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10 for 10 on the first quiz.
28 of 30 on the second.
And I would argue that for the two I missed, the question left out pertinent facts that the umpire would need to know to make a correct ruling!
Plus, there are one or two questions there that would have a different answer for different sanctioning bodies (for example, ASA vs. NSA or Little League).
All-in-all, not bad quizes. I might pass this along to the new umpires I teach for a couple of local leagues.
28 of 30 on the second.
And I would argue that for the two I missed, the question left out pertinent facts that the umpire would need to know to make a correct ruling!
Plus, there are one or two questions there that would have a different answer for different sanctioning bodies (for example, ASA vs. NSA or Little League).
All-in-all, not bad quizes. I might pass this along to the new umpires I teach for a couple of local leagues.
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I had my DD try and was pretty surprised. Although she missed some, she has been paying more attention than I thought. 
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10/10 and 29/30. I think it should somehow validate you so when you question an umpires call all you'd have to do is whip out a card and say" Look here, 10 for 10, how did you do?"
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another bretman plant post?
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I was also 10 for 10 and then missed a couple. Like bretman, I saw it was clear that one question did not present enough information to give an answer. I think it was the look-back rule. And the other one I got wrong I could swear I was right, but I'd have to look to be sure. I think it was something about a baserunner being hit by a ball.
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Joe,
Those are exactly the two questions I was talking about.
On the Look Back question (#8 on part 1), the answer they say is correct states that "the runner may only advance directly to second base". That is not true. In the situation described, the runner could also stop and retreat back to first. The answer I picked said the "the runner is out if she leaves first base". That is true, if she had actually stopped on the bag under the Look Back Rule. The question is unclear if the runner was actually stopped on the bag or advancing.
The other one was about the runner being hit by a batted ball (#8 on part 2) after the second baseman makes an error on the ball. Two of the possible answers could fit. The question is not clear whether the fielder actually touched the ball, or if the contact by the runner was intentional or not. Either of those points would have to be known to get a correct ruling.
There were a couple of others that had some ambiguous wording or didn't use the technically correct rule book terms, but you could still figure out what they were getting at by the answers you had to choose from.
Those are exactly the two questions I was talking about.
On the Look Back question (#8 on part 1), the answer they say is correct states that "the runner may only advance directly to second base". That is not true. In the situation described, the runner could also stop and retreat back to first. The answer I picked said the "the runner is out if she leaves first base". That is true, if she had actually stopped on the bag under the Look Back Rule. The question is unclear if the runner was actually stopped on the bag or advancing.
The other one was about the runner being hit by a batted ball (#8 on part 2) after the second baseman makes an error on the ball. Two of the possible answers could fit. The question is not clear whether the fielder actually touched the ball, or if the contact by the runner was intentional or not. Either of those points would have to be known to get a correct ruling.
There were a couple of others that had some ambiguous wording or didn't use the technically correct rule book terms, but you could still figure out what they were getting at by the answers you had to choose from.
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Yes, that's right. Even though several questions were ambiguous as you noted, I give the coach of that team credit for putting that together. It's pretty good overall. And his strategy questions are simple, but very good. I've seen many, many coaches who would have no idea of the correct answers on those strategy questions.
I especially liked the one about the defense having a two run lead in the last inning and a runner is on third with one out and a ground ball is hit to the pitcher. He asked what should the pitcher do if she sees the runner on third break for home. To anyone who can add, the answer is obvious.
I especially liked the one about the defense having a two run lead in the last inning and a runner is on third with one out and a ground ball is hit to the pitcher. He asked what should the pitcher do if she sees the runner on third break for home. To anyone who can add, the answer is obvious.
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i was 10/10 on the first one, and the second quiz, lets just say i'll keep my mouth shut since i'm not qualified to be an umpire :
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I'm embarassed to say that the one that threw me was the one where the ball hits the batter's hands. ?It said the hands are not part of the bat....I thought they were. ?:-/ ?
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"The hands are part of the bat"... is generally recognized as the number one, most prevelent "rules myth" circulated amongst players, coaches and fans.
"Rule myths" are those common misconceptions that have been around for years, that many fans "just know are right", but really have no basis in the actual rules. These are so common that many years ago someone came up with a list of the 40 top baseball rule myths. A softball umpire got ahold of the list and revised it to cover softball rules.
While many of the baseball myths are things we've heard from Little League on, many of the softball myths arise from people trying to apply baseball rules to the game of softball.
While we're on the topic of rules and rule myths, here are the 40 most common softball myths, along with explanations for each of the calls.
I'll bet that there's more than a couple in there that you were just absolutely sure was true!
Softball Rule Myths
"Rule myths" are those common misconceptions that have been around for years, that many fans "just know are right", but really have no basis in the actual rules. These are so common that many years ago someone came up with a list of the 40 top baseball rule myths. A softball umpire got ahold of the list and revised it to cover softball rules.
While many of the baseball myths are things we've heard from Little League on, many of the softball myths arise from people trying to apply baseball rules to the game of softball.
While we're on the topic of rules and rule myths, here are the 40 most common softball myths, along with explanations for each of the calls.
I'll bet that there's more than a couple in there that you were just absolutely sure was true!
Softball Rule Myths
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One easy way to remember the hand-is-not-part-of-the-bat rule is by remembering the joke I heard one parent tell. "When I bought the bat, a hand didn't come with it."
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That's good! ;D Thanks Joe.
Thanks for the link Bretman...I felt better after reading the list...it turned out the "hand myth" was the only one I had beleived to be true. : I think whoever made those quizes must have used that list for a reference, just about all those myths were included somewhere in the questions.
Very helpful!
Thanks for the link Bretman...I felt better after reading the list...it turned out the "hand myth" was the only one I had beleived to be true. :
I think whoever made those quizes must have used that list for a reference, just about all those myths were included somewhere in the questions. Very helpful!
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