Donation from the Wamsley Family

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CASUA wishes to thank the family of Ken Wamsley for their generous donation of Ken’s umpire equipment to the association.

Ken was a long-time member of the umpiring community who passed away last year.

Plate Conferences

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Someone asked about plate conferences at the Penhold clinic. Here is a roadmap for holding the plate conference 5 minutes before the start of the game.

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Bad weather on game night?

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Because of the size of our region, weather conditions can vary depending on where you are located. As a result, umpires are reminded to please utilize the following process if the weather is questionable for a game:

  • Team/ Association is to contact the Assignor by no later than 2 hours prior to game time if game is cancelled due to weather.
  • As soon as the Assignor is contacted that a game is cancelled, the game listing is updated in RAMP (you get a notification). Assignor also sends out an email from the Assignor yahoo account.
  • If you don’t get notification that your game is cancelled, please attend at the diamond prepared to umpire.
  • If you get to the diamond, and there are no teams, let the Assignor know immediately. He will follow up with the Association. Umpires are paid if the game was not cancelled, the umpires show up, but the teams do not.
  • If you get to the diamond, and the teams are present, start the game if possible (if conditions are safe to allow play). Once the game starts, umpires receive their game fees. If the game cannot start due to the conditions, umpires would receive any mileage owed, but no game fees.

If you have questions, contact Brad (the Assignor).

CASUA AGM Elections

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At the AGM on March 27th the following persons were elected to positions on the board.

  • President: Doug Smith – 2-year term
  • Assignor: Jeremy Organ – 2-year term
  • Vice President: Cameron Kreil – 1 year to serve out Doug Smith’s Vice-Presidential term

President and Vice President positions are normally elected in alternating years.

CASUA thanks the following for their distinguished service,

  • Malcolm Murray, now Past President, after two terms as president.
  • Brad Lyon, former President and more recently assignor.

Both gentlemen formed the backbone of CASUA for many years.

Softball Rulebooks & Handbook – 2024 – 2025

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The rulebook is updated every two years, with CASUA umpires receiving the new book at the clinics.

Should anyone wish to use the online version, it is available for $10.00 (good for two years) allowing you to quickly find rules and explanations using the search command on your browser.

Softball Canada Rule book

Softball Alberta handbook for additional Alberta Rules used in the Province.

Check out the CASUA Shop

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If you are looking for a gift idea for your favourite umpire, or some branded clothing to show you are a proud member of the CASUA, check out the CASUA Shoppe, our online store operated through Entripy Shops. Order clothing or other items with the CASUA logo, and your name, if you want. The items in our store are not official Softball Canada umpire clothing, but are meant to identify us off the diamond as members of the CASUA when we are working around the zone, the province or the country.

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