This podcast is for Umpires, coaches, and fans alike. The rules of baseball are integral to playing, coaching and officiating the game. Sports rule books often seem as if they are written in a dead language. We’re going help break down baseball rules in an easy, understandable, and entertaining manner. From little league to the majors, with an emphasis on NCAA. However, this is not just a rules show. We’ll talk about leadership, fitness, nutrition, and most everything else (except religion and politics). You can expect quality information, fun guests, and an overall good time.
This episode renews our discussion of the State of the Division (D-I) for college baseball. We are pleased to welcome back our guest, George Drouches, NCAA National Coordinator of Baseball Umpires. Please join CB, E-Nak, and Trav, as we talk to George about the successes from his tenure as the D-I National Coordinator, and the state of college baseball entering the 2025 season. We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com
Today we are talking to NCAA Baseball Secretary - Rules Editor, Randy Bruns. In this episode we discuss the NCAA's Baseball Major Rule Changes for the 2025 and 2026 seasons. Hear about the new rules directly from the Rules Editor. Enjoy the show everyone! To provide feedback about this podcast, please email us at: feedback@strike3podcast.com For more information, visit us at strike3podcast.com
Today, we once again have the opportunity to talk with Brooks O'Hearn. This time we talk about summer baseball, Fall baseball and camps. We discuss the importance for umpires to continually improve, and how Fall games and camps help expand an umpire's tool set, experience and networks. We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com, or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com
Today, we talk with Division I umpire Brooks O'Hearn. This the first in a series of episodes with Brooks. In this episode, we talk with Brooks about moving up in college baseball, and crew chief expecations. We also discuss life choices and timing, and the importance of umpires giving back to other umpires. Please enjoy our chat with Brooks. . We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/colin-brown8/message
One of the primary functions of a baseball umpire is the enforcement of the rules of the game. Today, CB, E-Nak and Trav meet with John Ottavino, a self-made baseball rules expert (our definition). John publishes a free daily email, "Baseball Rule of the Day." This mail list is available to anyone who asks. Currently, there are hundreds of umpires, across the USA, and abroad, who subscribe to John's list. We talk to Mr Ottavino about the origins of the mail list, from a small local distribution, to the growth to today, and some of the interesting rules/interpretations. You can subscribe to John's free "Baseball Rule of the Day," email list just by asking - j.ottavino@att.net . We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/colin-brown8/message
NCAA Division II National Coordinator - Jon Brower This episode continues our renewed series regarding the State of the Division (D-II) for college baseball. We are pleased to welcome our guest, the new, NCAA National Coordinator of Division II Baseball Umpires, Jon Brower. Please join CB, E-Nak, and Trav, as we welcome Jon to the show, congratulate him on his new position, and talk to him about his vision and goals for Division II. We also talk about some of his expectations for umpires and sportsmanship for the 2024 season, and beyond, and some keys to an umpire's development. We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/colin-brown8/message
This episode CB, E-Nak, and Trav wrap up the 2023 calendar and baseball year. This past years was very eventful, both on, and off the field. We thank our listeners and layout plans for 2024. Thank you all for a good 2023, and best wishes to all for an even better 2024! Happy New Year! and Be safe out there. We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/colin-brown8/message
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This episode CB and E-Nak discuss the Fall Baseball season. We talk about the importance of utilizing the Fall "Non-Traditional" Baseball Season to work on your game, and take advantage of networking opportunities. We also discuss Umpire Camps and Clinics. Each Fall marks the annual "Camp Season" for umpires. The time for professional development. We share some of our camp and clinic experiences, and discuss the importance of umpire clinics. West Coast Umpire Camps - https://www.westcoastumpirecamps.com/ United Collegiate Umpires - https://unitedumpires.org/ Umpire Training Institute - https://umpiretraininginstitute.com/ Umpire Focus - https://umpirefocus.com/ United Umpires - https://unitedumpires.org/training-program/camp-clinic-schedule/ *******Very Important******** Here is a link to call camps being put on in the United States this year: https://officialsdepot.com/pages/back-to-bases-clinics We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/colin-brown8/message
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Today, we talk with Division I umpire Michael Chuckerman. We talk with him about how he got his start in umpiring, his journey from high school baseball, attending umpire school, and his transition (and rapid advancement) into College Baseball. We discuss life choices and timing, and the importance of umpires giving back to other umpires. Please enjoy our chat with Michael. We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/colin-brown8/message
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In this episode, the boys begin their 4th Season. They start out discussing the off season, the new rules for the 2023 season, and the season outlook. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/colin-brown8/message
This episode continues our renewed series regarding the State of the Division (NAIA) for college baseball. We are pleased to welcome our guest, Justin Gragg, NAIA Director of Officiating Initiatives. Justin is responsible for sports officials in all 31 (and 28 championship) sports NAIA sanctions. NAIA is comprised of 250 schools, and includes over 77,000 student-athletes. Please join CB, E-Nak, and Trav, as we talk to Justin about the successes from the 2022 season, and the outlook for the rapidly approaching 2023 Baseball Season. We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
This episode continues our renewed series regarding the State of the Division (D-III) for college baseball. We are pleased to welcome our guest, Don Umland, NCAA National Coordinator of Division III Baseball Umpires. Please join CB, and E-Nak, as we talk to Don about the successes from the 2022 season, and the outlook for the rapidly approaching 2023 Baseball Season. We also talk about some of the new rules and expectations for the 2023 season, and some keys to an umpire's development. We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
This episode continues our renewed series regarding the State of the Division (D-II) for college baseball. We are pleased to welcome our guest, Scott Taylor, NCAA National Coordinator of Division II Baseball Umpires. Please join CB, and E-Nak, as we talk to Scott about the successes from the 2022 season, and the outlook for the rapidly approaching 2023 Baseball Season. We also talk about some of the new rules and expectations for the 2023 season, and some keys to an umpire's development. We also touch on the subject of violence/mistreatment of sports officials. In particular, we would like to draw attention to "Officially Human" a group founded by Brenda Hilton, of the Big Ten Conference, with the goal to restore respect to game officials. Please check out their website - https://officiallyhuman.com/ We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
This episode begins a renewed series regarding the State of the Division (D-I) for college baseball. We are pleased to welcome our guest, George Drouches, NCAA National Coordinator of Baseball Umpires. Please join CB, E-Nak, and Trav, as we talk to George about the successes from the 2022 season, and the outlook for the rapidly approaching 2023 Baseball Season. We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
This episode continues a renewed series regarding Umpire Camps and Clinics. Each Fall marks the annual "Camp Season" for umpires. The time for professional development. Our guest includes our friend, and returning guest, Alex Skandalis, the President of the United Umpires. We talk about the teaching philosophy and strategies at United Umpires, and the importance of training. There is, currently, still time and seats available at 6 of United Umpires' upcoming clinics. So, please enjoy our conversation about umpire training with Alex. West Coast Umpire Camps - https://www.westcoastumpirecamps.com/ United Collegiate Umpires - https://unitedumpires.org/ Umpire Training Institute - https://umpiretraininginstitute.com/ Umpire Focus - https://umpirefocus.com/ United Umpires - https://unitedumpires.org/training-program/camp-clinic-schedule/ *******Very Important******** Here is a link to call camps being put on in the United States this year: https://officialsdepot.com/blogs/news/2022-2023-national-umpire-camp-list We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
This episode continues a renewed series regarding Umpire Camps and Clinics. Each Fall marks the annual "Camp Season" for umpires. The time for professional development. Our guest includes our friend, and returning guest, Steve Mattingly, co-founder of Umpire Training Institute. We talk about the teaching philosophy and strategies at UTI, and the importance of training. There is, currently, still time and seats available at UTI's upcoming clinics. So, please enjoy our conversation about umpire training with Steve. West Coast Umpire Camps - https://www.westcoastumpirecamps.com/ United Collegiate Umpires - https://unitedumpires.org/ Umpire Training Institute - https://umpiretraininginstitute.com/ Umpire Focus - https://umpirefocus.com/ United Umpires - https://unitedumpires.org/training-program/camp-clinic-schedule/ *******Very Important******** Here is a link to call camps being put on in the United States this year: https://officialsdepot.com/blogs/news/2022-2023-national-umpire-camp-list We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
S3:E5: Camps - Umpire Force with Adam Dowdy This episode continues our annual series regarding Umpire Camps and Clinics. Each Fall marks the annual "Camp Season" for umpires. The time for professional development. Our guest includes our friend, and "New Camp on the Block," Adam Dowdy, the Founder of the Umpire Force. We touch on how Adam got his start in umpiring, his journey through the minor leagues, and his transition into College Baseball. We talk about Adam's history of teaching, training and developing umpires, starting with Jim Evans' school, and several other umpire camps. We talk about the teaching philosophy and strategies at United Umpires, and the importance of training. There is, currently, still time and seats available at the 3 Umpire Force clinics. So, please enjoy our conversation about umpire training with Adam. Umpire Focus Umpire Camps - https://umpirefocus.com/ We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
This episode begins a renewed series regarding Umpire Camps and Clinics. Each Fall marks the annual "Camp Season" for umpires. The time for professional development. We share some of our camp and clinic experiences, and discuss the importance of umpire clinics. West Coast Umpire Camps - https://www.westcoastumpirecamps.com/ United Collegiate Umpires - https://unitedumpires.org/ Umpire Training Institute - https://umpiretraininginstitute.com/ Umpire Focus - https://umpirefocus.com/ United Umpires - https://unitedumpires.org/training-program/camp-clinic-schedule/ *******Very Important******** Here is a link to call camps being put on in the United States this year: https://officialsdepot.com/blogs/news/2022-2023-national-umpire-camp-list We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
In today's episode, we discuss the importance of an umpire's support system, especially support from home. We are joined by Venus Brown and Samantha Wilson, two of the people that support and enable their partners' (Colin and Ben, respectively) umpiring careers. We also talk to Venus and Samantha about viewing the game, from their perspectives. Enjoy the episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
An issue of growing concern is the abuse of sports officials, and how it seems to be increasing exponentially. This phenomenon is occurring at all levels of all sports. Join us as we talk to Kristi Moore Howard, a softball umpire who was recently assaulted by a fan, and Brian Barlow, and (unfortunate) expert in the field of sports officials' abuse. Help us find ways to solve this important, and growing, issue. https://www.facebook.com/youreoffside --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
In today's episode we talk with Division 1 and newly minted College World Series Umpire Ramon " Rambo " Ramon Armendariz. We talk with him about how he got his start in umpiring, his first D1 assignment, and getting " The Call " for the CWS. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
This episode concludes our three-part series about umpire camps and clinics. Our guests are three of the principle leaders of the United Collegiate Umpires, Chris Marshall, Alex Skandalis and Brian deBrauwere. We discuss how they all got started in baseball, including their playing careers, time umpiring in professional baseball, and transitions into collegiate baseball umpiring. We talk about the teaching philosophy and strategies at United Umpires, and the importance of training. We talk about their joining into United Umpires, and much more. So, please enjoy our conversation about umpire training with Brian, Alex and Chris. United Collegiate Umpires - https://unitedumpires.org/ We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
Hello everyone. Thank you for tuning in to a special episode of S3P!!!! Today we're on location at beautiful Folsom Lake College in Folsom California! Our first venture out beyond Covid 19. We're going to have incredible guests and campers on the final BBUC 2 man camp ever. This is very bitter sweet for us because we've been involved in BBUC for many years. The instructors have given of themselves beyond all expectations! Please sit back, relax, and enjoy our conversations with campers and instructors of the Final, BBUC 2 Man Camp! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
Today we present the second episode, in a 3 part series, on Camps & Clinics. Our guests are the founders of the Umpire Training Institute, Steve Mattingly, Travis Katzenmeier and Jason Rogers. We'll discuss how they all got started in baseball, time in professional baseball, how they got into college baseball. We also talk about their teaching philosophy, the importance of training, how UTI got started, and much, much, more. So please sit back, relax, and enjoy our conversation with Steve, Travis and Jason Umpire Training Institute - https://umpiretraininginstitute.com/ We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
Today we begin a 3 part series on Camps & Clinics. Our first guest is the the NCAA Baseball Director of Umpire Training and the founder of Black & Blue Umpire Camps, Mr. Billy Haze. This is Billy's 11th and final year of running BBUC. We'll discuss how he got started in baseball, his time in professional baseball, how he got into college baseball, how BBUC got started, and much, much, more. So please sit back, relax, and enjoy our conversation with Mr. Billy Haze. Black & Blue Umpire Camps - https://blackandblueumpirecamps.com/ Please join us in welcoming Billy Haze! We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
In today's episode we are joined by our friends and mentors, Gary DiFabio and Jeff Henrichs. Gary is a 15 year NCAA veteran who works most of the D-I conferences on the West Coast, along with D-II and some Junior College conferences. Jeff is a 28 year NCAA vet, with 8 College World Series rings. We examine the purpose, and importance, of Fall Baseball from the perspective of the schools, assigners and the individual umpires. We discuss the importance of Fall Baseball to an umpire's development, and it's relationship to the umpires' assigning association(s). We note some evidence of changing attitudes in some umpires' attitudes regarding Fall Ball, including compensation. The topic of the difficulties observed on the difficulties staffing fall baseball scrimmages by the lower levels (non-D-I) of collegiate, and all of the high school levels, is also explored. Is it a combination of effects that are limiting the numbers? (e.g. post-COVID pandemic reluctance, season burn-out, lack of compensation) Please join us in welcoming Gary DiFabio and Jeff Henrichs! We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
The 2021 College Baseball season was a challenge for all parties, and no group of people were impacted like assigners. Please join CB, Trav and ENak as we welcome our friend and mentor Alex Skandalis. Alex is the Executive Vice President & CFO of United Umpires, which has two divisions - United Collegiate Umpires and United Travel Umpires. UCU assigns umpires in 18 conferences throughout the Northeast region, including Divisions I, II, and III schools. UTU assigns non-scholastic baseball in several regions of the United States. UCU is also provides premier umpire training opportunities through camps and clinics. We talk about the timing of the 2021 baseball season and the COVID-19 testing protocols, some rather unsettled game schedules, and reduced number of available officials. We also looked forward to what may happen for the 2022 college baseball season, and ideas about recruiting new, and retaining existing roster umpires, and the importance of training opportunities. United Umpires can be found at: https://unitedumpires.org/ We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
The 2021 College Baseball season was a challenge for all parties, and no group of people were impacted like assigners. Please join CB, Trav and ENak as we welcome our friend, mentor (and boss) Bill Speck. Billy is a current Division I umpire who has worked a College World Series, and a former minor umpire, and assigns for 3 Northern California Junior College conferences. We talk about the timing of the 2021 baseball season and the COVID-19 testing protocols, some rather unsettled game schedules, the reduced number of available officials, and umpire recruiting. We also looked forward to what may happen for the 2022 college baseball season. We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
The 2021 College Baseball season was a challenge for all parties, and no group of people were impacted like assigners. Please join CB, Trav and ENak as we welcome our friend, mentor (and boss) Billy Haze. Billy is a current Division I umpire who has worked two College World Series, and a former minor umpire, and the newly appointed NCAA Director of Umpire Training. We talk about the timing of the 2021 baseball season and the COVID-19 testing protocols, some rather unsettled game schedules, and reduced number of available officials. We also looked forward to what may happen for the 2022 college baseball season. Black and Blue Umpire Camps - https://blackandblueumpirecamps.com/ We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
The 2021 High School Baseball season was a challenge for all parties, and no group of people were impacted like assigners. Please join CB, Trav and ENak in our roundtable discussion with 5 assigners from across the country: Mark Clough - Northwest Baseball Umpires Association (WA) Scooter Morrison - A-1 Sports Officials (FL) Phil Porter - River Cities Baseball Umpires Association (WV and OH) Steve Wanamaker - Orange County Baseball Umpires Association (CA) Eric Nakagawa - North East Bay Umpires Association (CA) We talk about the timing of the 2021 baseball season and the conflicts with simultaneous/overlapping other sports, COVID-19 protocols, the completely unsettled game schedules, and drastically reduced number of available officials. We also thanked the "warriors" who helped carry the season to successful conclusions, and different strategies in recruiting new officials and retaining the current roster members. We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
S2:E11 - The end off the regular season, summer & camps with special guest host Brian Luth In this episode we get to talk to one of our best friends. He's a United State Army Platoon Sergeant who is based out of Alaska, who will be coming back to the continental United States this Winter. We talk about the end of the regular season, the coming summer, and fall camps. Please help us welcome to the show, Platoon Sergeant and fellow umpire, Brian Luth! We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
S2:E10 - Umpire Crew Chief w/ Jeff Henrichs Today the guys have a conversation with 7 time College World Series Umpire Jeff Henrichs. Jeff talks about his start in umpiring baseball, his minor league experience, and how he ended up in College Baseball. He also talks about how to become a crew chief and if you are already a crew chief, how to become a better one. So sit back, relax, and enjoy our conversation with Jeff Henrichs. We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 9 of Strike 3 Podcast. Today we're talking to Kate Hart. Kate is a 20 year veteran umpire who umpires from little league to Junior College Baseball. Kate talks about what is was like for her to tryout for baseball in little league and pony baseball, only to be turned away because she was a a girl. She also talks about what it's like to be a female umpiring in a male dominated sport. So please sit back, relax, and enjoy our interview with Ms. Kate Hart. We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
Today we are discussing the return of high school and youth baseball in California, after the shutdown of all scholastic sports after March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a very long layoff, for everyone, from players, coaches, to fans, and umpires. We talk about, not only, the return of high school baseball, but of the sudden policy reversal, to allow all high school (and youth) sports to return, virtually, at once! The impact on sports officials, and multi-sport athletes is discussed, including how this emphasizes the shortage of officials in all sports! E-Nak shares the "joys" of umpire assigning with the extremely short preparation time in advance of the actual start of the season. We also talk about our personal returns to the baseball diamond. CB & E-Nak were fortunate to share their return to the field on the same crew, and Trav's first games are coming soon! Enjoy the show! We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
Please join us in meeting with Kent Walker, author of Umpire Mentors, a collection of the best umpiring advice from some of the best umpires in the world. We talk to Kent about Canadian Baseball, and his progress through the umpire ranks from a raw beginner, fresh off the playing field, to working in an International Baseball tournament and a Senior Course Conductor, who can teach all 5 certification levels. We discuss Kent's current project the research and data collection for his upcoming book, Umpire Mentors. We talk about the value of having a good mentor, and what makes up a good mentor. We ask Kent how he picked his survey questions and how he went about soliciting responses from umpires. We look forward to the book's release, and although the primary audience is intended to be the "new" umpire, we're sure we all could pick up some pointers and lessons from our peers. Enjoy the show! For more information about Umpire Mentors, and how to submit information to Kent, go to - https://www.umpirementors.com/ We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
Please join us in meeting with 39 year MLB umpire, Gerry Davis, and Jim Bettencourt, author of Baseball Rules in Black and White, as we discuss the soon to be released version of BBRIBAW which covers the Little League rule set. We talk to Gerry about his distinguished baseball umpiring career, and ask him about some his game highlights and memories. Mr. Davis talks about his involvement with Little League, and umpire development. Jim and Gerry talk about their partnership and the development of a Little League version of BBRIBAW, which is targeting an April 1, 2021 launch date. Enjoy the show! For more information about Baseball Rules in Black and White - https://www.baseballrulesinblackandwhite.com/ For Gerry Davis Sports (attire and equipment for sports officials) - https://www.gerrydavis.com/ We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
Please join us in meeting with Cal Baseball Head Coach, Mike Neu, as we discuss the coach/umpire dynamics. Coach Neu also talks about how video review changed some of the coach/umpire, in-game, interactions. Mike also discusses the coach's perspective of umpires as well as his expectations of college (and all) umpires. We talk about the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020 baseball season and the summer off-season, and the continued challenges it creates going forward. We also travel down memory lane and highlight some of Mike's accomplishments from his days as a player. We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
This episode continues our series of physically and mentally preparing for a new baseball season. We are talking with the owner of AIPT, LLC, (Anything is Possible Training) Danni Proenza! Danni is a certified personal trainer, who also is a baseball umpire. Danni attended umpire school in 2018, so knows the rigors and demands on umpires' bodies. Danni has successfully completed several Ironman Triathlons, and is a Ironman Certified Coach, so we're sure she can run circles around us. Danni discusses the importance of a good training routine, including how/when to start a training program and how to maintain your physical fitness throughout the season, (and throughout the year), and the relation to improved on-field performance. Danni explains AIPT's motto, "What if...to...What's next" Here are more sources for additional information from Danni and AIPT Now - Website -https://aiptnow.com/ Facebook - @1AIPT Instagram - @_aipt HyperVolt Percussion Tools - https://hyperice.com/ We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
Please join us in meeting with Karen Swanner, founder of "The Official's Mind," as we explore mental fitness for sports officials. Karen's 40 year officiating career spans from pee-wee hockey, to NCAA D-I Men's and Women's Soccer National Championships (8), and Men's and Women's international friendlies. Ms. Swanner combines her officiating experiences with her academic backgrounds, to delve into Mental Fitness for officials in all sports. The Official's Mind focuses on mental side of officiating, including stress, confidence, motivation, communications, focus and mind-body connections, all of which can provide insights to officiating success on the field/court. Further information can be obtained from Karen's "The Official's Mind" cyber presences - Website - https://theofficialsmind.com/ Facebook - @thesportsofficialsmind Twitter - @officials_mind Instagram - @theofficialsmind We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com UPDATE: Please check out Karen's article in the February 2021 issue of Referee Magazine! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
The West Coast Umpire Camps (WCUC) is hosting a free virtual umpire clinic January 28 - January 31, 2021. Please welcome the WCUC co-founders, Eric Nakagawa and Michael Wraa, and their lead instructors, Brian Hertzog and Luke Hamilton to the show. The WCUC virtual clinic is being held due to the COVID-19 pandemic (and the related West Coast shutdown) a physical camp is impossible. WCUC is offering this virtual clinic free of cost to umpires, and only ask for a donation to UmpsCare, if you so desire. You can sign up for the clinic here - https://zoom.us/webinar/register/6516106074900/WN_8l9MDinGS7OPLiSTF749Fg or on the WCUC website - www.westcoastumpirecamps.com or WCUC Facebook page - @WestCoastUmpireCamps or the UmpsCare page - https://give.umpscare.com/wcuc Brian and Luke can be found on Facebook - @LukeBrianTour Please note the Virtual Clinic has moved to January 28-31, due to logistics and COVID-19 quarantine issues. Sorry for any inconvenience. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
As the 2021 College Baseball season approaches (yea!), please join us in our discussion with Douglas Ramos, MD. Dr. Ramos is currently the team physician for Creighton University, and the Tournament Physician for the College World Series, and active Professor at two major universities. We pressed Doug to fill us in on his (very impressive) additional academic and NCAA credentials, including numerous NCAA student-athlete health and safety initiatives. Dr. Ramos explains what officials should expect in the coming (COVID-19 Pandemic) baseball season. There are several changes we can expect regarding COVID-19 testing, safety protocols, and behavior modifications. These changes are designed so we can do our part for a successful 2021 college baseball season. If you have additional questions for Dr. Ramos, please send them to us at: info@strike3podcast.com and we will forward your inquiry to Doug. We would love to hear from you. Please rate us on ApplePodcast, or send us feedback at: feedback@strike3podcast.com , or visit our website for more information - https://www.strike3podcast.com To leave us a message or for questions for any of our guests, use the following link: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
Happy New Year! Welcome to another edition of Strike 3 Podcast. Today's guest is an entrepreneurial Level-2 CrossFit Trainer who's been in the fitness industry for the last decade. He's coached many people who've lost hundreds of pounds while gaining strength and agility. Like most, his business is effected by the pandemic, however he has adapted, improvised, and overcome challenges with a positive attitude. Please welcome to the show, owner of Mac's Athletic out of Stockton California, Pat McAninch. Here are links to the topics we discussed in this episode. www.macsathletic.com Patrick's email: maxathletic@gmail.com www.gymreapers.com/products.gymreapers-kettlebells www.kettlebellkings.com/powder-coat-kettlebell-in-ln/ www.roguefitness.com/rogue-kettlebells The Compassion Course - on-line: www.thecompassioncourse.org The Couch Stretch: https://youtu.be/eoPmgjyj9-Q Books: the maxims of manhood: 100 rules every real man must live by - Jeff Wilser https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message Please rate us on Apple PodCasts, or send us feedback at feedback@strike3podcast.com We would love to hear from you! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
Hello everyone, just wanted to put out a quick end of the year show. Hope you enjoy it and Happy New Year!!!! Please rate us on Apple PodCast, or send us feedback at feedback@strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
Today's guest is not only the D-III Baseball National Coordinator, he's also still an active D-I umpire. Please help us welcome to the show, Don Umland. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
The guest this episode is a former MiLB umpire, turned into a college umpire, then became the NCAA Division II National Coordinator of Umpires. Please help us welcome to the show, Scott Taylor --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
Today's guest is a former MiLB and NCAA D-I umpire. He walked off the field at the ripe old age of 32 to become the D-I Western Athletic Conference (WAC) & D-II California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Coordinator of Umpires. To add to that he's currently the NCAA Director of Umpire Training. Please help us welcome to the show, Mr. Tom Hiler. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
Today we're talking to George Drouches, NCAA Division I Coordinator of Umpires. George will talk about his background, how he got he start in officiating, and his path to becoming the NCAA D-I Coordinator of Umpires. Mr. Drouches discusses his vision for college umpiring, and what to expect for the 2021 Collegiate Baseball Season. This is an episode not to be missed by college officials. Sit back, relax and enjoy! To provide feedback about this podcast, please email us at: feedback@strike3podcast.com For more information, visit us at strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
In this episode, our guest is Jim Bettencourt, author of Baseball Rules in Black and White. He's written a series of books to help umpires navigate and understand the baseball rule books. These are fantastic supplements to the standard baseball rule books. The series covers, high school (NFHS), college (NCAA) and Official Baseball Rules (MLB or OBR). Baseball Rules in Black and White is now available in a mobile app, which changes the way umpires (and coaches) look at, study, and teach rules. Enjoy the show!!! Baseball Rules in Black and White - https://www.baseballrulesinblackandwhite.com/ iOS App Google App To provide feedback about this podcast, please email us at: feedback@strike3podcast.com For more information, visit us at strike3podcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-brown8/message
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