Topics covered:

• Plate & Base- Timing  & Proper Mechanics
• Rule Interpretation & Application- Obstruction, Interference, Infield fly rule, etc.
• Goshen Little League Practices & Procedures
• Handling situations
• Signals

Umpires must be age 12 or above by May 1.

Where are all the volunteer umpires ?
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Every year local leagues have elections, organizational meetings, registrations, drafts, etc.. Then, a week before the season starts someone asks, “What about umpires?”
Below are some items leagues should think about in building a viable volunteer umpire program. The information provided will give each league a way to build a successful volunteer umpire program: From the need to have a league umpire-in-chief on the board of directors to how to keep them once you get them in the program and trained to be efficient, competent umpires.

Local League Umpire-In-Chief
It is highly recommended that each league should have a League umpire-in-chief (UIC) on its board of directors.

This umpire-in-chief should be, as a minimum, a role model to the children, and should have basic rule knowledge as well as being able to recruit, teach or train volunteer umpires and interpret rules.

His/her duties should be to:

Train new umpires and/or managers/coaches for base umpires.
Schedule umpires in all or most divisions of league play and should umpire as well.
Establish a dress code for the volunteer umpires that will be umpiring in the local league.
Interface with the local league board of directors as it relates to game situation, manager/coach situations, etc.
Be available to debrief after games if asked by those volunteer umpires that want an evaluation.

Contact Umpire in Chief All umpires must attend a clinic, children and adults alike.
Tom Giordano