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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