HCO Training Dates

2010 Dates

2010	Who	What		When		Where
Board Meeting	Board Members		7:00pm		TBD	HCR&P
Regional Clinic	Everyone encouraged	Rules & Mechanics		Saturday	February 6	Manassas VA Flyer
~~General Meeting~~	Everyone	SNOWED OUT	~~7:00pm~~	~~Tuesday~~	~~February 9~~	HCR&P
~~General Meeting~~	Everyone	SNOWED OUT	~~7:00pm~~	~~Tuesday~~	~~February 16~~	HCR&P
State Clinic	Everyone encouraged	Rules & Mechanics		Saturday	February 20	Bowie Flyer
General Meeting	Everyone		7:00pm	Tuesday	February 23	HCR&P
ASA Training Session	Mandatory ASA certification	Arbiter, Rule 2,3 Uniform Sales	7:00pm	Tuesday	March 2	HCR&P
ASA Training Session	Mandatory ASA certification	Rule 1	7:00pm	Wednesday ADDED DATE	March 3	HCR&P
ASA Training Session	Mandatory ASA certification	Rule 6 Fast Pitch	7:00pm	Tuesday	March 9	HCR&P
ASA Training Session	Mandatory ASA certification	Rule 6 Slow Pitch	7:00pm	Wednesday	March 10	HCR&P
ASA Training Session	Mandatory ASA certification	Rule 4,5,7	7:00pm	Wednesday	March 17	HCR&P
Clinic	Everyone	On Field Training	9:00am	Saturday	March 20	Cedar Lane
ASA Training Session	Mandatory ASA certification	Rule 8	7:00pm	Thursday	March 25	HCR&P
ASA Training Session	Everyone	ASA Test	7:00pm	Thursday	April 1	HCR&P
General Meeting	Everyone	League Rules	7:00pm	Tuesday	April 6	HCR&P
Clinic	Fast Pitch Umpires	Fast Pitch			TBD	Wallas Park
HCYP	Fast Pitch Umpires	Start of Season			March 27	Wallas Park
HCR&P	Slow Pitch Umpires	Early Bird			April 10-11
HCR&P	Slow Pitch Umpires	League Play			April 11
HCR&P	Slow Pitch Umpires	Tournament - CL Classic			June 6-7
HCR&P	Slow Pitch Umpires	Tournament - CWF COED			June 26-27
	Slow Pitch Umpires	Special Olympics
HCYP	Fast Pitch Umpires	HCYP Playoffs			June 1-13
HCR&P	Slow Pitch Umpires	Tournament Corec, Mens
HCR&P	Slow Pitch Umpires	Playoffs CoRec			July 10-11
HCR&P	Slow Pitch Umpires	Playoffs Mens			July 17-18
HCR&P	Slow Pitch Umpires	Fire Fighters			Sept 10-12
HCR&P	Slow Pitch Umpires	Ted Wolfe Tourn			October 9-10

The Howard County Officials, Inc (HCO) will be conducting training sessions for those interested in umpiring adult slow pitch softball and youth fast pitch softball in Howard County.

The training will be in the evenings start in February and run through the end of March. Training sessions are mandatory for all 1^st and 2^nd year umpires and highly encourage for all others. The General meetings and on field clinic are required for everybody. All indoor sessions will be start at 7:00pm at the Howard County Recreations & Parks Building at 7120 Oakland Mills Road in Columbia. For further information, please contact HCO Umpire In Chief, Ralph Eggen.

HCO will again sponsor a one-day umpires clinic at Cedar Lane Park. There will be no charge for HCO members. It will include indoor and on field training.

There is no fee to participate in any of the training sessions. All interested people of good character and thick skin are invited to attend. Feel free to bring a friend. The Slow Pitch season runs from mid-April through October. The Fast Pitch season runs from April through June.

All desiring to umpire games must register with the Amateur Softball Association for which there is a $40 fee.