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2013-14 Softball
Softball
Items for Review
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Softball State Series
2013 FHSAA Softball Finals
Softball Evaluation Program
Softball Official’s Uniform
Officials Recommendation
Forms
• Softball Field Clinics in 2013-14
• Softball Exam Schedule
• Questions, Comments or
Suggestions
Softball State Series
• Congratulations! This
year’s State Series were
fantastic!
• Overall, Officials that
were assigned did a great
job!
• Nearly every official and
assigned crew ranked a
4.0 or higher within their
evaluation
2013 Softball Finals
A Special Thanks to Treasure Coast Officials
Association for their assistance during the 2013
Softball Finals in Vero Beach.
Softball Evaluation Program
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Evaluations continue to improve
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Overall, the positive feedback has been helpful
to both the FHSAA and officials
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Past evaluations are being used for State Final
Assignments
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State Final Assignments will be getting tougher
to obtain as state evaluations will continue to
be more of a determining factor within the
assignment process.
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“Evaluation Camps” We are currently
working with ASA to host Evaluation Camps
prior to the beginning of the season.
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An evaluation of 4.0 or higher will be the
desired target for assigned officials and/or
crews.
Officials Uniform
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The FHSAA has teamed up with Honig’s to
create new Officials Uniforms in various
sports.
The sports of Football, Softball and Volleyball
have moved in the direction of new uniforms
to generate funding in order to implement
enhanced evaluation and training programs.
Beginning with the 2011-12 season, State
Series Softball Officials were required to wear
the new uniform shirt at State Series Events.
The old uniform will be sufficient for all
regular season contests.
The new uniform shirt consists of a powder
blue shirt with navy and white trim. A smaller
FHSAA shield patch will be on the left chest
and an FHSAA acronym patch will be on the
right sleeve. This shirt will remain a
requirement for all state series contests
(Districts and beyond).
The new uniform shirt has also been approved
for use during regular season baseball contests
for officials who work both sports.
Officials Recommendation
Arbiter vs email
Officials that do not meet the requirements,
but are included, must have the reasons noted
in the comment section. “Didn’t attend Field
Clinic” is not acceptable… We need to know
WHY the individual didn’t make it to a clinic!
It is important to list crews by ability,
not by experience or because they have
not been to that level before (i.e. their
turn)! Remember – officials need to be
recommended by ability, especially in
the later rounds. I.e., State
Semifinal/State Final Crew #1 should be
the BEST 3 officials in your Association
based on ABILITY.
Associations who are not recommending
crews by ability, will not receive
assignments.
It is the assignors goal to put the best
officials on the field as our studentathletes only deserve the best!
2013 Softball Field Clinics
FPOA
Orlando
Date: 1/10/14
Site: TBD
ECUA
West Palm Beach
January 11, 2014
Site: Okeeheelee Park
Pensacola Softball Officials Association
Pensacola
January 25, 2014
Site: Pine Forest HS
2013 Softball Exam Schedule
• Online Exam
– January 20 – 29
– Did away with
Open Book/Closed
Book!
• Online Make-Up Exam
– February 12 –18
• Rules Presentation
– NONE!!! 
Questions, Comments or Suggestions?
Congratulations and
Good Luck
Congratulations on a
Great Year and Good Luck
during the upcoming season.
Enjoy your summer!