Here you will find updates
on training, scheduling and information.
Click Here For the Current Umpire Schedule.
See below for Play-off brackets, or
click here
for play-offs schedule!
Creek Baseball - 100% Volunteer Powered!
Coconut Creek Little League is proud to be a 100%
volunteer organization and that includes our great
volunteer umpires. We offer training, gear and flexible
schedules so that each Board member, manager and coach
can do his or her fair share of officiating. Umpiring
makes you a better coach and helps you to learn the game
from the “inside”. We are routinely the envy of Florida
District 10 because of our excellent umpiring staff and
program. Umpire Coordinator Joe Porcelli and Umpire
Chief Bobby Hernandez will be training and recruiting
managers, coaches and other volunteers that can fill
umpire
slots
in Spring 2010. High School baseball players can also
volunteer and earn “hours”, provided they attend our
clinics and training
classes.
Check
back often to view umpire clinic and class dates and
updated umpire schedules. Contact Joe Porcelli at
joe21@aol.com or at 954-328-4972 if you have
any questions or would like more information.
Umpire's Role:
Often an overlooked
aspect of the Little League program, umpiring is one of
the most important. The volunteer umpire is as much a
part of Little League as the volunteer manager, coach,
team mom or Board member. Coconut Creek Little
League has found a successful way to operate a volunteer
umpiring program, helping to defray the costs that would
normally be passed on to the parents. We provide
equipment and uniforms to umpires to use in performing
their service to the league. Coconut Creek Little League
also offers many training materials, clinics and
seminars on umpire education, as well as the Little
League Umpire Registry. The registry allows volunteer
umpires to receive regular mailings from Headquarters on
rule interpretations, updates, etc. A select group of
volunteer umpires whose knowledge, experience and
demeanor have received recognition at top levels of
Tournament Play are invited each year to officiate at
one of the World Series tournaments. In keeping with the
volunteer aspect of the local league, travel expenses
for World Series umpires are partially borne by the
umpires themselves.
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UMPIRE CHECKLISTS |
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Umpire Pre-game
checklist- with Partners |
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1. Unusual ground rules or related field problems |
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2. Rotation – when will plate ump cover 3rd
or 1st? |
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3. Review
umpire communication signals |
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4. Fair and foul ball responsibilities |
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5. Outfield catch / no catch responsibility |
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6. Base umpire goes out, stays out. |
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7. Overthrow coverage / foul fly balls near dugouts |
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8. Runners touching and tagging up at 1st,
2nd
& 3rd |
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9. Infield fly duties, if any |
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10. Putting the ball back in play |
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11. Check swings |
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12. Handling arguments and ejections |
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Pre-game checklist -
with Coaches |
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1. Introductions of umpires/managers |
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2. Review line-up cards |
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3. Grounds rules and game “time-limits” |
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4. 10 run rule / run limit “per inning” rules |
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5. All items remain in dugouts – no “on deck “area. |
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6. Pitch counters compare pitch count each inning |
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7. Problems should only discussed with managers |
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8. Manager or coach must REQUEST a time out |
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9. Everyone properly equipped? No jewelry |
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10. New pitcher warming up – where and how? |
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11. Special Runner rule 7.14 |
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12. Unruly or unsportsmanlike players |
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13. Any questions? |
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Welcome
To The Coconut Creek Little League Umpire Page.
