2008 Federation Exam Part I

[norwester]

Just joined a new association that does not pass out Part I in the umpire packet. I always liked to use Part I in the past as a practice test as well as a way to get my baseball brain flowing after the long off-season.

Does anyone know where this exam can be taken on-line, or is it available on a PDF somewhere?

[Rash3UC]

eofficials.com has it

[robbyrudd45]

eh, it didn't work for me...

[Rash3UC]

change your primary state around to a state the has the test listed.

[norwester]

Set it to Virginia--that worked for me.

Thanks for the replies...

[JBowling]

I just finished the Part I with a score of 100. First time ever.

[Tim_C]

"I just finished the Part I with a score of 100. First time ever."

Then you must have thrown out question #57, huh?

Regards,

[CoachJM]

Tim,

FYI.

When I took the test online through the IHSA website (2/15), I answered Q57 True and it was marked correct.

JM

[JBowling]

I forget what Q57 said but I must have answered true. I thought that Q75 was worded poorly.

[BrianC14]

The Ball is Immediately Dead When:

57. With the infield-fly rule in effect, an infielder intentionally drops a fair bunt in flight.

Trick question. :wink:


Batter's Interference Occurs:

75. If the ball is always immediately dead.

Agreed. Poorly written. :roll:

[CoachJM]

To me, what was weird was that Q75 was indisputably the "worst written" question on the entire test, yet nobody seems to have had any difficulty providing the "correct" answer.

JM

[Tim_C]

John:

As you are aware the NFHS says that #57 is false and that the key is correct and not a missprint.

Regards,

[advsr11]

I'm a new ump and took Part 1 in January. Missed Q57 by marking it true. How does Fed reason that the answer key is correct when by definition an infield fly excludes an attempted bunt. How could the situation as posited by the question, ever exist?

[dash_riprock]

advsr11 - Q57 has been debated ad nauseum on this forum and others. Do a search and you'll find the discussion. The bottom line is, in the classroom, answer false on the test, on the field, don't call the IFR on a bunt, kill the intentional drop (unless the IFR REALLY is in effect), and don't try to understand the FED's reasoning.

[advsr11]

Dash - Thanks, I will; I'm learning FED's intent is not always captured in the way they asked the test questions.

[GarthB]

Dash - Thanks, I will; I'm learning FED's intent is not always captured in the way they asked the test questions.

Tee has more recent information than I, but about three years ago Elliott Hopkins told me that the person writing the test was not a member of the rules committee.

[gilbert924]

"I just finished the Part I with a score of 100. First time ever."

Then you must have thrown out question #57, huh?

Regards,

This was printed in that latest edition of the Wisconsin WIAA Bullitin regarding Question 57:

Q.: Would you please expand on the reason
question 57 is listed as “False” for the
answer? Rule 5-1-1j is cited for the ruling.
The question is: The ball is immediately
dead when: with the infield-fly rule in effect,
an infielder intentionally drops a fair
bunt in flight. Rule 5-1-1j: The ball becomes
dead immediately when: an infielder
intentionally drops a fair fly, fair line drive
or fair bunt in flight with at least first base
occupied and with less than two outs. Subsection
1 stipulates infield-fly rule (2-19).
Wouldn’t the italicized sections indicate an
answer of “True”?
A.: After not being comfortable
with what my review was able to resolve,
I brought the question to the
National Federation rules editor.
Thanks for catching this and bringing
it to my attention. Here’s what I received:
“Part 1, #57 should have been
true. We kicked it on this end with the
printer. He transposed a few answers.
Sorry.”