Nicola DAndrea – Worcester Area Baseball Umpires Association

WHAT MAKES A GOOD UMPIRE?

March 3, 2023Nicola DAndrea

WHAT MAKES A GOOD UMPIRE? The following is the criteria that Evaluators look for when ranking officials. #1 Professionalism Respect for the game

BSGTCIY (Be So Good They Can’t Ignore You)

March 3, 2023Nicola DAndrea

By Robert Holloway As we are now two weeks into the 2023 season, as umpires, let’s use the acronym “BSGTCIY,” Be So Good

Behavior Management is Game Management

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023Nicola DAndrea Comment

By Bill McCallum, NCAA Baseball Umpire Advisor Handling people in difficult situations is perhaps the greatest challenge to those in our profession. No

2023 Umpire School

August 28, 2020November 17, 2022Nicola DAndrea

The Worcester Area Baseball Umpires Association will be conducting its 2023 clinic for new umpires wishing to be considered for High School and

Hit by Pitch Doesn’t Always Mean a Base Award

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020Nicola DAndrea

Hit by Pitch Doesn’t Always Mean a Base Award – Referee.com The earliest umpires didn’t have much of a decision to make when

13 Laws of Officiating

January 3, 2020Nicola DAndrea Comment

13 Immutable Laws of Officiating – Referee.com There is no sense in building an architectural masterpiece on a sand dune. The view might

Reality of Calling A Checked Swing

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020Nicola DAndrea Comment

Reality of Calling a Checked Swing Many umpires would agree that there are very few judgment calls in baseball that are tougher to

You Are Your Own Agent

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019Nicola DAndrea Comment

You’re Your Own Agent – Referee.com At a referee development camp that I attended last summer, the camp director began with a single

Four Tips for One-Umpire Mechanics

July 11, 2019Nicola DAndrea Comment

Four Tips for One-Umpire Mechanics – Referee.com It’s not news that budgets for athletic programs, especially in recreation and intramural leagues, have had

Championship Baseball

July 11, 2019September 13, 2019Nicola DAndrea Comment

WABUA Umpiring crew getting ready for a District Playoff game (L/R) Matt Noponen, Kyle Paganelli, Kraig Krikorian, Jim Olson, and Peter Kush