2001 Arizona Interscholastic Association
Tucson Softball Umpires Association

Web Site URL:

http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~umpire/softball/aiasoftball.html

Officers:

President: Mike Bouchard mikedablue@aol.com
Past-President: Dale Wilson umpnwilly@hotmail.com
Vice-President: Tom Carle meazsport@aol.com

Committee Members:

Rob Powell (2nd yr)
Angie Hernández (2nd yr)
Bob Marcialis (1st yr) umpire@lpl.arizona.edu
Mike Bartling (1st yr) mbartling@sc.co.pima.az.us
Rich Schultz (3rd yr) richard.schultz@dm.af.mil
George Riviera (2nd yr)
2/3/4 Rep: Bill Cassarino (1-yr term)

Area Commissioner:

Bart Henkle bnhenkle@aol.com , aiaa1commish@aol.com
37234 S. Desert Star Drive
Tucson, AZ 85739
Telephone: 818-2919 AIA Business
FAX: 818-1705 Home: 818-1387 (Avoid)

Members' Telephone & E-Mail Directory

PLEASE contact your partner a day or two in advance of your games. Be sure to discuss when & where to meet, what shirts will be worn, and at which school the game is to be played. A telephone call is best, but an email a few days in advance works, too. This is especially important for out-of-town games. Members' Directory

Approved Bats for 2001:

NFHS rules regarding what consitutes a legal bat (Rule 1, Article 5; page 14) are still tied to the ASA Standard. “All bats shall meet the ASA bat performance standard and such bats shall either be labelled with the ASA approved certification mark, or be listed on the ASA website (www.softball.org/Approved/battesting.html).

This from Mike Bouchard:

I have an appointment with Sheila Baise, AD for the entire Tucson Unified School District, on April 19, 2001 to discuss the untimely payment of softball officials and make a recommendation on how to remedy the situation.

She has asked me to bring examples of game date, when payment was made, etc. In this regard, please complete the attached form(in MS Excel) and return it to me by 4/17 via e-mail. Completion is self explanatory. Use date of check for date paid. If you are unable to download form, the format is listed below:

Officials Game Payment Date # of Days
Name Date Site Open Paid to Payment

This will help us make our case.

Mike Bouchard

Arizona Youth Softball (Louie Gonzales' JO League) now has a rudimentary website. Not much is there as of this writing, other than the League Rules and their Tournament Schedule, but this may change in the future.

Here is a link to Emily Alexander's AIA homepage (Phoenix, or Region II). The approved 2002 Rule changes can be found there. Also, the fee for Varsity games will be $35.

Meeting Schedule:

Meetings are held on Monday evenings at the Rincon High School Library, 422 N. Arcadia Ave., except as noted.

Minutes from past meetings can be obtained by clicking on the date desired.

Date	Time	Material to be discussed
January 08	6:00 p.m.	General Meeting, Registration, Rule Book Distribution, Administration, Meeting Requirements
January 22	6:00 p.m.	Rule changes for 2001.
January 29	6:00 p.m.	Administration, Rules 1, 2, 3, & 4. Test handout.
February 05	6:00 p.m.	Administration, Rules 5, 6, 7, & 8.
February 10	11:30 a.m.	Clinic 1. Northwest Park. (1400 N. Silverbell Rd., between Speedway and Grant.)
February 12	7:00 p.m.	Note time change. General Meeting. All Coaches invited, Distribution of game assignments.
February 26	7:00 p.m.	Rincon HS. Clinic 2 (Makeup)
March 05	7:00 p.m.	Review game situations, administration.
April 02	7:00 p.m.	Retest.
April 16	7:00 p.m.	NOTE: Venue changed to Randolph Rec Center, Room 4, SW corner of Alvernon and Broadway. Game situations, administration. Discussion of pay situation with TUSD. Nomination of umpires for postseason. Everyone remember to say farewell to Angie Hernández, who is moving to El Paso!
April 30	7:00 p.m.	Level 1 Umpires Only! “Move-up Meeting.”