In your plate meeting, you suspect that you have forgotten something that should be included, the umpire should:
What is defer to your partner.
100
True or false: A plate umpire can sometimes "over communicate with his partner"
What is false. (there can never be too much)
100
BC Sports officials stands for?
What is Bayou City Sports officials
100
With the bases loaded and one out, the catcher touched the bat with his glove on the swing and the batter hit a sacrifice fly with runner tagging successfully from third. The manager gets his choice of the interference or can take the out.
What True (Delayed dead ball, catcher interference)
100
True or false:
A balk is an immediate dead ball in youth sports and a delayed dead ball in HS games.
What is false. (reverse)
200
The first game starts at 6pm, you are running late and both umpires arrive at the field 5:58. The teams are playing a double header. The manger request that the plate meeting is skipped or done the next game. The umpire should.
What is apologize for the timing and do a plate meeting each game.
200
Generally, This one is responsible for popups in the infield
Who is the field umpire
200
True or false:
BC Sports is governed Nations baseball
What is False (TAPPS)
200
On a pickoff play at first, the first baseman uses his leg to stop the runner from reaching back to first. This is? Place the runner.
What is Obstruction (runner advances to at least second base, all runner advance that are forced to)
200
True or false: The pitcher may never throw to an unoccupied base.
What is false. The pitch can throw to an unoccupied base if a play is being made.
300
Name some things that can never be left out of a plate meeting.
What is age level and length of the game
300
a. He/she calls the bases
b. He/she puts the ball in play
c. He/she are responsible for balls in flight in the "V" when in the B and C positions
d. He/she are responsible for any infield fly situation
What is:
a. Both
b. Plate
c. Field
d. Both
300
BC Sports' Points Of Emphasis are:
What is Safety, Sportsmanship, Professionalism, Game management and Knowledgeable enforcement of rules w/o prejudice.
300
Daily double: The batter makes contact with a pitched ball with one foot airborne outside the batters box and one foot on the line.
What is nothing (play on)
300
True or false: While throwing to a base from the pitching rubber, the pitcher must first step off to complete the throw or:
What is step directly toward the base (gaining distance and direction)
400
A plate meeting should take how long?
What is as long as it takes to cover the necessary material.
400
On a bounding batted ball in the infield with no runners on, the home plate umpire should do this with a batter/runner going to first.
What is clear the catcher (left) the move up the line, in fair territory, to assist with a swiped tag or pulled foot at first.
400
An umpire has an emergency and sends another umpire in his place. Administrative ruling is:
What is a potential ethics violation
400
True or false: When a play is being made, the fielder must avoid the runner, so obstruction is not called
What is false (the runner must always avoid the fielder when the fielder is making a play on a batted ball and is not in jeopardy to be put out when doing so)
400
True or false: The batter runner can never achieve first base legally if a balk is called.
What is false
500
True or false: A plate meeting: a. does not make the coach responsible for the things that were said. b. affects the umpires ability to make the judgement calls if they are not mentioned.
False. (you must enforce the agreement or you could have a very bad day)
False. (judgement calls are "by rule")
500
Daily double: When calling balls and strikes, it is suggested the plate umpire use one of these stances
What is slot, box, scissors.
500
These categories include, but not limited to:
Fights, ejections, protests, no shows, unsportsmanlike behavior by an official, etc.
They are classified as this:
What is an incident. (reported immediately max within 24 hours)
500
The coach was just standing in the coaches box and the fielder trying to catch a pop up, runs into the coach and dropped the ball. The coach quickly pushes the runner toward second. Ruling?
What is interference on the coach in the box. (The second incident happened when the ball should have been dead)
500
The batter/runner was called for batters interference and every other runner advanced one base on a play when a balk is called and the balk was ignored. This ruling is: