Umpire Interaction:
Procedures and Conduct Regarding Game Situations for Coaches
This article has been created to assist new and current High School Baseball coaches. The purpose of
the article is to help coaches understand how to interact with umpires during a game. By following the
guidelines on this page hopefully coaches and umpires will be able to communicate better with one
another thus creating a better environment for everyone. The major issues covered on this page are
presented by Dave Nixon, an umpire with the Lake County Athletic Officials Association, and Bryant
Tutterow, webmaster of the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association. The issues discussed are
as follows:
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The Proper Way to Ask About Balls and Strikes
The Catcher’s Relationship With the Home Plate Umpire
Timeouts (When Can They and When Should They be Called)
The Proper Way to Make a Substitution
The Proper Way to Appeal a Call
Maintaining Spectator Control