March 2010
Umpire Manuals
- Little League Umpire Clinic Manual - PDF - 42 pages - 161K
Umpire Forums
- Baseball Rules Message Board - Quite possibly the best online resource for umpire education. Nationwide daily discussion of real game situations with feedback from experienced umpires.
Test Your Knowledge
- LLHQ EXAM - Think you know the rules? Ten quizzes from Little League Headquarters, Williamsport, PA.
Video
LITTLE LEAGUE RULE VIDEOS
Examples of game situations from LLHQ
- Obstruction When the Play Is Not Being Made on The Runner
Baseball and Softball: Rule 2.00 (OBSTRUCTION); Rule 7.06 (b).
- Obstruction When the Play Is Being Made on The Runner
Baseball and Softball: Rule 2.00 (OBSTRUCTION); Rule 7.06 (a).
- Interference - Plate Umpire
Baseball: Rule 2.00 (c) (INTERFERENCE); Rule 3.15; Rule 5.09 (g).
Softball: Rule 2.00 (c) (INTERFERENCE); Rule 3.15; Rule 5.09 (b).
- Interference - Base Umpire
Baseball: Rule 2.00 (c) (INTERFERENCE); Rule 3.15; Rule 5.09 (e); Rule 6.08 (d).
Softball: Rule 2.00 (c) (INTERFERENCE); Rule 3.15; Rule 5.09 (f); Rule 6.08 (d).
- Offensive Interference
Baseball: Rule 2.00 (a) (INTERFERENCE); Rule 3.15; Rule 5.09 (e); Rule 6.05 (h); Rule 6.08 (d); Rule 7.08 (f); Rule 7.09 (m).
Softball: Rule 2.00 (a) (INTERFERENCE); Rule 3.15; Rule 5.09 (f); Rule 6.05 (h); Rule 6.08 (d); Rule 7.08 (f); Rule 7.09 (m).
- Infield Fly Rule
Baseball and Softball: Rule 2.00 (INFIELD FLY); Rule 6.50 (d).
- Called Strike on a Hit Batter
Baseball: Rule 2.00 (e) (STRIKE); Rule 2.00 (f) (STRIKE); Rule 6.05 (e); Rule 6.08 (b).v
Softball: Rule 2.00 (d) (STRIKE); Rule 2.00 (e) (STRIKE); Rule 6.05 (e); Rule 6.08 (b).
- Foul Tip
Baseball: Rule 2.00 (FOUL TIP); Rule 2.00 (f) (STRIKE).
Softball: Rule 2.00 (FOUL TIP); Rule 2.00 (g) (STRIKE).
- Illegally Batted Ball
Baseball: Rule 2.00 (ILLEGALLY BATTED BALL); Rule 5.09 (d); Rule 6.03; Rule 6.06 (a).
Softball: Rule 2.00 (ILLEGALLY BATTED BALL); Rule 5.09 (b); Rule 6.03; Rule 6.06 (a).
- The "Must Slide or Attempt to Get Around" Rule
Baseball and Sofball: Rule 7.08 (a) (3).
- Overrunning First Base
Baseball and Softball: Rule 7.08 (c) EXCEPTION; Rule 7.08 (j); Rule 7.10 (c).
- Baseball Rules Message Board - Quite possibly the best online resource for umpire education. Nationwide daily discussion of real game situations with feedback from experienced umpires.
Test Your Knowledge
- LLHQ EXAM - Think you know the rules? Ten quizzes from Little League Headquarters, Williamsport, PA.
Video
LITTLE LEAGUE RULE VIDEOS
Examples of game situations from LLHQ
- Obstruction When the Play Is Not Being Made on The Runner
Baseball and Softball: Rule 2.00 (OBSTRUCTION); Rule 7.06 (b).
- Obstruction When the Play Is Being Made on The Runner
Baseball and Softball: Rule 2.00 (OBSTRUCTION); Rule 7.06 (a).
- Interference - Plate Umpire
Baseball: Rule 2.00 (c) (INTERFERENCE); Rule 3.15; Rule 5.09 (g).
Softball: Rule 2.00 (c) (INTERFERENCE); Rule 3.15; Rule 5.09 (b).
- Interference - Base Umpire
Baseball: Rule 2.00 (c) (INTERFERENCE); Rule 3.15; Rule 5.09 (e); Rule 6.08 (d).
Softball: Rule 2.00 (c) (INTERFERENCE); Rule 3.15; Rule 5.09 (f); Rule 6.08 (d).
- Offensive Interference
Baseball: Rule 2.00 (a) (INTERFERENCE); Rule 3.15; Rule 5.09 (e); Rule 6.05 (h); Rule 6.08 (d); Rule 7.08 (f); Rule 7.09 (m).
Softball: Rule 2.00 (a) (INTERFERENCE); Rule 3.15; Rule 5.09 (f); Rule 6.05 (h); Rule 6.08 (d); Rule 7.08 (f); Rule 7.09 (m).
- Infield Fly Rule
Baseball and Softball: Rule 2.00 (INFIELD FLY); Rule 6.50 (d).
- Called Strike on a Hit Batter
Baseball: Rule 2.00 (e) (STRIKE); Rule 2.00 (f) (STRIKE); Rule 6.05 (e); Rule 6.08 (b).v
Softball: Rule 2.00 (d) (STRIKE); Rule 2.00 (e) (STRIKE); Rule 6.05 (e); Rule 6.08 (b).
- Foul Tip
Baseball: Rule 2.00 (FOUL TIP); Rule 2.00 (f) (STRIKE).
Softball: Rule 2.00 (FOUL TIP); Rule 2.00 (g) (STRIKE).
- Illegally Batted Ball
Baseball: Rule 2.00 (ILLEGALLY BATTED BALL); Rule 5.09 (d); Rule 6.03; Rule 6.06 (a).
Softball: Rule 2.00 (ILLEGALLY BATTED BALL); Rule 5.09 (b); Rule 6.03; Rule 6.06 (a).
- The "Must Slide or Attempt to Get Around" Rule
Baseball and Sofball: Rule 7.08 (a) (3).
- Overrunning First Base
Baseball and Softball: Rule 7.08 (c) EXCEPTION; Rule 7.08 (j); Rule 7.10 (c).
LITTLE LEAGUE RULE VIDEOS
Examples of game situations from LLHQ
- Obstruction When the Play Is Not Being Made on The Runner Baseball and Softball: Rule 2.00 (OBSTRUCTION); Rule 7.06 (b).
- Obstruction When the Play Is Being Made on The Runner Baseball and Softball: Rule 2.00 (OBSTRUCTION); Rule 7.06 (a).
- Interference - Plate Umpire Baseball: Rule 2.00 (c) (INTERFERENCE); Rule 3.15; Rule 5.09 (g). Softball: Rule 2.00 (c) (INTERFERENCE); Rule 3.15; Rule 5.09 (b).
- Interference - Base Umpire Baseball: Rule 2.00 (c) (INTERFERENCE); Rule 3.15; Rule 5.09 (e); Rule 6.08 (d). Softball: Rule 2.00 (c) (INTERFERENCE); Rule 3.15; Rule 5.09 (f); Rule 6.08 (d).
- Offensive Interference Baseball: Rule 2.00 (a) (INTERFERENCE); Rule 3.15; Rule 5.09 (e); Rule 6.05 (h); Rule 6.08 (d); Rule 7.08 (f); Rule 7.09 (m). Softball: Rule 2.00 (a) (INTERFERENCE); Rule 3.15; Rule 5.09 (f); Rule 6.05 (h); Rule 6.08 (d); Rule 7.08 (f); Rule 7.09 (m).
- Infield Fly Rule Baseball and Softball: Rule 2.00 (INFIELD FLY); Rule 6.50 (d).
- Called Strike on a Hit Batter Baseball: Rule 2.00 (e) (STRIKE); Rule 2.00 (f) (STRIKE); Rule 6.05 (e); Rule 6.08 (b).v Softball: Rule 2.00 (d) (STRIKE); Rule 2.00 (e) (STRIKE); Rule 6.05 (e); Rule 6.08 (b).
- Foul Tip Baseball: Rule 2.00 (FOUL TIP); Rule 2.00 (f) (STRIKE). Softball: Rule 2.00 (FOUL TIP); Rule 2.00 (g) (STRIKE).
- Illegally Batted Ball Baseball: Rule 2.00 (ILLEGALLY BATTED BALL); Rule 5.09 (d); Rule 6.03; Rule 6.06 (a). Softball: Rule 2.00 (ILLEGALLY BATTED BALL); Rule 5.09 (b); Rule 6.03; Rule 6.06 (a).
- The "Must Slide or Attempt to Get Around" Rule Baseball and Sofball: Rule 7.08 (a) (3).
- Overrunning First Base Baseball and Softball: Rule 7.08 (c) EXCEPTION; Rule 7.08 (j); Rule 7.10 (c).
