UmpIQ

05/30/2026

🚨 UmpIQ Challenge 🚨

R1, less than two outs.

Ground ball to F6.
✔️ Force out at second.
❌ Throw to first sails out of play.

Check the animation, now what?
⚾ What are the proper pre-pitch signals?
⚾ What are proper umpire rotations?
⚾ What is the proper base award?
⚾ NFHS rules that apply?

👇
https://umpiq.com/daily/index.html?date=2026-05-30

05/25/2026

Can you get this call right?

New UmpIQ Daily Challenge is live: Obstruction, Now What?

No runners, no outs. Trouble ball to right field. F3 obstructs the batter-runner near first, and the batter-runner is later tagged out at third on a bang-bang play.

Do you kill it right away? Does the obstruction go away once the runner reaches second? Or do you let the play finish and make a base award that nullifies the obstruction?

Work the umpire movement, make the ruling, and see how your answer stacks up.

Play it here: https://umpiq.com/daily/?date=2026-05-24

05/19/2026

🚨 New UmpIQ Daily Challenge — May 18 🚨

Bases loaded.
Two outs.
Appeal play at 2nd base.

The defense gets the out…

…but did the run score FIRST? 👀⚾

This one comes down to timing, force-play rules, and knowing exactly when a run counts.

A LOT of umpires freeze on this situation in real time.

Make the call:
https://umpiq.com/daily/?date=2026-05-18

⚾ Plus: explore our growing archive of lineup-card situations, obstruction plays, rotations, appeals, and rules challenges on
https://umpiq.com

05/17/2026

05/16/2026

New Daily Challenge is live on UmpIQ!

Bottom of the 7th. Home team down 1. R1, one out. Big hit to right center.

You’ll work the two-umpire rotation first, then the defensive coach calls time!

Can you get the movement right and handle the situation?

Play it here: https://umpiq.com/daily/?date=2026-05-16

While you’re there, check out all the features on UmpIQ, including daily challenges, baseball and softball mechanics reps, 3-umpire mechanics, saved progress, and the challenge archive.

05/13/2026

Got a great response on the last lineup-card situation, so here’s another one… ⚾🧠

P/DH, Game-tying HR, Defensive appeal. 😬

Good luck.

https://umpiq.com/managing-scorecard/?date=2026-05-13

Also — don’t forget UmpIQ has:
✅ 2-man baseball rotations
✅ 3-man baseball rotations
✅ 2-umpire softball rotations
…and more training tools on the way.

05/11/2026

🚨 New stuff rolling into UmpIQ! 🚨

We just launched a brand new ⚾ Lineup Card Challenge ⚾ designed to help umpires sharpen one of the most important — and overlooked — parts of game management.

Try it here:
https://umpiq.com/managing-scorecard/

And if you haven’t visited the site lately, UmpIQ also features:

✅ 2-Umpire Baseball Rotations
✅ 3-Umpire Baseball Rotations
✅ 2-Umpire Softball Rotations

And archived challenges.

Interactive mechanics training built for real-game situations.

Oh yeah… and UmpIQ was recently featured on a podcast! 🎙️

Listen here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2vP1eCWFGb3MeJ8rMIFgvf

More mechanics. More situations. More ways to improve.

Check out:
https://umpiq.com

05/06/2026

Had a great time joining Joe Sweeney on As I See It: An Umpire Podcast to talk about UmpIQ!

We covered what I’m building with UmpIQ.com, why reps and game situations matter so much for umpire development, and how better preparation can help crews feel more confident on the field.

Really appreciate Joe having me on.

Listen on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2vP1eCWFGb3MeJ8rMIFgvf?si=CqZ9J8ieRyCYe9wRKs5XCA

05/02/2026

High school playoff season is here.

We just added 3 umpire mechanics scenarios to UmpIQ focused on the situations that tend to expose crews this time of year.

If you’re working games, it’s worth a few reps:
⚾ Rotations
⚾ Coverage
⚾ Positioning under pressure

Check it out: umpiq.com
or https://umpiq.com/3man-situations.html

Always open to feedback — what scenarios should we build next?

04/20/2026

UmpIQ has a new Daily Challenge live.

Today’s rep: “Go Ahead Run?”
Bottom of the 7th. Two outs. R2 trying to score. Base hit to right. Then a fake-tag?

We’ve also got 4 Daily Challenges waiting in the archive now, so if you missed a day, you can still jump in and get your reps.

More daily situations are on the way, and we may have a podcast interview coming soon too.

Play here:

Interactive baseball and softball umpire training for mechanics, positioning, and scenario-based reps.