Today’s guest is Daniel Maldanado, known by his peers as Candy. I’ve known Candy for about 4 years through collegiate and travel softball officiating. Hailing from Las Cruces, New Mexico, Dan currently lives in Illinois and travels the country umpiring softball for a living. An avid health nut and dedicated official, Dan has gone from working USA travel softball to Division 1 softball in just under eight  years. Today’s discussion is about his progression through the umpiring ranks, his advice about advancing for current umpires, and a reflection on the years he’s spent in the profession.

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In this episode we discuss a rule myth, that when there's a tie between the batter-runner/runner and the play being made against her, the offensive player wins the tie.

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Referenced Rules
During the podcast I reference four different rule books. Those rules can be found at:
NFHS Rules: Pg. 63. Rule 8.2.2
USA Rules: Pg. 90. Rule 8.2.2
USSSA Rules: Pg. 48. Rule 8.17.D
NCAA Rules: Pg. 110. Rule 12.5.1

John Nelson, a high school head varsity softball coach, president of the Heartland Havoc program, and 14-year travel softball coach joins me to share his thoughts on the impact of the Coronavirus, travel softball, and umpires.

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Website:  https://www.heartlandhavoc.org/
Twitter: @fastpitchhavoc
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The Coronavirus Economic Stimulus Bill is being debated in Congress as we speak. I encourage you to listen to and download this letter I wrote in support in umpires, each one of which is an independent contractor. To download a copy of the letter visit CISassigning.com.

Coronavirus has taken its toll on umpires across all levels of softball. How do we deal with the impacts of the pandemic and turn it into a positive?

In this episode, we discuss some of the roadblocks to becoming an umpire and how to overcome some of them.

Behind the Mask is a podcast about the unseen side of umpiring softball. In this episode we introduce the podcaster and the general idea behind the podcast.