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		<title>Get Regional Clinic Presentations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      What an amazing learning experience! Thank you to all of the fantastic clinicians who gave so much of their time and expertise to help make all of us in Region 15 better umpires. Nearly 250 umpires gathered for a great weekend of learning, building relationships and having some great fun. The head umpires from ASA&#8230; <a href="http://smsua.org/950">[Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Feb ASA Rules and Clarifications</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      We know you wait with eager anticipation every month to review the ASA Rules and Clarifications! Check out February&#8217;s installment for the most up-to-date information. This month there&#8217;s a pretty great break-down of when a ball becomes dead, remains live or becomes a delayed dead ball. And a correction to the umpire manual that you&#8217;ll want&#8230; <a href="http://smsua.org/932">[Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Regional Clinic Agenda &#8211; 8:00 am Saturday Start!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      Are you ready for a party?! We&#8217;re looking forward to seeing 300 of our friends in blue this weekend in Kent. This is truly going to be a once-in-a-lifetime clinic experience. Here&#8217;s the 2012 Regional Clinic Agenda. Note that everything gets started at 8:00 am on Saturday (registration starts at 7:00) and the party doesn&#8217;t&#8230; <a href="http://smsua.org/914">[Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>School Ball Rules Changes Here</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kayleenrae</dc:creator>
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      All high school and middle school games are governed by the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) Rules. Although there aren&#8217;t many significant changes to the rules or mechanics this year, Gerald St.Clair went through some of the more significant changes for the members at the February 6 meeting. If you missed that meeting, or&#8230; <a href="http://smsua.org/906">[Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Clinic Update &#8211; Over 250 Coming</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kayleenrae</dc:creator>
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      In case you haven&#8217;t heard &#8211; over 250 Blues from all over the Northwest are signed up for the Region 15 ASA Clinic February 11-12. Newest information is that Bob Stanton &#8211; Director of Umpires for the International Softball Federation will be joining the top of the top clinicians and Phil Gutierrez, President-Elect of ASA&#8230; <a href="http://smsua.org/890">[Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>ASA Slow Pitch Camp &#8211; May 17-20 in Lincoln, Nebraska</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kayleenrae</dc:creator>
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      If you are a slow pitch umpire who wants to get the call for those top games or just wants to learn from the very best slow pitch umpires in the country, seriously consider going to the ASA 2012 Slow Pitch Camp this May. The Nebraska ASA team has a fantastic camp planned. Check out&#8230; <a href="http://smsua.org/873">[Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations to Our Two New ASA Elite Umpires</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kayleenrae</dc:creator>
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      Congratulations to Tom Henderson and Troy Fields for earning their ASA fast pitch Elite Umpire Award. The ASA Elite Umpire Award is the highest recognition for ASA umpires and is the first step towards earning International Softball Federation (ISF) certification. To become an ASA Elite Umpire each umpire must be selected to work two major&#8230; <a href="http://smsua.org/859">[Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Free training programs for all members</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      Whether you&#8217;ve been umpiring for 30 years or 30 minutes, SMSUA offers top-notch training. We promise to work with all of our umpires to prepare them to reach the highest level they want to work. We have lots of umpires who are happy working the recreational and young ages. And we have some umpires who&#8230; <a href="http://smsua.org/680">[Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing the New SMSUA Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Peterson</dc:creator>
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      Your SMSUA Board is pleased to announce the birth of the new website. In the short off-season, several Board members worked to re-design the website to add more information members were asking for, make it more user friendly, and create a &#8220;member&#8217;s only&#8221; section. A very warm and deserved &#8220;THANK YOU&#8221; to Erin Peterson who&#8230; <a href="http://smsua.org/675">[Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Answers to Uniform Questions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Peterson</dc:creator>
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      The standard uniform for most of the games we umpire is pretty easy to remember: a powder-blue shirt, black belt, gray pants and black shoes. When you’re doing a plate game you’ll also need a blue or gray ball bag. If it’s cold, you can wear the navy blue jacket. Here are some common questions&#8230; <a href="http://smsua.org/670">[Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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