JAG Softball - 3 Umpire System!

Narration to the 3 Umpire System from a PowerPoint by USA Softball presented at the 2020 National Umpire School in Auburn, WA. Simplifies and offers direction for new umpires and tenured ones who need a bit of a refresher! All the best, enjoy!

[@peterzehren1477]

Thank you! Very helpful. ! have my first sectional game in 3-man coming up soon here in WI

[@mrlaw711]

Very good video by the way.

[@user-ns8ic1cs4o]

Line shot over bag that lands in front of either U1 or U3 , which umpire has the call (fair/foul), Plate or base umpire?

[@critter2]

I had my first three man system it definitely strange. But umpire said I did good for first time and had great advice from our UIC

[@critter2]

They also said I did better than other umpire. They said they definitely get me more.

[@mrlaw711]

Last portion of video shows runners at 1st and 2nd. Fly ball to outfield where U3 goes out, and PU goes to 3rd base to make call. Diagramming shows U1 holding in middle of field. If runner at 3rd continues home for some reason...I would think that U1 has to get home as opposed to PU chasing runner (never good).

[@charleslindsay4361]

No rotation either from counter-rotated or in two-man. Plate umpire has both 3B and H here

[@jeffbrown5913]

R1 at 2B and R2 at 1B (counter rotated)...Fly ball to center, if U1 goes out - does U3 go behind the circle (for R2 & BR) and PU goes to the holding zone (for 3B & Plate coverage)?

[@raymondistenes1604]

Excellent video. Does USA Softball publish a 3 man manual of some type? Just to have for a reference.

[@YozThePatriot]

Yep...definitely in the back of the Umpire manual One man, two man, three man.....

[@brucebeets6339]

www.usasoftball.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/120/2023/06/2023_UmpireManual_040123.pdf