The RVUA is one of the 15 state chapters of the Umpire Association of NJ. The organization that oversees all interscholastic sports competition in the state of New Jersey is The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. The NJSIAA requires that all high school sports officials are trained and tested when they earn their certification.
Pre-Game Activities & Conferences
Click on Link to download the Pre-Game Activities & Conferences info sheet
This is a suggested workout and some simple stretches to help loosen you up before the season and before games.
Now for the disclaimer.. check with your doctor before doing any physical activity.
We need to stay/get into shape for the upcoming season. Remember the student athletes are always going to stay the same age. It is the umpires that keep getting older.
NFHS-Rule-CHANGES-2017-_RVUA (2)
Click on Link for NJSIAA PowerPoint presentation for 2017 season
2017 SB Interpretation Letter1
click on link to see Softball Modifications for Softball from NJSIAA
2017 NJSIAA Softball Presentation
Click on link to see NFHS 2017 Softball PowerPoint
as presented at the NJSIAA meeting.
Click on the link to see copy of new rules concerning pitching and pitch count regulations for the NJSIAA
Summary NJSIAA Baseball Pitch Count Rules
This new document is a 2 page summarization of the 6-page document above. It is a Pitching rule “cheat sheet” that can be carried in a pocket on the field.
Fellow RVUA members,
If you would like to be considered for a post-season tournament assignment in 2017 you MUST attend one of the regional rules interpretation meetings. NJSIAA just released the location and schedule of these meetings. For your convenience to plan ahead, I am forwarding these dates and places to you below.
If you only attend the rules interpretation meeting given at an RVUA meeting, or at another chapter’s meeting, then you may only work regular season varsity games, but you may not work in the post-season.
RBS
Softball/Baseball Rules Interpreters’ meetings
Monday January 23, 2017 NJSIAA Offices 7 PM
January 24, 2017 Tuesday Baseball/Softball Brick Memorial 7 PM
January 26, 2017 Thursday Baseball/Softball/Volleyball Bridgewater/Raritan Middle School 7 PM
January 29, 2017 Sunday Baseball/Softball West Trenton Fire Hall 10 AM
January 30, 2017 Monday Baseball/Softball/Volleyball Williamstown 7 PM
February 2, 2017 Thursday Baseball/Softball/Volleyball PCTI 7 PM
February 6, 2017 Monday Baseball/softball East Brunswick Vocational School 7 PM
According to the NFHS Athletics Participation Survey, baseball is the fourth-most popular sport for boys at the high school level with 482,629 participants in 15,789 schools. Fast-pitch softball is the fifth-most popular sport for girls with 364,297 participants in 15,225 schools during the 2013-14 season.
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Softball Rules Committee approved four additions to Rule 3 regarding uniforms, equipment and substitutions at its June 13-15 meeting in Indianapolis. These changes approved by the committee, along with one in Rule 1, were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.
Rule 3-2-15 states that all equipment shall be inspected by the umpire, and is to be placed outside the dugout/bench prior to the start of the game. The rules committee agreed that placing all equipment in one location at one time is a more efficient method to conduct this inspection.
“The committee believes that expediting the inspection of all equipment will make the process more efficient and done in a timely fashion,” said Sandy Searcy, NFHS director of sports and staff liaison for softball.
In Rule 3-2-1, the committee added inclement weather as an exception to the uniform rule for state associations.
The Softball Rules Committee also approved new language to Rule 3-2-7 to reinforce the solid color undergarments requirements.
“We felt it was important to standardize the colors of the undergarments not only to reinforce the solid color requirements similar to other NFHS sport rules, but also because it can be a distraction and create a possible safety concern,” Searcy said.
In Rule 3-6-7, which states that players and substitutes shall not enter the contest unreported, the penalty was revised to state that the head coach is restricted to the dugout/bench for the remainder of the game only for a second violation.
The committee also revised Rule 1-5-2c by eliminating the description of the taper’s surface. This change brings the NFHS in line with other rules codes concerning the surface of the taper.
A complete listing of the softball rules changes will be available on the NFHS website atwww.nfhs.org. Click on “Activities & Sports” at the top of the home page, and select “Softball.”
According to the 2015-16 NFHS High School Athletics Participation Survey, there are 364,103 girls participating in fast-pitch softball at 15,115 schools.
Article By Maddie Koss on July 12, 2016
copied from NFHS website
