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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by NUA Umpires[/i] [br][b]National Umpires Association 2016 Kickoff Meeting Dates[/b] [b]Mountain View United Methodist Church[/b] 2300 Jamerson Rd. Marietta, GA 30066 [b]Thursday January 28th -Kickoff Meeting[/b] Thursday February 4th Thursday February 11th [b]All meeting times are as follow:[/b] Check-in/Registration from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Meeting from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. You can find our 2016 registration form on NUA's official website: www.nuaumpiresusa.org. Please bring your completed registration form to the meeting. Topics covered in both the classroom meetings and on the field will include: Plate & Base Mechanics Umpire Etiquette Field Mechanics for 2-Umpire System When to Listen When to Take Charge Conduct On and Off the Field Rhubarbs & Ejections Rule Interpretations And much more… Classroom Training Includes three 2-1/2 hour classroom sessions and two full day field instruction: National Umpires Association is one of the largest amateur umpire associations in the country. It is based out of Atlanta, Georgia. NUA is not a local group. NUA's national membership consists of numerous experienced college and high school umpires. The level of baseball that our umpires officiate ranges from 8U coach pitch to 18U nationally televised championship games and showcases. We understand that umpiring can have a significant effect on the attitude towards any baseball program, which is why we train and retrain our group each January. Professionalism is our #1 goal. NUA works National Tournaments 10 months out of the year including Triple Crown Baseball, Travelball Select/Top Prospects National Championship Series, CABA World Series, USSSA, and many more. NUA also is the exclusive umpire association for some of Georgia's top National Travel youth programs including the Georgia Summer Sunbelt College League. NUA is directed by Jim Stros, of Woodstock, Georgia. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Jim is a 1990 graduate of Michigan State University. At Michigan State, Jim was a relief pitcher from 1987-1990. He currently holds three single season Big Ten appearance records as one of the all-time leaders in career appearances at Michigan State. After graduation, Jim had the opportunity to pursue baseball professionally for three seasons in the springs of 1991-1993, then found another love for the game after becoming an umpire 20+ years ago. For the past 25 years Jim has umpired several National Championship events including nationally televised games played at Los Angeles Dodger Stadium and San Diego's Padres Petco Park on Fox Sports, CBS Sports and CSS Sports. Jim has built numerous relationships with high school and college coaches across the country. In 1993, at the Major League Umpires International Camp, professional umpires Mike Reilly, Joe Brinkman, Paul Nauert and Gerry Davis selected Jim as the #1 umpire in his class. Jim was also voted Most Outstanding Umpire in his class at the 1993 NCAA Southern Umpires School. Jim went on to umpire for four NCAA college seasons before becoming the National Director for National Umpires Association. NUA invites you to visit our NUA official website www.nuaumpiresusa.org If your current program is interested in our services. Please feel free to contact Director Jim Stros jim@nuampiresusa.org [/quote]