BASU AGM 2010 - 30th January - Bristol

AGM Report to follow...

Agenda and Officer Reports are in the download section

Non-Approved Bats - for the 2010 Season

There are new guidelines covering non-approved bats in UK. Please see the separate section.

BASU Courses for 2010 Season

Contact Tony or Lesley NOW!!!

How to become a member of BASU

• Attend a course and be certified by one of the Trainers - Duncan, Mike, Chris, Spencer, Tony or Lesley
• Associate Membership - £5 per year (1st April to 31st March) – available ONLY to persons who have ‘passed’ a BASU Course within the last 2 years.
  Benefits:
  • BASU Pin Badge
  • BASU Registration Card
  • BASU Bulletins
  • Mailing List for Opportunity to Umpire at Tournaments
  
• Full Membership – Can be obtained by completion of an assessment game(s) by a BASU Trainer or Senior Umpire at sanctioned events. Please contact BASU for more details. The Membership Fee (£30 total) may be paid in full to the BASU Treasurer or will be collected by a deduction from each BASU game Umpired.
  
  Full Membership is available ONLY to persons who have ‘passed’ a BASU Course, and subject to assessment results.
  Benefits:
  • BASU Pin Badge
  • BASU Registration Card
  • BASU Bulletins
  • Mailing List for opportunity to Umpire at Events
  • 3rd Party Insurance & Public Liability whilst ‘calling’ games
  • Right to wear BASU Uniform
  • Ability to earn monies whilst representing BASU
  
• Only BASU Associate & Full members may purchase merchandise


• For 2010 - To arrange delivery of the new range of BASU clothing - Contact BASU Secretary


• For Application Form Contact Lesley - OR use the On-line Form.

Friends of BASU

‘Friends of BASU’ – No Cost – for local Umpires who may have attended a BASU Course (did not get a grading) and for Umpires who have attended a ‘local’ Course OR for any interested party, but only by them registering with BASU
Benefits:
• BASU Bulletins

Why Umpire?

Umpires are essential to softball. What is softball when there is no umpire? Well, it's called practice. The game is that time when all actions, along with any scores, records or accomplishments, are official. They are official because they are played in competition using the universally accepted and uniformly applied rules of softball and are witnessed and validated by a representative of Softball, the umpire. The umpire makes the game the special event that all ball players treasure.