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Baseball

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USAOA Baseball Members,

2026 Baseball Training Dates:

Sat. 2/21 Rookies Meeting via Zoom- 9AM (Stay tuned for zoom link)
Sat. 2/28 Spring Lake Schools-Laker Athletic Center- 9AM
Sat. 3/14  Spring Lake Schools-Laker Athletic Center- 9AM
Sat. 3/28  Spring Lake Schools-Laker Athletic Center + Guest Speaker- 9AM
Sun. 4/12 Holland Township Hall- 9AM
Sun. 4/26 Baseball Quiz Emailed To Members- 9AM
(*Please note the 2 meetings in April are on Sunday’s)
**All meetings are 9 AM start time.
Any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to Joe Stine or Walter Lamb (Baseball trainers)
Joe- stine.joe.14@gmail.com  Walter- wl6363@gmail.com
According to the USAOA By-Laws, officials must attend a minimum of 50% of sports-specific training sessions in which you are registered to be granted MIGS status. Therefore, officials should plan on attending a minimum of three (3) sessions. If we can schedule USAOA-approved training scrimmages, officials will be given a maximum of one session credit toward the required 3 credits necessary for MIGS status.

Softball

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USAOA Softball Officials,
2026 Softball meeting dates are listed below. All meeting are 7-8:30 PM via ZOOM.
Meeting dates:
Sunday 03/15/26 – 7:00 PM (Rookie meeting)
Sunday 03/29/26 – 7:00 PM
Sunday 04/12/26 – 7:00 PM
Sunday 04/26/26 – 7:00 PM
Sunday 05/17/26 – 7:00 PM
-All meetings are via ZOOM. A link will be sent via email from trainer Nick Pulaski.
–Start time: 7:00 PM and meetings will last no more than 1 hour 30 minutes.
-Officials must attend 3/5 of the softball meetings to meet MIGS requirements for Post Season assignments.
Any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to Nick (softball trainer).
Nick- refski76@gmail.com
Thanks

Wrestling

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2025-2026 Meeting Information

MEETING DATES:

Saturday, November 29, 2025, MHSAA Wrestling Officials Clinic tentatively at Belding H.S.  Scrimmage # 1
Sunday, November 30, 2025, Meeting # 1
Sunday, January 4, 2026, Meeting # 2
Sunday, February 1, 2026, Meeting # 3
Sunday, March 1, 2026, Meeting # 4
All Sunday meetings will be at the Northside Pub 2353 Holton Road North Muskegon, MI starting at 6:30 p.m.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our wrestling trainer Jeff Burr @ jefferyallenburr@aol.com

According to the USAOA By-Laws, officials must attend a minimum of 50% of sports-specific training sessions in which you are registered to be granted MIGS status. Therefore, officials should plan on attending a minimum of three (3) sessions. If we can schedule USAOA-approved training scrimmages, officials will be given a maximum of one session credit toward the required 3 credits necessary for MIGS status.

Basketball

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Here are the basketball training meetings for the 2025-26 season.

All meetings are on Sundays 6 p.m. at Mona Shores High School; park out front by the anchor, enter building, turn right. Room 501 is at end of hall.

All meetings will last no longer than 1 hour and 30 minutes — guaranteed!

Remember, in order to maintain MIGS status in the USAOA, you must attend more than 50% of the USAOA training sessions.

Nov. 2

Dec. 7

Jan. 18

Feb. 1

Feb. 22 (Virtual – Day before boys districts start)

Scrimmage(s) This scrimmage counts towards a USAOA meeting credit:

  • 11/20/25 @Reeths-Puffer HS 5:30-7:30 Scrimmage

According to the USAOA By-Laws, officials must attend a minimum of 50% of sports-specific training sessions in which you are registered to be granted MIGS status. Therefore, officials should plan on attending a minimum of two (2) sessions. If we can schedule USAOA-approved training scrimmages, officials will be given a maximum of one session credit toward the required 2 credits necessary for MIGS status.