Umpiring Softball

About the course

Umpiring Softball has been designed to help you understand and properly administer specific rules of the game. You will also learn about appropriate signals, managing game situations and being a respected and professional umpire. The course covers the many types of obstruction and interference and how to address them as an umpire.

NFHS National Coaching Credentials

The NFHS Learning Center offers a 3-level national coaching credential that helps you gain knowledge you can use to provide a fun, educational, and a safer environment for your students.

This national credential was developed for individuals who are currently coaching or aspire to coach at the interscholastic level. The goal is to enhance the ability of the coach to better serve students, the school, the community, and the profession of coaching.

Coach Level 1

National Credential

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Coach Level 2

National Credential

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Coach Level 3

National Credential

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Your Course Curriculum

Course comes with

1 Game Management

6 Sections
- Introduction
- Definition of Game Management
- Professionalism
- Preventative Umpiring Skills
- Communication
- Game Experience
2 Obstruction

3 Sections
- Catcher Obstruction
- Runner / Batter-Runner Obstruction
- Obstruction Judgement
3 Interference

3 Sections
- Offensive Interference
- Interference Judgment
- Conclusion