Welcome to the official web site of the Northwest Baseball Umpires Association. The NBUA is responsible for the training, development and administration of baseball umpiring in the Seattle and greater King County, Wash., area.The NBUA officiates nearly 6,000 games per year, encompassing all leagues from Sandy Koufax through high school varsity, community college and adult ball. This web site has been designed for the Umpires of NBUA. Please visit it regularly and click The Indicator link for the latest information.
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Friday, August 20, 2010
Crews now being formed for 2010 3-Man Fall Ball
By Mike Brancheau & Dave Warner
Fall Ball Co-Coordinators
Now is the time to submit your name if you are interested in joining a crew for Three Man Volunteer Fall Ball. Instructions and prerequisites will be found in this article.
For those of you not familiar with Three Man Volunteer Fall Ball (3MVFB), it is a long standing program in NBUA that allows umpires below the College tier to work 3 man mechanics in a few games during the Fall season on a volunteer basis. The structure is relaxed, the onus is on instruction and learning, and the games are fun. Most, if not ALL of the games are between Community College teams.
It should be pointed out that in recent years NBUA has significantly grown its business of PAID games of various levels during the fall season, essentially September and October games. (Read full story)
Sunday October 3, 5 p.m.: NBUA Banquet - Cocktail Hour at Mill Creek Country Club
Sunday October 3, 6 p.m.: NBUA Banquet - Dinner Begins at Mill Creek Country Club
Friday, August 6, 2010
NBUA Board of Directors Election, Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Call for Candidate Submissions
By Michael Brancheau & Gary Coy
2010 Election Committee Co-Chairman
Once again it is time to announce to the 200 plus members of NBUA that elections for seats on the Board of Directors will be coming up soon. We ask that everyone please read this article in its entirety (it’s really good!) and ask yourself if you have the desire, time, interest, and qualifications to serve as a Director.
All the mundane details of how and when and where will be addressed at the end of this article. As for now, let’s look at offering assistance to you the member, in looking at the attributes and requirements needed to successfully serve on the NBUA Board of Directors. (Read full story)
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