collegiate softball umpires association
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Collegiate Softball Umpires Association. Training and Development. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT. CSUA is THE umpiring group of choice Assigns all or a portion of 11 conferences Divisions I, II and III NAIA Junior Colleges 80 plus schools In 6 States. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Collegiate SoftballUmpires Association
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
CSUA is THE umpiring group of choice Assigns all or a portion of
11 conferences Divisions I, II and III NAIA Junior Colleges
80 plus schools In 6 States
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
CSUA is THE umpiring group of choiceCSUA is one of the MOST sought after umpiring
groups Have more NEW requests annually than we have staff
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
CSUA and umpiring is a business, plain and simple Client / Vendor Relationship A basic Supply and Demand Scenario
Supply – Product Quality CSUA Umpires
Demand – Consumer (Universities and Colleges) A Product that meet their demands
• Ample Quantity
• Quality
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
The What If What if We Can Not Supply the Numbers of Umpires Required?
Lose the Contract
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
The What Ifs What if We Can Not Supply the Numbers of Umpires Required?
Lose the Contract What if We Can Not Supply the Quality They Require?
The What Ifs What if We Can Not Supply the Numbers of Umpires Required?
Lose the Contract What if We Can Not Supply the Quality They Require?
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
The What Ifs What if We Can Not Supply the Numbers of Umpires Required?
Lose the Contract What if We Can Not Supply the Quality They Require?
Lose the Contract
The What Ifs What if We Can Not Supply the Numbers of Umpires Required?
Lose the Contract What if We Can Not Supply the Quality They Require?
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
The What Ifs What if We Can Not Supply the Numbers of Umpires Required?
Lose the Contract What if We Can Not Supply the Quality They Require?
Lose the Contract
CSUA will always need QUALITY umpires
And Quality comes from Training and Development
The What Ifs What if We Can Not Supply the Numbers of Umpires Required?
Lose the Contract What if We Can Not Supply the Quality They Require?
Lose the Contract
5 Steps to Provide a Quality Product
Annual CSUA Training MeetingNCAA Online Test
eOfficials.com
5 Steps to Provide a Quality Product
Game Reports and Importance of Each Umpire to Assigner Game Results
Advise Assigner of any issues or potential issues Coaches Report about Umpiring Crew
Let CSUA know if our PRODUCT is meeting the CLIENT’S needs Advise CSUA of any Game issues
5 Steps to Provide a Quality Product
Game Reports and Importance of Each Umpire Partner Reports
For Your Partner Would not be here if CSUA did not think you were already a quality
umpire• We are looking for ways to improve our product.
5 Steps to Provide a Quality Product
Game Reports and Importance of Each Umpire Partner Reports
For Your Partner Identify a continual mechanics issue that is occurring game after game
• This should have been also discussed at your post game Identify a continual rule(s) misinterpretation issue that is occurring
game after game• This should have been also discussed at your post game
Collaborate Coaches reports we get
5 Steps to Provide a Quality Product
Game Reports and Importance of Each Umpire Partner Reports
For CSUA Assist our Umpire (A CSUA product) in correcting the continual
mechanics issue or a rule misinterpretation. Identify an improper mechanic or rule misinterpretation that is
occurring in several of our umpires• Send a message to our umpires with the correct information.
• Add it to our training programs
5 Steps to Provide a Quality Product
Game Reports and Importance of Each Umpire Partner Reports
For the Coaches and AD's Let our customers / clients know that we have identified the issue and
are correcting it.
5 Steps to Provide a Quality Product
Evaluations by staff throughout the season at Games Collaborate the reports we receive
We can have a short post game with the crew and, WITHOUT anyone knowing we got reports, we can help our umpires correct an improper mechanic or misinterpreted rule. We are looking to improve our product!
Identify umpires for post season work Identify umpires for higher level assignments Do an evaluation at an umpires request
5 Steps to Provide a Quality Product
Evaluations by staff throughout the season at Games Collaborate the reports we receive
We can have a short post game with the crew and, WITHOUT anyone knowing we got reports, we can help our umpires correct an improper mechanic or misinterpreted rule. We are looking to improve our product!
Identify umpires for post season work Identify umpires for D1 level assignments Do an evaluation at an umpires request
Fall ball on field training and evaluation opportunities
Reports
Umpire Responsibilities – for EVERY game Contact the School and your Partner
A minimum of 24-hours in advance
Reports
Reports
Umpire Responsibilities – for EVERY game Contact the School and your Partner Provide a Umpire Game Form to both coaches
Items Coaches will report on Mechanics Technical Competence Professionalism Communications
Click Here forUmpire Game Form for both coaches
Remember the PRE-Game Requirements of contacting the school and your partner!
Click on 2-person handout(No 3-person yet)
Two forms per page
Cut it in two - neatly
Fill it out – full names
4-15-09 Pittsburgh Steelers
Phoenix CardinalsMike Tomlin
Santonio Holmes
Password Protected – all lower case
coacheval
all lower case
Reports
QuestionsAbout the Coaches
Evaluations?
Reports
Umpire Post-Game Reports Umpire to Assigner Post Game Results Umpire Partner Evaluation Report
Umpires POST-Game Required Reports
umpireeval
all lower case
Reports
Umpire Post-Game Reports Mandatory Done on-line Filed ASAP but no later than 24-hours after the game www.csua1.com (a one not an L) Umpires button Password protected to stop Spamming
umpireeval All lower case
Umpires Post-Game Report to Assigner – click on Assigner’s name
List of Home teams with Assigner’s Name
List of Home teams with Assigner’s Name
Unusual plays, situations and circumstances ONLY
Rule(s) Interpretation or mechanic(s) issue(s)
Reports
Umpire to Assigner Post Game Results 99% should be mundane Tell the Assigner about UNUSUAL plays, situations and
circumstances only. Rule(s) or Mechanic(s) questions
If it’s serious or you expect the school to callDenny Mader – you call him first!
Error on the side of safety!
QuestionsAbout the
Post Game Report?
Umpire’s Partner Report
Same things the coaches are telling us
99% of these reports should be all 3’s –
3’s mean they are doing their job correctly.
Reports
Umpire Partner Reports CSUA is looking for ways to improve our product; NOT looking to
pounce on members of our staff. Identify a continual mechanics or rule(s) misinterpretation issue
that is occurring game after game – by CSUA or by the umpire. Collaborate Coaches reports we get The only report online now is 2-person 99% of the reports should be all 3’s Do the report while the thoughts are still fresh
QuestionsAbout the Partners
Evaluations?
Collegiate SoftballUmpires Association
CSUA - Tomorrow and Beyond!
CSUA is THE umpiring group of choice and one of the MOST sought after umpiring groups
CSUA is a business, plain and simple; its products are umpires; its’ clients are conferences and schools
CSUA will always need QUALITY umpiresQuality comes from Training and Development and
being a ProfessionalProfessionalism comes from caring – about who you
are, how you act and who you represent
CSUA - Tomorrow and Beyond!
You are CSUA!
Represent it with Pride!