Three umpire system

General rules

• inside – outside theory– ball in the infield, ump in the outfield– ball in the outfield, ump in the infield

• angle to play is more important then distance

• no rotation when runner(s) on second and/or third base

Inside – outside theory

U3

U1P

U3

No runners on baseball in the infield

U3

U1P

B22 °

6 m

6 m

Holding zone

Holding zone

No runners on baseball in the outfield

U3

U1PB

6 m

6 m

6 m

6 m

6 m

6 m

Runner on first baseball in the infield

U3

U1

P

R1BELP

22 °

6 m

6 m

1 m

Holding zone

Holding zone

Runner on first baseball in the outfield

U3

U1

P

R1B ELP

ELF

6 m

1 m

6 m

6 m

6 m

Runner on second baseball in the infield

U3

U1

P

R2

B

ELP

22 °

6 m

6 m

Runner on second baseball in the outfield

U3

U1

P

R2

B

ELF

ELP6 m

6 m

6 m

Runner on third baseball in the infield

U3

U1P

R3

B

ELP

22 °

1 m

Runner on third baseball in the outfield

U3

U1P

R3

B

ELPELF

6 m

1 m

Runners on first and second baseball in the infield

U3

U1

P

R1

R2

B

ELPELP

Runners on first and second baseball in the outfield

U3

U1

P

R1

R2

B

ELP ELP

ELF

ELF

Runners on second and third baseball in the infield

U3

U1

P

R2

R3

B

ELP

ELP

1 m

Runners on second and third baseball in the outfield

U3

U1

P

R2

R3

B

ELP

ELP

ELF

ELF

1 m

Runners on first and third baseball in the infield

U3

U1

P

R1

R3

B

ELP

ELP

1 m

Runners on first and third baseball in the outfield

U3

U1

P

R1

R3

B

ELP

ELP

ELF

ELF

6 m

1 m

Runners on first, second and third baseball in the infield

U3

U1

P

R1

R3

R2

B

ELP

ELP

ELP

1 m

Runners on first, second and third baseball in the outfield

U3

U1

P

R1

R3

R2

B

ELP

ELP

ELP

ELF

ELF

ELF

1 m

Inbetween innings

U3

U1

P

Inbetween innings

U3

U1P