LLBUM Table of Contents

'''TABLE OF CONTENTS'''

*CHAPTER 1 THE VOLUNTEER UMPIRE

*CHAPTER 2 POINTS TO REMEMBER AT ANY LEVEL
**Uniform and Equipment
**Fraternization
**Handling Situations
**Proper Position
**Desire
**Disagreements and Ejections
**Handling Disagreements
**To Err is Human
**The Golden Rule

*CHAPTER 3 WORKING THE PLATE
**Inside Protector
**The Plate Umpire at Work
**Learning to Deal with Flinching
**Brushing the Plate
**Between Innings

*CHAPTER 4 UMPIRING THE BASES

*CHAPTER 5 WORKING WITH AN INEXPERIENCED PARTNERS

*CHAPTER 6 PRE GAME CONFERENCE WITH YOUR CREW
**Fair/Foul Coverage
**Tagups/Touches
**Fly Balls to Outfield
**Batted Ball Hits Batter
**Checked Swing
**Getting Help
**Signals
**Ground Rules
**Code of Conduct
**Other Points

*CHAPTER 7 FAIR AND FOUL BALLS

*CHAPTER 8 APPEALS
**Appeal Play I Batting Out of Turn
**Appeal Play II
**Play or Attempted Play
**Putting Ball in Play After Ball is Dead

*CHAPTER 9 THE INFIELD FLY

*CHAPTER 10 OBSTRUCTION

*CHAPTER 11 INTERFERENCE
**Interference Rule
**Helpful Hints on Interference
**Offensive Interference
**Willful and Deliberate Interference
**Batter Runner and Catcher Collide
**Batted Ball Strikes Bat
**Thrown Ball Strikes Helmet or Bat
**Batted Ball Strikes Runner
**Interference on the Batter Runner

*CHAPTER 12 THE PITCHER
**Intentionally Pitching at the Batter
**Quick Pitch

*CHAPTER 13 TIMING AND PROPER MECHANICS
**Timing
**Balls and Strikes
**Fair and Foul Calls
**The Out Call
**The Safe Call
**Interference Call
**Obstruction Call
**Balk Call
**Catch or No Catch
**Time Call
**Checked Swings
**Infield Fly
**Home Run Signal
**Foul Tip
**Proper Signals Are Very Important

*CHAPTER 14 INSTRUCTIONS TO UMPIRES
**Restrictions on Pitchers Warming Up .
**Batter's Position in Batter's Box
**Batter Stepping Out of Batter's Box
**The Strike Zone
**Arguing Balls and Strikes
**Checked Swings
**Base Coaches
**Lineups
**Curfew
**Protesting Game
**Runner Leaves a Base Illegally
**Batting Out of Order
**Three Foot Line
**The Runner Does Not Slide
**Umpire Reports
**Injured Players