Howard County Officials Training General Meeting Local Rules

PAPERWORK Arbiter: John Dye: SSN (if not in Arbiter) ASA Dues - $40 thearbiter.net Personal Information Address SSN Phone(s) Email John Dye: johndye@comcast.net SSN (if not in Arbiter) ASA Dues - $40 Ralph Eggen: rweggen@cablespeed.com ASA Rules Test

LIGHTNING IF YOU SEE IT IF YOU HEAR IT WAIT 30 MINUTES FAR ENOUGH AWAY HCYP (Resume) Complex Wide Announcement HCYP Complex Wide Announcement HCR&P (Resume) Complete Game Other Complexes Tell Other Fields Don’t Question

SCHEDULES & AVAILABILITY RARE Turn Backs Schedule Availability NO SHOWS Open Games 24 Hour Rule Tell John Or Ralph Email Early Notification Changes Arbiter Think Keep Open Email 15th Of Month Time Limit WHY? Refuse Games Email Notification Confirm in Arbiter 48 Hours

SCHEDULES 2 At Field Wait For Replacement Empty Field

KICKBALL FIELD 8’ Diameter Circle (Pitching Area) 1st – 3rd Diagonal

KICKBALL PLATE AREA Strike Zone Box (1’ Beyond Plate)

KICK BALL PLATE POSITIONING U B U K K U U

KICKBALL LINE-UPS DEFENSE OFFENSE 9 OR 10 At Most 5 Men 12 (must be 6 and 6) Alternate OFFENSE

KICKBALL PITCHING Pitcher In Pitching Area Underhand Maximum Bounce Illegal Pitch

KICKBALL DEFENSIVE RESTRICTIONS Until Ball Is Kicked Pitcher: In Pitching Area Infielders: Behind Diagonal 3’ from foul line Behind Plate Catcher: Obstruction: Rule like Catcher Obstruction

KICKBALL OFFENSIVE RESTRICTIONS Cannot Stop Then Kick STRIKE At Or Behind Plate FOUL BALL Must Reach Diagonal (Unless Touched) FOUL BALL

Cannot Throw Ball At Base KICKBALL OUTS Caught Fly Ball Tag Play Runner Hit By Ball Force Play Thrown Ball Kicked Ball Not At Head: 1 Base Award Cannot Throw Ball At Base Base Path Violation

KICKBALL GENERAL No Infield Fly Rule Call Time

GRACE PERIODS APL Game Time is Forfeit Time HCYP 15 Minutes Kickball HCR&P 6:00 Weekday 10 Minutes 6:15 Late Games Sundays Game Time is Forfeit Time

TIME LIMITS HCR&P 65 Minutes HCYP 90 Minutes APL 85 Minutes (Unless Tied) Kickball 50 Minutes + 1 Inning 10:30 Drop Dead No New Inning 10:15 CL4

RUN LIMIT HCYP 5 Runs per Inning 6th Inning Unlimited 50-Over Kickball 9 Runs per Inning 7th Inning Unlimited APL HCR&P No Limit

SOFTBALLS .44 cor 375 compression Black Ink Home Team – New Visitors – Playable COED – Each Size Offense Replace HCR&P Ball Stays In Play APL Game Ball Returns

COUNT APL HCR&P Kickball HCYP 1 - 1 With Courtesy Foul 0 - 0

SHORT-HANDED RULES APL HCR&P Ask Coaches Drop Out 11 to 9 Cannot Have Men / Women Start – No Out COED / Kickball Start – Out Ask Coaches Drop Out 11 to 9 Cannot Have 2 Outs Not Ejection Add Immediately

MERCY RULES APL HCYP KickBall HCR&P 50-Over None 10 After 5 Innings (Maybe)

HOME RUN RULES HCR&P APL COED 1 Home Run 4 Home Runs 1 Up Men

HOME RUN – 1 UP Visitors 4 Home Runs Hit 4th Allowed 5th Hit 5th Excess Outs Allowed 6th Home 4 Home Runs Hit 4th Excess Outs Allowed 5th Hit 5th Allowed 6th Cannot Go 1 Up 7th Extra Innings

APL PLATE Mat Ball Hits Plate and Mat Plays at Plate

50+ PLATE Mat Ball Hits Plate Or Mat

50+ RULES Pitching

50+ FIELD Pitching Plate – 6’

50+ RULES Pitching Plays at Plate

50+ FIELD Commit Line 8’ From Plate 2nd Home Plate

50+ RULES Pitching Plays at Plate Bats Double 1st Base Courtesy Runners

GENERAL PRINCIPLES HAVE FUN OBSERVE HUSTLE Professional Respect Level Of Play Players Other Umpires Question / Concerns HUSTLE OBSERVE Don’t Look For Trouble Keep Cool