Umpire Information Packet
Umpire registration form |
Umpire availability form
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Forfeit
form |
Ejection
form
The 2010 summer
season has started and some items of importance remain in tact for
all of our umpires
Umpire Schedules and Assignments
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League
schedules for Metro Omaha Softball umpires will be completed by
Bob Hawkinson in conjunction with the Softball Office.
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If you need
to "cancel out" of a game assignment Monday-Friday, contact the
softball office. DO NOT, REPEAT, DO NOT, FIND YOUR OWN
REPLACEMENT. You should do everything possible to give 24 hours
notice that you will not be able to work your assigned games.
You are aware that it is very, very difficult to find
replacement umpires when you make a same day cancellation. ONLY
ON WEEKENDS, WHEN THE BUSINESS OFFICE IS CLOSED, WILL YOU BE
EXPECTED TO FIND YOUR OWN REPLACEMENT.
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IF YOU WORK
A TOURNAMENT DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY, THEN DO NOT WORK SUNDAY
NIGHT LEAGUE PLAY.
Missing
Assignments or Working Solo – IMPORTANT MESSAGE
Working “solo” – a) If you are assigned a partner and he/she does
not show, the office must be contacted; b) If you are late for your
assignment and the first inning has been completed, DO NOT expect to
be paid if you go on the field to work.
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FORFEITED GAME FEES
In
the event of forfeited games, umpires MUST complete a
forfeit form before game fees will be issued. A
completed form is the ONLY way you’ll receive your game
fees. The forfeit form IS available on this website
and can be downloaded. Here are the options for submitting
your forfeit form—in priority order:
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E-Mail
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FAX
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Stop
by the office and complete the form during business
hours
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“Regular” mail
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Drop
the form in the mail slot through the front door at the
office after business hours
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A Guide to Canceling Games in
Progress Due to Lightning and/or Rain
The weather is the single most unpredictable factor affecting any
softball season. Metro Omaha Softball umpires will use the following
criteria for canceling games in progress as taken from Appendix D of
the NCAA rule book and as recommended by the National Severe Storms
Laboratory (NSSL):
"Thunder always accompanies lightning, even though its audible range
can be diminished because of background noise … The current
recommendation of the NSSL is to consider terminating play when the
lightning is six miles away ("flash-to-bang" time of 30 seconds or
less). This … was developed as a practical way to make a judgment in
situations where other resources … are not available."
Umpire Pay on Games Called Due to Rain or Other Threatening
Weather
If thee (3) complete innings OR one-half the time limit have been
completed, the umpire is entitled to keep the game fees. If the
umpire works less than three (3) complete innings OR less than one
half of the time limit, the game fees will be returned. In this
situation, IF both teams involved agree to re-schedule the game,
umpires will be paid a full game fee.
