok of the mouth. No goate e s.
  • Offe nde r

s will be suspe nde d and our assoc iation will ge t fine d.

  • F
  • r

all playoff game s. 3 pe r son Pr

  • te st Committe e s as oppose d to 5. T

he se ar e mandator y.

  • No par

e nts. Only c oac he s administr ator s or non wor king umpir e s c an se r ve .

  • T

his is se t up by the home administr ation but you must c he c k on this at the home plate me e ting.

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Lightning/Clinics

  • 30. L

ightning Polic y. T he F e de r ation r ule is use d.

  • Cr

e w Chie f is in c har ge of this onc e the line ups ar e e xc hange d.

  • Pr

inc ipals or Game Manage me nt tr ump the c r e w c hie f… not he ad c oac he s.

  • Ne w polic y c oming.
  • 31. Clinic s at the Que e ns Spor

ts Comple x (not on c ampus).

  • On Sundays.
  • 2229 T

yvola Road Charlotte , NC 28210

  • F

ir st ye ar to our assoc iation umpir e s at 1:00.

  • Ve te r

ans may also atte nd the se me e tings.

  • E

ve r yone e lse at 2:00.

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Thank You!

Pe r c e ption is e ve r

  • ything. T

he appe ar anc e of ar r

  • ganc e or

apathy is an umpir e ’s wor st e ne my. Be pr

  • fe ssional and r

e spe c t the game of base ball.

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