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
Name |
Play in |
Regional |
Sectional |
Super |
College |
Steve Marchese |
2A Play-In (UIC) |
3A Regional – St. Pats |
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Bob Copas |
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3A Regional – Chicago St. Pat’s |
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CCAC & NACC |
Ryan Mulcahy |
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2A Regional Elmhurst (IC) |
4A Sectional Lockport |
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4A Regional St. Charles East |
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Craig Davelis |
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4A regional at Willowbrook |
4A sectional at Loyola |
4A super sectional at Crestwood |
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Craig Zimmerman |
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3A&4A |
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Jeff Schanks |
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4A Regional Naperville Central |
3A Sectional Ottawa |
4A Super Sectional Champagne |
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Vince Mastandrea |
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4A – Hoffman Estates Regional |
4A – Hinsdale So. Sectional |
3A – North Central College Super Sectional |
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Bob Pauls |
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Aurora Christian 1A Regional |
Harvest Christian 1A Sectional |
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Bill Mushrush |
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4A Regional Yorkville |
4A Sectional Hinsdale South |
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Greg Johnson |
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4A Regional – St. Charles East |
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Lino Novieli |
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4A – Hinsdale So. Sectional |
3A – North Central College Super Sectional |
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Chuck Graber |
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3A Lisle Play-in |
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Pat Schenck |
3A Wheaton Acad |
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Gary Stratton |
3A Glenbard South |
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Steve Harms |
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4A Naperville Central |
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Midwest |
Brian Kingsley |
4A South Elgin |
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AOA Facebook Group
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