## BASU AGM Bristol 11th February 2012##

Check out Crew Chiefs - To Be Announced After BASU AGM

If you wish to Umpire next year - please Contact the Crew Chief or BASU Secretary on the Contacts Page

BASU Courses for 2012 Season

......see separate tab - please contact Chris(Contacts Page) should you wish to book a course

Courses so far:
Edinburgh 3 / 4 March
Nottingham 24 / 25 March
Manchester 31 March / 1 April
BA 14 / 15 April
Guernsey 28 / 29 April
Bristol date tbc
London tbc
Solent tbc

Umpire Feedback Form

Please use the BASU Umpire Feedback Form to convey your comments - Good and Bad !! Thanks

How to become a member of BASU?

• Attend a course and be certified by one of the Trainers - Duncan, Mike, Chris, Tony or Lesley
• Full Membership –
  Can be obtained by completion of an assessment game(s) by a BASU Trainer or Senior Umpire at sanctioned events.
  
  Please contact Membership Officer to arrange the Assessment Game.
  
  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 Full members may purchase merchandise


• For 2011 - To arrange delivery of the new range of BASU clothing - Contact BASU Secretary


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

Non-Approved Bats - for the 2011 Season

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

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

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.