Programs > NOCP (Umpires)
Developing better officials is one of the goals of the National Officials Certification Program (NOCP) a nation-wide standardized program. Five levels of competency provide officials with the necessary instruction to officiate from club sports all the up to International competition. The program is sport specific, and baseball's five levels are divided in the following manner: Umpires at all levels must recertify every year.
HOW TO SETUP A CLINIC?
Communities wishing to host an umpire clinic are to contact either the Sask Baseball Head Office in Regina or your Zone Umpire Director. Host is responsible for securing a suitable location for the clinic.
NOTE: Host must provide Sask Baseball with a minimum 10 umpires attending each clinic or $450.00 minimum in revenue for each clinic.
Level I
*No experience required
*Must obtain 60% or more on exam
*Eligible to officiate regional minor ball
*Cost: $45.00 - Minors $50.00 Adults
Level II
*Must have Level I for a minimum of 1 year
*Must attend a Level II clinic
*Must obtain 70% or more on exam
*Eligible to officiate local and provincial minor ball
*May be randomly evaluated
*Cost $65.00
Level III
*Must have Level II for a minimum of 1 year
*Must attend a Level III clinic
*Must obtain 80% or more on exam
*Eligible
to officiate all provincial baseball. Must be at least 18 years of age
during current year to officiate at the major level. Eligible for
Western Canadian competition.
*Must pass two on-field evaluations
*Cost $95.00
Level IV
*Must have Level III for one full year, and have officiated for a minimum of 5 years
*Must attend a Level IV clinic
*Must obtain 86% or more on exam
*Eligible to officiate national championships. Must be at least 18 years of age during current year to officiate at this level.
*Must
pass two on-field evaluations (1 plate, 1 base) with a passing grade of
86% on the evaluations to maintain Level IV, must write exam every
three years with passing grade of 86% or more
*Cost TBA Annually
Level V
*Same as Level IV, but must have participated in at least two minor national championships (Pee Wee, Bantam, Midget) and at least one major national championship (Selects, Junior, Senior and Canada Games) to be Level V "AA", and had at least one international assignment to be Level V "AAA"
UMPIRE ONLINE EJECTION FORM
Cllick on the link below to fill out and submit an online version of the form:
UMPIRE EJECTION REPORT ONLINE FORM
UMPIRE YELLOW CARD
SANCTION SYSTEM
Sask Baseball for the 2013 season will introduce a new sanction system when dealing with discipline issues.
The purpose of the new system is an attempt to make the sanctions for misconduct more evenly applied by umpires and make the system fairer to the participants in the game.
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UMPIRE NEWSLETTER
February 2012
June-July 2012
2013 UMPIRE OF THE WEEK
Coming soon!
UMPIRES & KIDSPORT TEAM UP TO HIT A HOMERUN
Giving up their time and giving back to a sport is something that umpires in baseball do across diamonds all over Canada. Baseball Canada Umpires will take this approach to a whole new level as the Umpires Committee partners with KidSport™ Canada on a unique fundraising initiative.
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2013 UMPIRE CLINICS
Lloydminster
Level 1/2
April 13
Location TBA
8:30 AM
Contact Kevin Kusch to register
Swift Current
Level 1
April 13
Fairview School
9:00 AM
Contact Bryce Martin to register
Pilot Butte
Level 1
April 13
Location TBA
9:00 AM
Contact Jen Asmundson to register
Swift Current
Level 2 / 3
April 13-14
Fairview School
9:00 AM
Contact Bryce Martin to register
Saskatoon
Level 1
April 13
Hugh Cairns School Library
9:00 AM
Click here to register
Tisdale
Level 1
April 20
Tisdale Arena
9:00 AM
Contact Neil Lajoie to register
Regina
Level 1
April 20
Location TBA
9:00 AM
Contact Elemer Jerkovits to register
Meadow Lake
Level 1/2
April 20
Location TBA
9:00 AM
Contact Shaun Bzdel to register
Regina
Level 1
April 21
Location TBA
9:00 AM
Contact Elemer Jerkovits to register
Saskatoon
Level 2/3
April 20-21
Hugh Cairns School Library
9:00 AM
Click here to register
Estevan
Level 1-2-3
April 20-21
Spruce Ridge School
9:00 AM
Contact Bob Burns at 634-5321 to register
Melville
Level 2/3
April 20-21
Melville Community Works
9:00 AM
Contact Murray Bucsis to register
Hudson Bay
Level 1
April 21
Hudson Bay Public School
9:00 AM
Contact Cary Kolybaba to register
Muenster
Level 1
April 21
Muenster High School
9:00 AM
Contact Gord Kiefer to register
Saskatoon
Level 1
April 27
Hugh Cairns School Library
9:00 AM
Click here to register
Prince Albert
Level 1
April 27
Prince Albert Minor Sports Building
9:00 AM
Contact Laura Gignac to register
Carlyle
Level 1
April 27
Location TBA
9:00 AM
Contact Bill Wyatt to register
Watrous
Level 1
April 27
Location TBA
9:00 AM
Contact Paul Kobiela to register
Kindersley
Level 1
April 27
Kindersley Arena
9:00 AM
Contact Kindersley Minor Sports to register
Regina
Level 2/3
April 27-28
Location TBA
9:00 AM
Contact Elemer Jerkovits to register
Weyburn
Level 2/3
April 27-28
Junior High School
9:00 AM
Contact Shaun Fraser to register
Weyburn
Level 1
April 28
St. Dominic School
9:00 AM
Contact Shaun Fraser to register
Nipawin
Level 1
April 28
Nipawin High School
9:00 AM
Contact Cory Froelich to register
Yorkton
Level 1
May 4
Yorkdale School
9:00 AM
Contact Murray Bucsis to register
Martensville
Level 1
May 4
Location TBA
9:00 AM
Contact Reg Lalach to register
Porcupine Plain
Level 1
May 5
Porcupine Plain School
9:00 AM
Contact Shari Dzurka to register
Invermay
Level 1
May 12
Invermay School
9:00 AM
Contact Tracey Fey to register
2013 UMPIRE SUPER CLINIC
MOOSE JAW
MARCH 8-10
More details to follow!
UMPIRE DIVISION CONTACTS
PROVINCIAL UMPIRE SUPERVISOR
Rocky Nickel
1043 Simcoe Street
Moose Jaw, SK
S6H 3J3
693-9816 (H)
ASSISTANT UMPIRE SUPERVISOR
Brent Chadwick
Box 2102
Assiniboia, SK
S0H 0B0
642-5622 (H)
ZONE 1 UMPIRE DIRECTOR
Bob Burns
105-1226-3rd Street
Estevan, SK
S4A 0R9
634-5321 (H)
634-9090 (Fax)
ZONE 2 UMPIRE DIRECTOR
Brian Ast
2535 Rothwell Street
Regina, SK
S4N 2C9
352-1796 (H)
ZONE 3 UMPIRE DIRECTOR
Bruce Walker
Box 246
Abbey, SK
S0N 0A0
689-2249 (H)
ZONE 4 UMPIRE DIRECTOR
Murray Bucsis
Box 584
Melville, SK
S0A 2P0
728-4138 (H)
ZONE 5 UMPIRE DIRECTOR
Gary Dodds
406 Nemeiben Rd.
Saskatoon, SK
S7J 4T2
374-3517 (H)
ZONE 6 UMPIRE DIRECTOR
Scott Mills
24 Norman Cres.
Saskatoon, SK
S7J 2K5
933-9650 (H)
ZONE 7 UMPIRE DIRECTOR
Bruno Kossmann
414-1st Street E
Meadow Lake, SK
S9X 1E9
(306) 240-6188
ZONE 8 UMPIRE DIRECTOR
Terry Schneider
1692 Gisi Rd.
Prince Albert, SK
S6V 7P1
764-0608 (H)
UMPIRE EJECTION REPORT FORM
It is the responsibility of every umpire that is put in the position of ejecting either a player or coach from a game to immediately fill out an Umpire Ejection Report Form once the game concludes. The umpire then forwards the report to both of the following contacts:
SBA Commisioner
Ken Ready
14 McGill Place
Regina, SK
S4S 6R7
359-0785 (Fax)
and
Executive Director
Mike Ramage
1870 Lorne Street
Regina, SK
S4P 2L7
352-3669 (Fax)
