Here you can download the JEEC newsletter number 3.
Read MoreMission Statement: We are part of the game!
Our mission is to improve the overall quality of officiating throughout amateur baseball, and to provide an international organisation under which local associations and individual umpires can promote professionalism, integrity and a love for the game of baseball.
The Amateur Baseball Umpires’ Association Europe (ABUA-E) shall be a community for all baseball and softball officials with a focus on baseball umpires.
The ABUA-E wants to establish a support network for baseball umpires and other officials throughout Europe.
The ABUA-E wants to establish a communication platform to create a European umpire identity regardless of nationalities.
The task is to promote umpiring around Europe, especially in countries which do not have sufficient support for umpires.
The ABUA-E will assist in providing materials, equipment, and know-how based on the fundamentals of professional teaching.
The association shall create a professional attitude amongst all members on and off the field.
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Jim Evans European Classic
Dear fellow umpires:
hereby you can find the invitation letter to the Jim Evans European Classic umpire clinic 2016. We would be glad if you share this information with your colleagues and national baseball/umpire organization.
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The European Association of Professional Baseball (EAPB) was founded in May 2015 by some of the strongest teams in Europe. The EAPB aims to start and operate Euro League Baseball in 2016, the first Professional Baseball League in Europe with teams from the Netherlands, Italy, France, Germany and Czech Republic.
The first Winter Meeting held on Friday October 23, resulted in a decision to actually start Euro League Baseball in 2016. The decision was taken after discussions about the size and the length of the schedule. The meeting concluded with the plan to shorten the season to 3 or 4 months and to limit the number of games to 18, having weekly 2-game series on Monday and Tuesday or Tuesday and Wednesday.
“We’re very happy with the outcome of this important meeting where al...
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Dear fellow umpires!
I am glad to announce that the registration for the Jim Evans European Classic umpire clinic 2016 in the Netherlands is now possible. Please note the early bird discount and save 50€!
Sascha Pammesberger
Secretary ABUA-E
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Ask yourself: Which stage are you?
- Unconscious incompetence
- The umpire does not understand or know how to do something and does not necessarily recognize the deficit. With other words: He is horseshit and even does not know it. He must recognize his own incompetence, and the value of the new skill, before moving on to the next stage. The length of time an umpire spends in this stage depends on the strength of the stimulus to learn.
- Conscious incompetence
- Though the umpire does not understand or know how to do something, he does recognize the deficit, as well as the value of a new skill in addressing the deficit. Or to say: He is still horseshit but now he knows it and looks for help. The making of mistakes can be integral to the learning process at this stage...
We are proud to announce that the Jim Evans European Classic will be held in Almere/NED in Kooperation with the Dutch Baseball Federation KNBSB. The date is already fixed: April 3-9, 2016, and is one day longer as usual.
Registration will be opened in September 2015. Stay tuned for news!
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As already announced the Rulebook 2015 was revised completely. Finally the book is available now!
Format includes a new never been seen before renumbering of all of the original baseball rules. This will be the only edition with both the new numbering system and the old rule book system in one. Both books are bound together for easy reference.
We will order a bunch of books to save shipping costs. If you are interested to purchase a new rulebook just email us to info@umpire.eu.
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