IOA-SSOA Baseball Rules & Interpretation Meetings for the 2012 Season

Wednesday 2/22 Lincoln Way West High School

Enter main entrence

6:00 – Check-In  (Warrior Lounge Room)

6:30 – Agenda & Opening Remarks – Steve Kostro

 - Wendelstedt Umpire School Attendee – John Scara

 - IHSA Power Point System – Andre Morgan

- Defining a Play and Attempted Play (plus other tidbits) – Mike Mancione

 - Balks DVD – Part Three

 - Video Clips & Case Plays – Steve Besse, Ken Sobkowiak, Steve Kostro

- IHSA Part One Test Review – (Questions 1 thru 25)

 - Group Question & Answers

- Meeting Adjourns

Sunday, 2/26/12 at Marian High School

Enter North side by Gym follow the signs to the room

6:00 – Check-In (Look for sign in the entrance for room location)

6:30 – IOA & SSOA Top 15 Voting (handouts to be collected at end of meeting)

6:30 – Agenda & Opening Remarks – Ken Sobkowiak

 - Umpire Appearance & Professionalism – Bill Orris

 - Obs/Interference, DP rules, Sliding, Darkness, Intentional dropped ball -  Dave Seastrom

- Partner communication (before, during, and after the game) – John Blackburn

 - Video Clips & Case Plays – Steve Besse, Ken Sobkowiak, Steve Kostro

 - IHSA Part One Test Review – (Questions 26 thru 54)

 - Group Question & Answers

- Meeting Adjourns

Sunday, 3/11/12 at Aurelio’s Pizza in Frankfort, 310 W Lincoln Hwy.

Pizza Party………..6:30 till ????
FREE TO ALL SSOA AND IOA MEMBERS - $10.00 PAID AT THE DOOR OR THE FEE WILL BE
WAIVED IF THE INDIVIDUAL JOINS EITHER THE SSOA OR THE IOA AT THAT TIME.

The IOA Umpire School will Start on April 2 at Crete Monee High School. The remaining dats for the class will be posted by March 5th.