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McGinnis Named
OHSAA Director of Officiating Development for Baseball
Dan McGinnis joins 11 other individuals who serve as DOD’s for OHSAA’s
officiating department
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Five-time state baseball tournament umpire Dan
McGinnis is the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s new Director of
Officiating Development for baseball, OHSAA Assistant Commissioner Beau
Rugg has announced. McGinnis takes over for the retired Kyle McNeely,
who held the post since 2009.
A native of Columbus, McGinnis was named Ohio’s 2013 Baseball Official
of the Year. He is a past president of the Central Ohio Baseball
Umpires Association and now serves on the Board of Directors of UMPS
CARE Charities, a non-profit organization established by Major League
Baseball umpires (www.umpscare.com).
Under Rugg’s leadership, McGinnis joins 11 other individuals who serve
as the OHSAA Director of Officiating Development in their respective
sport. The Directors serve as instructors, state rules interpreters,
official’s observers, liaisons with local officials associations and
consultants to the OHSAA. More information is posted at:
http://www.ohsaa.org/officials/directors.htm
“The OHSAA baseball community is very fortunate to have Dan McGinnis as
their Director of Officiating Development,” Rugg said. “Dan brings a
wealth of experience to the position and has great credibility among
umpires in this state and nationally.”
McGinnis has been a licensed OHSAA baseball umpire for 16 years and has
conducted the state umpire mechanics clinic since 2011. He has been an
adult education instructor since 2005.
“Ohio has some of the finest high school baseball umpires around,”
McGinnis said. “Our state tournament is second to none and we need to
make sure that we are providing these student-athletes with the best
qualified officials. Clinic participation, observations and continuing
education need to be part of the process in determining their
selection.”
McGinnis recently retired after 35 years in the pharmaceuticals
industry, including the last 27 years as a national account manager. He
is a 1978 graduate of Western Michigan University. Dan and his wife,
Deb, have two sons who played collegiate baseball and are now baseball
umpires.
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