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  Register Now for FVB Clinic at Wheaton College

The main FVB training clinic in 2012 will be held at Wheaton College on March 3.  Stay tuned here for details.  Ray Leibel will be the keynote speaker, addressing Verbal Judo, and its uses as an official.

The clinic will be free to all FVB members in good standing.  FVB members can click here to advance register:  https://spreadsheets3.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE9oTUR0TkVvUWxCRm5ZbjJVRkpQNUE6MQ

The admission will be $35 for all non-FVB members.  Non-members can register by sending Jeff Collis an email at fvb9@yahoo.com.

 

 

 


  A.O.A. Training Meetings

For any of our members that find it immpractical to get to Crystal Lake for the FVB training meetings, there is an option:

A.O.A. Baseball is a non-assigning association, whose main purpose is to help educate and train high school baseball umpires.

Our 2012 training sessions will meet on six consecutive Wednesday's 7:00-9:00 P.M.at Naperville North High School starting on Feb 8th.
We have added a segment for new officials which will run from 6:30-7:00 P.M. on the same evenings, starting on 2/15/12.  First year dues are being waived for new members (lapsed members not included), so this would be a great way for someone to get started.

The years agenda includes the quick quizzes, IHSA Part 1 test & rules changes.  Dave Alstadt will cover balks and Matt Moore returns with a presentation titled, "You Make the Call".
We will have sessions on plate work, appeals, and a lively demonstration on conducting the pre-game plate meeting with partners & coaches.

2012 dues are $30 for returning members and $25 for members belonging to another AOA division.
 
If you need more info please contact me @ vjmastjr@comcast.net

  FVB Winter Meetings

FVB will be hosting winter meeting again this year. We have some great speakers again this year. We will have Craig Anderson, who is the administrator in charge of officiating for the IHSA. We also will have Matt Moore, who is an associate editor for Referee Magazine)The meetings will be held at Crystal Lake Central High School (except for week 1, which will be at Cary-Grove High School). The meetings are provided for free for FVB members. There is no need to RSVP for the meetings, you can just show up.

All meeting will start at 6PM and will be held at Crystal Lake Central unless otherwise noted

Feb. 2 – Craig Anderson from the IHSA (will be held at Cary-Grove High School)

Feb. 9 – Chris Viverito

Feb. 16 – John Muller

Feb. 23 – Matt Moore from Referee Magazine

Mar. 1 – Dave Alstadt

Mar. 8 – IHSA Test Review



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