BCUA BANQUET 2023
Posted by bcua on Friday, 11 March 2022MARK THE DATE ON YOUR CALENDAR!!!
The BCUA will hold is annual end of year banquet on Thursday June 8, 2023 at 6:30PM at Biagio's in Paramus. We look forward to seeing everyone there.
About Us - Bergen County Umpires Association
The Bergen County Umpires Association is an organization of baseball and softball umpires certified to officiate high school contests in New Jersey.
Our purpose is:
- promote the welfare of the games of baseball and softball on the county level by uniformly interpreting and administering the rules of those games as set forth by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) and the National Federation of High School Associations (NFHS).
- promote and maintain the highest degree of baseball and softball officiating by following a uniform set of mechanics and have available at all times an adequate number of thoroughly trained and capable umpires.
- preserve the traditions, foster the ideals, advance the interests and improve the quality and prestige of the baseball and softball umpires through a comprehensive program of classroom training and on-the-field experience and develop a spirit of friendship and maintain a high standard of ethics among umpires.
NFHS 2022 Softball Rules Changes Video
Posted by bcua on Thursday, 24 February 2022POSTED ON BEHALF OF THE NJSIAA / NFHS:
The NFHS recently created a video that can be used as a complement to the 2022 NFHS Softball rules interpretation PowerPoint presentation. The video is entitled “2022 Softball Rules Changes” and can be watched below.
NJSIAA Official Sportsmanship Statement
Posted by bcua on Monday, 7 February 2022OFFICIALS SPORTSMANSHIP STATEMENT
Officials will read the following statement before every NJSIAA event at all levels (No Paraphrasing):
Player Equipment Changes Highlight Rules Revisions in High School Softball
Posted by bcua on Friday, 16 July 2021Republished from NFHS.org
Two significant player equipment changes involving the wearing of head coverings and beads were among the rules revisions approved in high school softball for the upcoming 2022 season.
These changes along with six other rules revisions were recommended by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Softball Rules Committee at its June 14-16 meeting held in a virtual format and subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.
Adjustment Made to Pre-Pitch Sequence in High School Baseball
Posted by bcua on Friday, 9 July 2021Republished from NFHS.org
High school baseball pitchers who do not receive signals from the catcher must now simulate taking a sign with one foot on the pitcher’s plate before proceeding with a pitch.
This addendum to Rule 6-1-1 was the lone rule change forwarded by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Baseball Rules Committee and was subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors. The baseball committee’s annual rules meeting was held June 6-8 in a virtual format.