FED Rulebook

[maninblack69]

Hey guys. I'm about to be starting my first year umpiring High School ball under FED rules. Our clincs start Jan. 19 and run through the end of Feb with a rules test at the end. Any tips or tricks to mastering the FED rulebook? My background has been OBR and LL. Thanks!

[Richvee]

Obviously there's no substitute for reading the rulebook, but here's a decent place to start ..

 

http://www.stevetheump.com/nfhs_pro_rules_dif.htm

[maninblack69]

Obviously there's no substitute for reading the rulebook, but here's a decent place to start ..

 

http://www.stevetheump.com/nfhs_pro_rules_dif.htm

 

Yeah, I wouldn't think there would be a substitute for actually reading the book. Thanks for the link though, I'll be sure to check it out! Will also be prepared to ask a fair amount of questions if I have any.

[JaxRolo]

Don't just know the rule. Understand why the rule is the rule. Sent Via Telekinesis

[maninblack69]

Thanks, Jax. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2

[Richvee]

 

Obviously there's no substitute for reading the rulebook, but here's a decent place to start ..

 

http://www.stevetheump.com/nfhs_pro_rules_dif.htm

 

Yeah, I wouldn't think there would be a substitute for actually reading the book. Thanks for the link though, I'll be sure to check it out! Will also be prepared to ask a fair amount of questions if I have any.

 

No better place on the net to get answers to questions than here. 

[maninblack69]

 

Obviously there's no substitute for reading the rulebook, but here's a decent place to start ..   http://www.stevetheump.com/nfhs_pro_rules_dif.htm

  Yeah, I wouldn't think there would be a substitute for actually reading the book. Thanks for the link though, I'll be sure to check it out! Will also be prepared to ask a fair amount of questions if I have any.   No better place on the net to get answers to questions than here.  Thats why I love these boards and chat room! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2

[sdix00]

My personal notebook is at. Http://TheSitch.net

Here is my list of most important FED mods: http://thesitch.postach.io/fed-rule-mods-quicklist

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[sdix00]

If you use Evernote. https://www.evernote.com/pub/sdix00/thesitch

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[maninblack69]

Thanks, sdix! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2

[yawetag]

For me, the Case Book is the best supplement to the rules. Every year, I read a section of the rules, then the applicable case plays.

[JaxRolo]

My personal notebook is at. Http://TheSitch.net Here is my list of most important FED mods: http://thesitch.postach.io/fed-rule-mods-quicklist Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk

Show off !!! Sent Via Telekinesis

[BT_Blue]

Take the test questions at face value. Dont read into it, just read it. The questions can be written quite poorly so if you read to much into it, it could mess you up.

[maninblack69]

Thanks, yawetag. Good to know, BT. Thanks for the insight.

[BT_Blue]

Not a problem. It is something that trips good umpires up all the time.

[VAUmp]

The 2014 rule and case books are online at www.nfhs.arbitersports.com now.  If your association assigns games with arbiter, you can view it for free.

[maninblack69]

Nice. Thanks, VAUmp!

[bbman]

The 2014 rule and case books are online at www.nfhs.arbitersports.com now.  If your association assigns games with arbiter, you can view it for free.

I can't find the rule/case books on there site.

[JaxRolo]

 

The 2014 rule and case books are online at www.nfhs.arbitersports.com now.  If your association assigns games with arbiter, you can view it for free.

I can't find the rule/case books on there site.

 

http://nfhs.arbitersports.com/front/105401/Rules/Book?rulebookid=d1978b53-a4e5-4720-81db-b0e1f6fe5b6c

[maninblack69]

 

The 2014 rule and case books are online at www.nfhs.arbitersports.com now.  If your association assigns games with arbiter, you can view it for free.

I can't find the rule/case books on there site.

 

 

 

 

The 2014 rule and case books are online at www.nfhs.arbitersports.com now.  If your association assigns games with arbiter, you can view it for free.

I can't find the rule/case books on there site.

 

http://nfhs.arbitersports.com/front/105401/Rules/Book?rulebookid=d1978b53-a4e5-4720-81db-b0e1f6fe5b6c

 

 

Hopefully that last link works for you, @bbman. I have hard copies of both and have been reading through them. I'm going to read through the casebook in a lot more detail over the next week or 2. We start our mechanics/"field" portion of the high school clinic this week. Should be fun!

[mrumpiresir]

Be sure to know rules other than actual playing rules.   For example, I recall that there was a question about how far the on deck circle should be from home plate.

 

 I umpired with a guy who failed the test because he thought he was an expert on baseball rules (which he wasn't) but never looked at the NFHS rule book.

[Jglopez7]

What does your association require you to score to call regular season? Playoffs? In Texas its 70 for regular season and 86 and above for playofs. Just curious if other states imply the same requirements

[VAUmp]

VA:  70 to officiate regular season

        80+ for post season

[Richvee]

Jersey

80 for Varsity

86 for state tourney

[ricka56]

On page 69 on the Fed RB, there is a list of all the major rules differences in HS ball. If you think you know OBR rules, looking up the rules in this list is a good way to find the rule differences that trip up so many new HS umpires.