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Welcome to the Colorado High School Baseball Umpire Association website
Welcome to the Colorado High School Baseball Umpire Association Website and welcome back to a new year. We had a great year last spring and we are looking forward to a new season full of new and exciting challenges. Your executive committee felt that the association needed to make the move into the 21st Century and that you deserved to have a professional place where you could go to communicate with us and each other. We will be posting information all year long including maps and school information. As we build toward a new season, this page will change to incorporate the wishes of the membership. Please contact your area directors and let them know what you would like to see on this page. We are also going to place a contact sheet on this page so that you can send any questions or comments to us directly. We would like to get input from all areas and make this site useful to all in our association. We also plan to place a Blog in the site so that you can share your war stories and rules questions. Please consider using this as your contact point with your association leaders. If you haven't already begun your preseason fitness program, start getting in shape now for those 3 hour games (hopefully not too many of those), lose that holiday season weight gain and get into the books. We can all use a little rules review and now is the time to start. Whether your coaches, parents or administrators say it or not, they appreciate the hard work and professionalism that you display. Keep all of your dealings professional and this should be a great baseball season. Your leadership would also like to thank for all you do. Have fun and call 'em good.
Doug Graham/President
Doug Graham/President
The 1st Annual Colorado High School Baseball Umpire Association Golf Tournament and Joe Rossi Hall of Fame Banquet
The Joe Rossi Hall of Fame banquet and the 1st Annual CHSBUA Golf Tournament are being held together this year at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club. The date of the tournament and banquet is May 22nd, start time to be determined. Each player will receive $105 in golf merchandise and there will be many other specials. Hole in one prizes and long drive holes will be also be available. There are sure to be some very good golfers in the mix along with all of the duffers. The cost is $100 for the golf and banquet. If you would just like to play in the tournament, the cost is $79. The cost of the banquet is $21.
Please send us our requests as soon as possible. You can use the contact form at the bottom of this page to make contact with us.
Come on out and have a good time with your fellow officials.
Please send us our requests as soon as possible. You can use the contact form at the bottom of this page to make contact with us.
Come on out and have a good time with your fellow officials.
Electronic Testing begins on January 30th
This year we will again use the Arbiter for on line testing. Testing opens on January 30th and will close at midnight on February 29th. No tests will be accepted after the close out date and time. Please be sure to complete your test prior to the end date. If you have problems accessing the Arbiter Sports site, please contact Monica Tillman at CHSAA. You should make sure you are able to access the site and able to log on to complete the test. The test is located on the CHSAA Central Hub tab of Arbiter Sports. Click on the testing tab on the top line menu. You will have two attempts to complete the test. You must score an 80 percent or better to be eligible for post season assignments.
This year we will again use the Arbiter for on line testing. Testing opens on January 30th and will close at midnight on February 29th. No tests will be accepted after the close out date and time. Please be sure to complete your test prior to the end date. If you have problems accessing the Arbiter Sports site, please contact Monica Tillman at CHSAA. You should make sure you are able to access the site and able to log on to complete the test. The test is located on the CHSAA Central Hub tab of Arbiter Sports. Click on the testing tab on the top line menu. You will have two attempts to complete the test. You must score an 80 percent or better to be eligible for post season assignments.
Welcome to the 2012 High School Baseball Season
I am Doug Graham, president of our association for the next two years. I am very pleased to lead such an auspicious organization and will do the best job I am able while given this opportunity. Anytime you, as our organizational members, would like to contact me about anything to do with our goals and processes, please feel free to do so. We will entertain any and all ideas to improve our programs and communication to you. Please let us know what we are doing right and areas that you see as needing improvement.
I would like to take the time to thank everyone on the executive board and board of directors. They continue to perform above and beyond the call, each and every time they are asked. If you didn’t know, these leadership positions do not have any compensation, save for the satisfaction of knowing that they answer the call of our members.
First, I would like to thank Jeff Maxey for the outstanding job he did as the president for the last two years. Jeff was able to develop the vendor program that provided us with additional funding resources. These resources were used to send 5 umpires to the Jim Evans Winter Classic clinic, another program that began during Jeff’s tenure as president. Jeff also ushered in a bit of the technology that we enjoy today. As president, he oversaw the executive board while CHSBUA developed its first website. Today, our members can access important information and stay up to date on many things concerning CHSBUA by visiting CHSBUA.com.
Next, please welcome Gary Weibert as the Northern member-at-large. He is replacing Nick Ramos for the remainder of the term of office.
Nick Ramos is the president elect. He will be taking the reins upon my departure in June of 2013. Nick is an accomplished umpire with many accolades to his credit. He is also a dynamic leader and will provide insights into the organization that others may have missed.
Lastly, thanks to the rest of the executive board and all of the area directors. They are your first line of contact when umpiring issues come to light in your areas.
How many of you have had cancer affect their lives in some way? It seems that most of us have had a loved one or associate who has either contracted or been stricken with this horrific disease. As a way for CHSBUA to get involved, recognize and assist members of our organization, we will be conducting a 50/50 raffle at each of our master clinics and each of our area meetings. 50% of the money collected will be given to the raffle winner, while the other 50% will be donated to the Colorado Umpires for Prostate Solutions, or CUPS, for continuing research and development of prostate cancer treatments and solutions. If you have a couple of dollars to give to our organization, please buy two tickets and you will know at least one dollar of the proceeds will go towards finding treatment options for someone you might know now or in the future with a prostate problem. You are also welcome to give a direct donation to the cause in whatever amount you choose. All donations and proceeds will go to the Prostate Cancer Foundation® through CUPS.
Now, on to baseball issues. I wish I could adequately express my appreciation to you, as umpires, for the continuing professionalism and dedication to our avocation that you display. Thanks to UTEP, CHSBUA has one of the best training and education programs available to our umpires. Having said that, all of us can benefit from the additional experience obtained through a structured clinic. I would encourage every one of you to attend a clinic of some kind this year. CHSBUA has opportunities for umpires to attend the clinic of your choice using our scholarship program. Applications are included in your veteran packages this year. Please coordinate your requests through your area directors as there are limited numbers and they need to coordinate those requests through the executive board.
If you haven't already begun your preseason fitness program, start getting in shape now for those 3 hour games (hopefully not too many of those), lose that holiday season weight gain and get into the books. We can all use a little rules review and now is the time to start. Whether your coaches, parents or administrators say it or not, they appreciate the hard work and professionalism that you display. Keep all of your dealings professional and this should be a great baseball season. Your leadership would also like to thank for all you do. Have a great season and by all means, have fun.
I am Doug Graham, president of our association for the next two years. I am very pleased to lead such an auspicious organization and will do the best job I am able while given this opportunity. Anytime you, as our organizational members, would like to contact me about anything to do with our goals and processes, please feel free to do so. We will entertain any and all ideas to improve our programs and communication to you. Please let us know what we are doing right and areas that you see as needing improvement.
I would like to take the time to thank everyone on the executive board and board of directors. They continue to perform above and beyond the call, each and every time they are asked. If you didn’t know, these leadership positions do not have any compensation, save for the satisfaction of knowing that they answer the call of our members.
First, I would like to thank Jeff Maxey for the outstanding job he did as the president for the last two years. Jeff was able to develop the vendor program that provided us with additional funding resources. These resources were used to send 5 umpires to the Jim Evans Winter Classic clinic, another program that began during Jeff’s tenure as president. Jeff also ushered in a bit of the technology that we enjoy today. As president, he oversaw the executive board while CHSBUA developed its first website. Today, our members can access important information and stay up to date on many things concerning CHSBUA by visiting CHSBUA.com.
Next, please welcome Gary Weibert as the Northern member-at-large. He is replacing Nick Ramos for the remainder of the term of office.
Nick Ramos is the president elect. He will be taking the reins upon my departure in June of 2013. Nick is an accomplished umpire with many accolades to his credit. He is also a dynamic leader and will provide insights into the organization that others may have missed.
Lastly, thanks to the rest of the executive board and all of the area directors. They are your first line of contact when umpiring issues come to light in your areas.
How many of you have had cancer affect their lives in some way? It seems that most of us have had a loved one or associate who has either contracted or been stricken with this horrific disease. As a way for CHSBUA to get involved, recognize and assist members of our organization, we will be conducting a 50/50 raffle at each of our master clinics and each of our area meetings. 50% of the money collected will be given to the raffle winner, while the other 50% will be donated to the Colorado Umpires for Prostate Solutions, or CUPS, for continuing research and development of prostate cancer treatments and solutions. If you have a couple of dollars to give to our organization, please buy two tickets and you will know at least one dollar of the proceeds will go towards finding treatment options for someone you might know now or in the future with a prostate problem. You are also welcome to give a direct donation to the cause in whatever amount you choose. All donations and proceeds will go to the Prostate Cancer Foundation® through CUPS.
Now, on to baseball issues. I wish I could adequately express my appreciation to you, as umpires, for the continuing professionalism and dedication to our avocation that you display. Thanks to UTEP, CHSBUA has one of the best training and education programs available to our umpires. Having said that, all of us can benefit from the additional experience obtained through a structured clinic. I would encourage every one of you to attend a clinic of some kind this year. CHSBUA has opportunities for umpires to attend the clinic of your choice using our scholarship program. Applications are included in your veteran packages this year. Please coordinate your requests through your area directors as there are limited numbers and they need to coordinate those requests through the executive board.
If you haven't already begun your preseason fitness program, start getting in shape now for those 3 hour games (hopefully not too many of those), lose that holiday season weight gain and get into the books. We can all use a little rules review and now is the time to start. Whether your coaches, parents or administrators say it or not, they appreciate the hard work and professionalism that you display. Keep all of your dealings professional and this should be a great baseball season. Your leadership would also like to thank for all you do. Have a great season and by all means, have fun.