New rules

Now here's a good one. Go to the Pitching rule and read the definition of Leaping. The last line reads "This is illegal". Well in 2010 it will read..."This is legal" Anyway the KL games were quite good. No surprises Japan took the championships. Here's a picture of the pitcher in action. She won the best pitcher award.


Aneh betul. Undang-undang berkaitan dengan "leaping" yang ada pada Rule 6 telah diubah dari lakuan tak sah kepada lakuan sah untuk tahun depan. Kejohanan U19 peringkat Asia cukup hebat. Tak hairan Pasukan Jepun meraihkan pingat emas. Di sini adalah gambar picer terbaik kejohanan iaitu picer pasukan Jepun

Penang Open

Well we're done with the Penang Open. It was a real good experience. The teams were top class and provided me with a good warm up to the coming International in KL. It was also a great thing working with top umpires. What bugs me the most was that I forgot to bring along my camera.
The KL trip is going to be an interesting one. It kicks off with a clinic on the 2010 rules. Looking forward to it.



OK dah selesai Penang Open. Kejohanan yang cukup hebat dan memberi warm-up yang baik untuk saya. Pasukan-pasukan yang hebat-hebat bertarung di gelanggang dan sentiasa mencabar kewibawaan pengadil. Bagi saya situasi yang tidak pernah I saksikan wujud. Sayangnya I terlupa bawa kamera I.
Esok akan bermula klinik peraturan baru 2010-2014, saya cukup minat.

Exciting days ahead

Looks like the month of December is chockful of tournaments. The Penang Open cum Sukan P. Pinang from 3 to 6 December and the Under 19 Asian Ladies tournament in UM K. L from the 13 - 16 December. The latter is a mouth watering treat with comfirmed participation of teams from Japan, China, Taiwan, S. Korea, Iran, Indonesia, Singapore and others making up a total of 9 teams. Be there!

Nampaknya bulan Disember merupakan bulan yang cukup padat dengan pertandingan. Pada 3 hingga 6 adalah Kejohanan Sukan P. Pinang dan juga Kejohanan Terbuka P. Pinang, pada 13 hingga 16 pula Kejohanan Asia untuk peringkat bawah 19 tahun dengan pasukan dari Jepun, Taiwan, China dan lain-lain pasukan hebat. Kej. Asia adalah di Uni. Malaya K. Lumpur. Jumpa di sana!!!!!

SOFTBALL COURSE IN LMS

Thanks to PPD, Tn Hj Zamani and our PTS, En Hanafi through whose hard work, the course for the promotion of Softball in LMS gets underway today in SJK (C) Hua Lian 3 with a total of close to 40 teachers attending with Charles conducting and Susan, Rani, Anita, Syed and Azman assisting.

It is hope that with this course, more schools will make their appearance in the District Tournament next year.

Kudos to PPD and En Hanafi and to all who have helped to make this a reality.

bloopers from around the world

When travelling overseas beware the signs...they can be misleading

Wonderful English from Around the World

In a Bangkok temple: IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ENTER A WOMAN, EVEN A FOREIGNER, IF DRESSED AS A MAN. Cocktail lounge, Norway : LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR. Doctor ' s office, Rome : SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES. Dry cleaners, Bangkok : DROP YOUR TROUSERS HERE FOR THE BEST RESULTS. In a Nairobi restaurant: CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE OUGHT TO SEE THE MANAGER. On the main road to Mombassa, leaving Nairobi : TAKE NOTICE: WHEN THIS SIGN IS UNDER WATER, THIS ROAD IS IMPASSABLE. On a poster at Kencom: ARE YOU AN ADULT THAT CANNOT READ? IF SO WE CAN HELP. In a City restaurant: OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND WEEKENDS. In a cemetery: PERSONS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING FLOWERS FROM ANY BUT THEIR OWN GRAVES . Tokyo hotel ' s rules and regulations: GUESTS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SMOKE OR DO OTHER DISGUSTING BEHAVIOURS IN BED. On the menu of a Swiss restaurant: OUR WINES LEAVE YOU NOTHING TO HOPE FOR. In a Tokyo bar: SPECIAL COCKTAILS FOR THE LADIES WITH NUTS. Hotel, Yugoslavia : THE FLATTENING OF UNDERWEAR WITH PLEASURE IS THE JOB OF THE CHAMBERMAID. Hotel, Japan : YOU ARE INVITED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHAMBERMAID. In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox monastery: YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE CEMETERY WHERE FAMOUS RUSSIAN AND SOVIET COMPOSERS, ARTISTS AND WRITERS ARE BURIED DAILY EXCEPT THURSDAY. A sign posted in Germany ' s Black Forest : IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN ON OUR BLACK FOREST CAMPING SITE THAT PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT SEX, FOR INSTANCE, MEN AND WOMEN, LIVE TOGETHER IN ONE TENT UNLESS THEY ARE MARRIED WITH EACH OTHER FOR THIS PURPOSE. Hotel, Zurich: BECAUSE OF THE IMPROPRIETY OF ENTERTAINING GUESTS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX IN THE BEDROOM, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE LOBBY BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. Advertisement for donkey rides,Thailand : WOULD YOU LIKE TO RIDE ON YOUR OWN ASS? Airline ticket office, Copenhagen : WE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS. A laundry in Rome : LADIES, LEAVE YOUR CLOTHES HERE AND SPEND THE AFTERNOON

G'bye till we meet on the field!

Well when all is said and done...there's only farewells. The sessions are over and the candidates have taken the exam. Wish them all best of luck and I certainly hope to see them on the field.

Dah selesai. Segala apa ilmu yang saya dapat sampaikan dalam masa yang terhad ini saya telah cuba sampaikan...dan sekarang semoga mereka dapat lulus peperiksaan dan jumpa di padang. Selamat jalan balik.

Umpires course

It has been a great 2days with this group of budding umpires from Malaysian Technical Schools. They have shown great aptitude and attitude during the course. Wish them best of luck tomorrow as they sit for the accreditation exam.

Syabas dan tahniah pada peserta-peserta yang menghadiri kursus kepengadilan untuk guru-guru teknik. Mereka telah menunjukkan sikap yang positif dan banyak menyoal. Semoga mereka dapat lulus peperiksaan kepengadilan PSM esok.

Let's rock and roll

Looks like next week we're going to get a whole new batch of propective umps! That's just great news! A great initiative by the Vocational and Technical Division of the Edu Ministry. They're conducting nation-wide courses for teachers from Technical Schools. Haven't seen an accreditation exercise on this scale before. Kudos!!

Nampaknya Bahagian Vokasional & Teknik Kem. Pelajaran telah memulakan satu usaha raksasa mengiktiraf guru-guru menjadi Pengadil Sofbol Kebangsaan. Minggu depan guru-guru dari Sek. Teknik/Vokasional dari seluruh negara akan berkursus, mengikut maklumat tidak rasmi seramai 60 guru akan mengambil bahagian. Syabas dan tahniah kepada yang telah memulakan usaha ini!

PLAYBALL!

Thanks, Charles for the mention and allowing me to share in the Glory of the team. I was equally as proud as both of you for reaching the Pinicle in Perak. Next step is National Level. Let's take ourselves to that next level together.

Our next target should be the MSSPK next year.

Congratulations to you and Sue.

WE are the CHAMPIONS OF SUPER 2009

While this has nothing to do about Umpiring I can't help but crow about it. After much effort on my part and later by Jerry(on the right) we finally got a major trophy for the district team. Of course Jerry has many other feathers in his cap but for me this is my crown. This is because The Lesslars (Sue and I) carried the team to the Championships powered of course by Jerry's razor sharp tactics. We won it. We proved ourselves.

Kursus Sofbol

Looks like October will be a busy month. There are two courses scheduled for this month - One for primary school teachers by the LMS PPD and One for Pitcher's and catchers by MSSPk. Hope to see you all there.

Nampaknya bulan ini merupakan bulan yang padat untuk permainan Sofbol. Dua kursus telah dijadualkan dalam kalendar - 1 Kursus untuk guru-guru SK anjuran PPD LMS dan kursus Picer/Kecer anjuran MSSPk. Jumpa di sana!

pitching anyone?

Now here's a trick question...

Ini adalah satu teka teki untuk Pengadil

watch the umps

This seems to be an example of 2 man system of umpiring. Although the focus is on the pitching (good practice for umps - see if you can read the pitches) catch the movement of the plate ump. There are also some shots of the first base umps movement into the diamond.

Ini merupakan satu contoh bagaimana sistem 2 pengadil berfungsi. Walaupun tujuan video ini adalah untuk pamerkan pic seorang picer yang baik maka kita dapat antaranya memerhatikan pergerakan ump plet dan juga bes satu serta dapat latihan membaca jenis pic berlainan.

Bleak Wednesday

Oh oh! Looks like Charles is going thru a post-delivery syndrome... hahaha.. Yeah.. Looks like we are not running at the speed that we were planning on but no worries Charles, We do what we can. Perhaps most have not had the chance to go thru as yet and unaware of this blog.

Looks like we are having a go ahead with the Course thanks to Hanafi. So if there are any readers out there who have any ideas of conducting both a basic course for new Softball coaches as well as any useful tips and websites for reference, your help is greatly needed.

Cheers to all and Happy Hari Raya Aidilfitri to all our Muslim Friends and fellow umpires.

bleah!!!

As much as I started out all gung-ho and full of fire...I'm beginning to get pretty depressed with the fact that only Jerry Tan and Jimmy are followers. No doubt there have been several others who have read the blogs but I would be very much happier if I was not the only one carrying the burden of putting in entries...not counting Jerry of course. Thanks Jerry.

umpire shirt

Ah Bee has done a T-shirt that looks a lot like the ISF shirt. The colour and the logo however are not the same. But to methe logo somehow looks really garish. The two pockets and the trim are faithful to the original however. Overall kudos to Ah Bee for trying. Priced at RM28 its a steal for the novelty of the product and the kind of material.

Neville says of the vid

The action of the pitcher is smooth and continuous, while the back foot
leaves the plate there appears to be some contact with the ground (the
pitcher may push-off and drag the pivot foot). Did the pivot foot get
airborne? Maybe yes and maybe no. I don't think so looking at the video and
if it did by how much? If he is no more than just an inch or so or if we
have to get down on our knees to see clearly that he is not in contact with
the ground, then he is in contact. Looking at the video there seems to be a
drag mark which would suggest that he is in contact at least some of the
time if not all of the time.

While the pitching action is broken up into many parts, the important thing
is to look at the overall action of the pitcher and not focus on just one
area or aspect.

My understanding is that while he was called early in the tournament. What
we are looking at here would appear to be alright.

Crow Hop in Slow Mo

Let's look at the Australian Pitcher in very Slow Mo. Wonder why they don't penalise it. Maybe Charles can send it to the higher-ups and see what they say? Or else, anyone of us attending our certification will have a problem of whether to penalise or not, So Charles, how?

ISF Finals between Australia and New Zealand

Is there a CROW HOP here? Can anyone confirm?

Adakah Teknik Salah disini? Boleh kah sesiapa katakan?

Thanks to Charles

Thanks to Charles for getting this off the ground. It would be a great place for us to start discussions on rules and situations so that we can always seek to improve ourselves.

Unfortunately, my bahasa is rusty and wondering if I have got the translation correct... hahaha

Terima kasih kepada Charles untuk memulakan blog ini dimana kami boleh berbincang situasi-situasi yang kami mengalami semasa satu permainan. Jadilah seorang penderma kepada blog ini supaya kami boleh sentiasa membaiki dan meninggikan standard kami di Perak ini.

lets get this blog moving

Last night while chatting with Jerry I found out that I had not been up to reading his postings. During the course of the discussion he suggested that I open up this blog...so there is now an open invitation. Any umpire (Perak: first preference) who want to co author this blog just send me your e-mail and I will invite you onto the blog. So thank Jerry for your 6 comments just keep them coming.


Semalam sambil sembang dengan Jerry I sedar bahawa I sendiri tak dapat mengendalikan blog ini seorang diri. OK, oleh yang demikian saya membuka blog ini kepada mana Pengadil bertauliah yang ingin kongsi pengalamannya (Pengadil Perak diutamakan) menjadi penulis blog ini. Anda hanya perlu hantar e-mail anda pada saya dengan menyatakan keinginan anda dan saya akan menambah nama anda sebagai penulis. Terima kasih kepada Jerry yang telah menghantar 6 komen...terus hantar.

H1N1

Things aren't looking good for anybody planning to leave the country. More and more cases of the Influenza are cropping up everywhere. So far we've been lucky we have no fatalities. Thailand has reported 40 deaths resulting from the influenza.

Nampaknya sekarang bukan masa yang baik untuk mengunjungi negara lain. Jiran-jiran kita telah melapor kadar jangkitan yang makin tinggi. Thai telah lapor 40 kematian akibat ini..nasib baik kita ni masih belum ada mana-mana kematian.

a sad day

Looks like the Min of Edu, is sticking to its guns. All the attempts to get them to make an exception came to naught... but well there will be other tournaments in the future. Hope I will not be the rare ISF umpire in this country. Come on guys you can do it!!

Akhirnya semua usaha oleh Persatuan terbuntu juga. Kem. Pel. masih berpegang kepada keputusan tidak membenarkan kakitangannya keluar negara atas tugas rasmi. Saya rasa cukup kesal. Walau bagaimanapun adalah lebih seronok kalau bilangan pengadil berkelayakan ISF bertambah. Amatlah sedih bila rujuk senarai pengadil bertauliah ISF hanya ada 2 dari Malaysia.

whats d call?

Runner on 2nd base. No down. A batter swung at and hit a fly straight up in the air. She ran out of the box and cringed in front of the plate as the ball was falling straight down. The catcher tripped over her trying to catch the fly, as a result the ball dropped untouched and rolled into foul territory. As Plate umpire what would you have done?

Dengan pelari di tapak 2, seorang pemukul memukul bola melayang terus ke atas. Oleh kerana didapati bola di atas kepalanya si pemukul/pelari tunduk di depan plet dan tidak bergerak. Si kecer terjatuh terserempak pemukul tadi dan jatuh tanpa kena bola. Bola tersebut terjatuh dan terus bergolek ke kawasan faul..apakah tindakan anda sebagai pengadil plet?

This is a great one..its Baseball though.

Mekanik baru untuk memanggil Straik....Baseballlah :)

Something very interesting to look at and consider. Was it a clean strike or dropped ball?

Cuba meniliti...bola Straik atau bola jatuh

mechanics

At the final of the MSSM recently the importance of proper umpire mechanics was really hammered home to me. The situation was 4 man ump sys...runner on first...a hit to left field. The 3rd base ump was slow getting into position and missed the fact that the batter/runner had missed base. On appeal all we could say was nobody saw it. It was really sad because spectators noticed but the ump didn't. As umpires we should prepare ourselves for every tournament. The players do...so we owe it to them

Semasa perlawanan akhir MSSM baru-baru ini semasa saya diberi peringatan betapa pentingnya mekanik pergerakan pengadil. Oleh kerana pengadil tapak lambat bergerak dan tidak dapat meniliti pergerakan pelari kerana posisi salah... seorang pemukul/pelari terlepas walaupun tidak memijak tapak. Jadi kepada rakan-rakan pengadil, minta sentiasa mengulangkaji mekanik pergerakan sebelum turun ke padang. Kalau tidak pemain yang mengambil masa bagitu lama untuk menyediakan diri untuk pertandingan akan rugi kerana kita yang tidak buat sedemikian.

lega

Nampaknya, bulan Mei dan Jun merupakan bulan yang paling "hectic" untuk pengadil tahun ini. 4 kejohanan berturut-turut dan semua di peringkat kebangsaan. Bagus juga untuk pengadil junior. Sekurang-kurangnya dapat mengumpul pengalaman. Syabas kepada rakan saya Shaharudin yang telah menghabiskan buku rekod kepengadilannya dan buka buku baru. Bagitu bersemangat beliau untuk Sofbol

Phew! these months of May and June have been hectic, what with tournament after tournament at National level the umpires have had a wild time. I think I can personally attest to the fact that never before have we had such a slew of National level tournaments at one go. Its a good thing however because our junior umpires can garner lots of experience and try to move up the ladder to the ISF rating. Kudos to my good friend Shahruddin, as far as I know he's the only National umpire to have finished his record of tournaments and gone on to another book. Keep it up boy!!

greeting

Hi! Welcome to my new blog. I have just started it and hope you and I can learn from each other. I created this blog as a place for Softball umpires, especially in Perak, to learn and become more professional. Hope we can all contribute to mutual benefit.

Hi! Selamat datang. Saya telah mencipta blog ini dengan harapan para pengadil, khususnya dari Perak, Malaysia dapat manafaat daripadanya. Kita sama-samalah kongsi pengalaman supaya rakan-rakan dapat mempelajari bagaimana menghadapi tugas di padang. Semoga blog ini dapat membimbing kita ke arah menjadi pengadil yang berkaliber dan profesional.