The NAFA International
Umpire Committee met for the first time in Hutchinson, Kansas, in August of 2004.
They have been corresponding by e-mail weekly, developing programs,
and policies for 2009 and beyond. The 2008 season was a huge
success and laid the groundwork for us to be one of the most
respected umpire groups in the world. The International Umpire
Committee works hard to cover two nations and to keep NAFA at the
forefront of officiating. For 2008 we appointed Regional
Umpire-In-Chiefs across the
United States and
Canada to better serve our officials.
We enter 2009 as one of the strongest umpiring groups in North America and have added Crew Chiefs at our World
Series. In 2007, Henry St. Clair was inducted into the Hall of Fame
as and umpire and in 2008 Willard Schumack was inducted.
Congratulations to both of them.
For information
regarding the NAFA Umpire Program, contact NAFA National Director of
Umpires
Carley Parish,
carley@lutz.nb.ca
506-832-1490 or contact your Regional Umpire-In-Chief listed below
by email.
Umpires who would
like to be part of our NAFA Umpire Pool for World Series and
Invitational play should fill out the "Umpire Questionnaire" below
and email it to Carley at
carley@lutz.nb.ca
All applications for the
NAFA World Series events for 2009 must be submitted (by e-mail or
facsimile) to NAFA Director of Umpires
Carley Parish no later than May 31st,
2009. All applications must include three references with proper
contact information. All participants selected for the World
Series must order the proper shirts and hats prior to the
tournament.
NAFA
National Director of Umpires
Carley Parish
carley@lutz.nb.ca,
phone 506-832-1490, fax 506-832-1470
NAFA
Regional Umpire-In-Chief Staff – lead by National Director of
Umpires, Carley Parish
USA Northwest Region, Don Postle,
don@thepostles.com
USA Southwest Region, Pete Davis,
davisgolf@yahoo.com
USA Great Lakes Region, Henry St. Clair,
hstclair@ameritech.net
USA Southern Region, Henry St. Clair
hstclair@ameritech.net
USA Upper Midwest Region, Steve Vail,
umpiresteve@yahoo.com
Canada Ontario, Shawn Henderson,
hlywud@sympatico.ca
Canada
The Umpire
Registration fee is $35. It is essential and covers the
umpire's insurance for NAFA events and goes to our umpire
program.
All umpire
questionnaires need to be received by the Director of Umpires no
later than May 31st, 2009 with references.