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Posted - 01/20/2014 : 15:07:20
National Umpires Association
Spring 2014 REEBOK Umpires Camp (Georgia's #1 Umpire Camp)
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Please visit: www.nuaumpiresusa.org for Classroom Location, Times, Field Locations and Camp Flyer is currently posted on official NUA website.
All Umpires are Welcome - All Levels
January 23rd - General Meeting Classroom:
January 30th - Classroom Training Session 1
February 6th - Classroom Training Session 2
February 13th - Classroom Training Session 3
February 15th & 16th
Registration: 8:00 a.m. / Instruction begins at 9:00 a.m.
Lunch will be provided.
Topics covered in both the classroom and on the field will include:
Plate & Base Mechanics Umpire Etiquette Field Mechanics for 2-Umpire System When to Listen When to Take Charge Conduct On and Off the Field Rhubarbs & Ejections Rule Interpretations And much more…
Training Camp Includes three 2-1/2 hour classroom sessions and two full day field instruction: for more info visit www.nuaumpiresusa.org for times and locations.
Our Pro instructors have decades of umpiring experience at every level of amateur and professional baseball.
Our classroom sessions will be filled with a lot of information. Please come prepared to take notes. For our field sessions, come dressed as an umpire. Be sure to bring at least your facemask, but having all of your equipment there is preferred.
If you are new and do not yet have umpire attire, it's not a problem. Dress comfortably.
National Umpires Association is one of the largest amateur umpire associations in the country. It is based out of Atlanta, Georgia. NUA is not a local group. NUA's national membership consists of numerous experienced college and high school umpires.
The level of baseball that our umpires officiate ranges from 8U coach pitch to 18U nationally televised championship games and showcases. We understand that umpiring can have a significant effect on the attitude towards any baseball program, which is why we train and retrain our group each January. Professionalism is our #1 goal.
NUA works National Tournaments 10 months out of the year including the Travelball Select/Top Prospects National Championship Series, CABA World Series, USSSA, Triple Crown Series and many more. NUA also works several National Travel youth programs each spring and fall. For a list of national tournaments, visit the calendar link on our website (www.nuaumpiresusa.org/calendar.html).
Over the years NUA has also been selected to work several of the Nations top Tournaments hosted by the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Clemson University, Auburn University, University of Southern California, and many others.
Each umpire is NUA certified and must graduate from the NUA 6-week classroom and field training school that takes place each January and September. Currently NUA has more than 200+ national umpires who all have NUA national tournament experience. This is selected group of the nations top experienced umpires.
NUA is directed by Jim Stros, of Woodstock, Georgia. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Jim is a 1990 graduate of Michigan State University. At Michigan State, Jim was a relief pitcher from 1987-1990. He currently holds three single season Big Ten appearance records as one of the all-time leaders in career appearances at Michigan State. After graduation, Jim had the opportunity to pursue baseball professionally for three seasons in the springs of 1991-1993, then found another love for the game after becoming an umpire 20+ years ago.
For the past 20 years Jim has umpired several National Championship events including nationally televised games played at Los Angeles Dodger Stadium and San Diego's Padres Petco Park on Fox Sports, CBS Sports and CSS Sports.
Jim has built numerous relationships with high school and college coaches across the country. In 1993, at the Major League Umpires International Camp, professional umpires Mike Reilly, Joe Brinkman, Paul Nauert and Gerry Davis selected Jim as the #1 umpire in his class. Jim was also voted Most Outstanding Umpire in his class at the 1993 NCAA Southern Umpires School. Jim went on to umpire for four NCAA college seasons before becoming the National Director for National Umpires Association.
NUA invites you to visit the NUA official website www.nuaumpiresusa.org
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