https://wmumpires.org/ West Michigan Umpires Association blog posts West Michigan Umpires Association Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:32:41 GMT Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:32:41 GMT Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:21:04 GMT <p>1.&nbsp; Introductions - you and your partner, coaches.</p> <p>2.&nbsp; Is the Head Coach at the meeting?</p> <p>3. Players legally and properly equipped?</p> <p>4. Single game or DH? If DH, how many innings each game?</p> <p>5. If DH, will the Home Team be the home team (bat last) both games?</p> <p>6. Tiebreaker?&nbsp; In what inning?</p> <p>7. Ground Rules given by Home Team Head Coach.</p> <p>8. Any other ground rules determined by the umpires?</p> <p>9.&nbsp; Time limit in between innings is 1 min. so please hustle.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>10.&nbsp; Expect good sportsmanship and have fun.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> https://wmumpires.org/Rookie-Corner-Softball/13613952 https://wmumpires.org/Rookie-Corner-Softball/13613952 Sun, 10 Mar 2024 17:05:38 GMT <div class="blogPostBody gadgetBlogEditableArea"> <p>How to communicate with schools before games...</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://youtu.be/zv4inrt1uPY" target="_blank"><font face="Open Sans, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0" style="font-size: 24px;">PREGAME COMMUNICATION WITH SCHOOLS</font></a></p> <p align="center"><strong>(click above)</strong></p> </div> <p><br></p> https://wmumpires.org/Rookie-Corner-Softball/13327362 https://wmumpires.org/Rookie-Corner-Softball/13327362 Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:47:42 GMT <div class="blogPostBody gadgetBlogEditableArea"> <p>How to apply blocks on your arbiter calendar...</p> <p 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