Announcing AOA Baseball Umpire 2022 Clinic Dates (100% on-line)

AOA’s Baseball Umpire Division will begin spring meetings on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, and will meet on six consecutive Wednesdays starting at 6:45 PM.

As noted below all six meetings will be held on-line using Zoom Webinar and Zoom meetings.

Register now and lock in your spot so you do not miss any important updates and emails.

Member Dues:

• First year dues are waived if you have never been registered with the IHSA as an umpire.
• If you have never been a member of the AOA then we offer a reduced fee of $15.00 (excludes lapsed AOA baseball members).
• Renewing Membership dues are $25.00 (Reduced to reflect on-line platform)

All members that meet the membership requirement and attend at least 3 of the six meetings will receive Level 1 Clinic Credit form the IHSA as well as a free gift.

To reserve your spot, Click here to register

As we finalize our presenters and the schedule we will have a full list of Topics and Presenters on the AOA website.

For additional information send an email to aoabaseball [at] gmail [dot] com

Week 1

• Pre-Game Concepts Joe Spagnolo, AOA Executive Board President
• TMac’s Teachable Moments, Tim McCaffrey – Close Call Sports
• Baseball PreGame with Partners and Coaches – Bill Mushrush

Week 2

• World Series Experience – Dan Bellino, MLB Umpire
• FPSR – Brad Snyder
• Appeals – Greg Johnson

Week 3

• Confidence in Conflict for Sports Officials – Peter Jaskulski
• Interference – (Batter, Runner, RLI) – Pat Weber

Week 4

• Obstruction – Steve Harms
• Pitching Regulations and Balks – Bob Copas

Week 5

• Game-Ending Situations – Steve Harms
• 2-Person Mechanics – Greg Johnson
• Breakout Rooms 
•     1-Person Mechanics – Greg Johnson
•     3-Person Mechanics – John Cyr

Week 6

• COVID Protocols and Top 5 NFHS Part 1 Missed Questions – Sam Knox, IHSA Executive for Baseball
• Rules Changes and POE – Al Albert – Clinician
• DH Rules/Substitutions – John Cyr
• NFHS Part 1 Exam – Greg Johnson/John Cyr

Scott Baker

• Regional – 3A Sycamore 6/4
• Regional – 3A Newark 6/7

David Dahl

• Regional – Rockford Christian 6/5

Stephen Godlewski

• Regional – Pontiac 6/4
• Regional – Reed Custer 6/7

Bart Greenberger

• Regional – Unity

Don Honer

• Regional – Riverside Brookfield 6/4
• Regional – St Charles East 6/7

Jenn Hughes (First Post Season Assignment)

• Regional – Newark 6/4

Greg Johnson

• Regional – 4A Wheaton North 6/3
• Regional – 3A Kaneland 6/4 and 6/7
• Sectional – 4A Naperville North 6/9

Steve Marchese

• Regional – 4A Sandburg
• Regional – Timothy Christian
• Regional – Prospect HS
• Sectional – Chicago Christian

Vince Mastandrea

• Regional – 3A and 4A
• Sectional – 4A

Jim Meurer

• Regional – 2A Lisle
• Regional – 4A Minooka

Bill Mushrush

• Regional – 2A and 4A Semi-Finals and Finals
• Sectional – 4A Semi-Finals and Finals
• Super-Sectional – 4A

Dan Raymond

• Regional – 2A University of Chicago HS

Bob Ryan

• Regional – Waubonsie Valley
• Regional – Wheaton Academy
• Regional – Ridgewood
• Sectional – Riverside Brookfield

Jeff Schanks

• Regional – 4A Plainfield North
• Super Sectional – 4A Triton College
• State Series – 4A Semifinals Joliet – Second Trip Down State

Troy Stockton

• Regional – Freeport 6/4

Gary Stratton

• Regional – 4A St Charles East HS
• Regional – 4A Naperville North HS
• Regional – 2A Chicago Christian HS
• Sectional – 4A Lake Park HS

Mark Voyda

• Regional – Resurrection
• Regional – Evanston
• Regional – Willowbrook

Michael Weber

• Regional – 3A (location unknown)

Johnny Wilkins (First Postseason Assignments)

• Regional – 1A Walther Lutheran 5/2
• Regional – 3A Fenton HS 5/3
• Regional – 4A Geneva HS 5/4
• Regional – 3A St Francis HS 5/5
• Regional – 2A Timothy Christian HS 5/7

The Athletic Officials Association Baseball Division would like, again, to offer its current members and new first-year members the possibility of receiving Level 1 clinic credit for attending a minimum of four of six scheduled meetings. We received IHSA approval for the same format in 2020 and the program was very successful.

AOA Baseball meets for six consecutive weeks on a Wednesday evening, from 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM. Normally we would meet at Naperville North High School, however, due to COVID-19, we plan to conduct our training sessions online. By attending 4-6 meetings, each person would get 8-12 hours of training.

February 3, 2021
1) TMac’s Teachable Moments– Close Call Sports– 60 minutes
2) Base Running Awards – John Cyr, 30 minutes
3) Strike Zone/Working the Plate – 30 minutes

February 10, 2021
1) Interference (other than Batter) and FPSR – Pat Weber 35 minutes
2) Live Ball vs. Dead Ball – Steve Harms 35 minutes
3) Developing Your Goals in Umpiring – Brad Snyder 35 minutes

February 17, 2021
1) MLB Umpire – Dan Bellino – 90 minutes
2) Pitching Regulations/Balks – Bob Copas – 30 minutes

February 24, 2021
1) Infield Fly – Steve Harms – 35 minutes
2) Warn/Restrict/Eject – Craig Davelis – 35 minutes
3) Professionalism Do’s and Don’ts – Brad Snyder – 35 minutes

March 3, 2021
1) Handling Lineup Card – Bill Mushrush – 30 minutes
2) Batting Out of Order – Bill Mushrush – 15 minutes
3) You Make the Call Video Review – Greg Johnson – 60 minutes

March 10, 2021
1) Rules Changes and POE – Alan Albert – 25 minutes
2) New DH Rule Alan Albert – 30 minutes
3) NFHS Part 1 Exam Review – John Cyr/Greg Johnson 50 minutes

Meeting Dates : Feb 5, Feb 12, Feb 19, Feb 26, Mar 4, Mar 11, Mar 18 – make up if necessary

All classes start at 6:45 and are held in room 184 @ Naperville North High School

February 6, 2019

• Umpire Pre-Season Training Program – Chad Pearson, Head Football Strength and Conditioning Coach, University of Akron
• Professionalism* – Gary Stratton
• Mound Visits – John Cyr

February 13, 2019

• Conflict Resolution* – Bill Mushrush
• Ejection Reports – Jeff Siegel UMPS
• Pre-Game Meeting with Partners and Coaches – Steve Harms

February 20, 2019

• Game-Ending Situation – Steve Harms
• Know Your Why – John Cyr
• Working with an Assigner – Jordan Cohen (IOA)

February 27, 2019

• Batting Out of Order and DH Substitutions
• Strike Zone Philosophy – Jeff Collis FVB
• Observation Program – Bill Mushrush

March 6, 2019

• Rules Changes and POE – Al Albert
• Working the Bases*  – Dan Marshall (CCUA)

March 13, 2019

• Balks Video Compilation – Bob Copas
• NFHS Part 1 Exam Review – John Cyr

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