The third of our great umpire training sessions is on this Thursday 28 July! Register Now by clicking the "Register" link at the top!

Join our UIC, Duncan Lapsley, and his team of Senior Blues for a great training session on the Essential Rules of Sofbtall.

The sessions are open to anyone who is interested including Umpires, Junior Blues, Parents, Blues-in-Training and those performing Club or Team umpiring duties. 

Details as follows:

• Date: Thursday 28 July
• Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm - Please arrive at 6:20pm
• Location: The Turramurra Club, Bobbin Head Road, Turramurra
• Note: Drinks and dinner (snack refreshments) are available to be purchased from the club bar.
• RSVP: Please register using the "Register" link at the top so we can notify you if there are any changes. 

Agenda:

• Rules Presentation (60 mins)
• Question time (30 mins) - please bring along your questions
• Acquiring Level 1 Accreditation - at the end of the session we can also discuss requirements for achieving Level 1 Accreditation for an umpire

Key topics:

• Fair/ Foul/Dead balls
• Foul tips
• Safety Base
• Pitching
• Pitcher's circle (hesitation / 8 foot rule)
• Overthrows
• Batted ball going over dead ball line
• Infield Fly
• Dropped third strike
• Batter hit
• Interference
• Obstruction 

It's not our intention to go through the basic rules (ie balls and strikes) but we can respond to questions related to these during question time.