Girls Softball Officials and Judges
• Renewals are due July 1st. Renewal after July 1st will result in an additional $20.00 fee. Deadline for registrations and renewals are the last clinic date for each sport. No registrations will be accepted after the last clinic date in each sport.
• All officials must have MVP accounts with current email addresses. Communication will be done through email to the address you have used for your MVP account.
• Officials are not registered until fees have been received and processed by NDHSAA.
• Officials are not eligible to officiate until all fees are received and processed by NDHSAA.
• Any NONREGISTERED official who officiates an NDHSAA contest may be declared ineligible.
• Any official who uses tobacco at the site of the contest or consumes alcohol the day of and prior to a contest shall be suspended.
• Any out-of-state official, who officiates a contest in North Dakota and does not have reciprocity, may be declared ineligible.
Softball Rules Clinic (Online ONLY)
March 12 - April 2, 2012
Rules clinics attendance/completion is mandatory each year for all football, volleyball, soccer, tennis, cross country, softball, swimming, hockey, gymnastics, basketball, wrestling, baseball, track & field officials and head coaches.
Officials and coaches may also fulfill attendance requirements by attending any official rules clinic conducted by any of the state associations and having their attendance card sent to the NDHSAA office for credit. There are no make-up rules clinics.
A coach/official must attend/complete one of the clinics or camps/workshops per sport listed in this schedule.
Penalty for failure to fulfill a mandatory clinic requirement shall result in a $50 fine to the school for the first offense and a $100 fine for each subsequent offense during same school year. Fines must be paid prior to being permitted to participate in NDHSAA post season activities to which the fine applies.
To complete the online rules clinic:
• Log in to MVP
• Click on My Profile on the bottom left side of the page
• Click on the Officials Registration tab that appears on the grey menu bar
• Click on the blue Baseball Rules Clinic link that appears above the rules clinic schedule
• You must complete the rules clinic including all quizzes to gain credit for the clinic
• After each quiz, you must click the SUBMIT button and the FINISH button before continuing
• Upon completion of the rules clinic for officials, credit
will be automatically be given within their MVP account. You will
see verification of your completion on the screen.
• Verification lists will be posted on Mondays during clinic
windows on each main sport/activity page. Coaches & officials
are responsible for verifying their completion within the clinic
window.
Online Exam Window
April 10 - April 16, 2012
Officials and head coaches of baseball, basketball, football, gymnastics, hockey, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, volleyball and wrestling must take an open book test in the sport(s) in which he/she is a head coach/official.
The test will be available on-line only and must be completed and submitted within the applicable window.
There will not be a late testing window.
All coaches must have MVP approved roles as coach of their
sport(s) before they will be able to access testing. All officials
must be registered through MVP to officiate and NDHSAA must have
processed registration fees before any online exams may be taken.
You must allow for mailing time.
CLICK HERE to access online testing
Workshops
The NDHSAA Board of Directors approved mandatory workshops for umpires as well as attending a rules clinic and taking the on-line rules test
CLICK HERE for Softball Workshop Schedule
For questions regarding softball, please contact Sheryl Solberg, NDHSAA Assisstant to the Executive Secretary.
Page Updated 6/8/2011