Various job responsibilities for running the umpire program:

UIC (Year Round)

• Provides oversight, support, and final adjudication of rules interpretations
• Support coaches meetings in late Feb (3^rd week or so) and invite umpires.  Emphasize mentor umpire program and new training materials (if obtained).
• Schedule umpires meeting for mid-March (or when schedule is ready)
• All coaches must volunteer at least 2 times outside their own games.
• The league will not be responsible for supplying umpires for make-up games.
• Umpires may ump their children’s game if they ask prior.  This allows all parties to acknowledge the conflict of interest.
• See who will mentor newbies and who needs a mentor

Recruiting (January)

• Setup and messages
  
• Request past umpires attend registration to sign the volunteer forms
• Update umpire brochures with all key information
• Attend or get help at all registration events
• Get emails of Mgrs/Coaches/Umps, Jrs & Srs.
• Make up a flyer for posting at the two sites.
• Send note to CHS coaches and to CBK about recruiting.
• Must have background check forms.

Training (March)

• Make sure to highlight “No On Deck Batter” rule and Mgrs must be in their dugouts while team is at bat (can’t hover outside).
• MANDATORY 2 games per manager/coach, no exceptions.
• Set dates for training: Basics of Umpiring Presentation and videos.
  
• CLL will pay for 2 individuals per year to attend the week-long training in Williamsport.
• Do we have sufficient copies of any training materials?
• Contact District umpires for assistance.
  

Rules (March plus Updates)

• Rules and Fine Points Clinic:  Saturday, April 11 from 1 to 2:30pm, Woodland fields
• Review and update local ground rules
• Review cross-league ground rules
• Review changes for LL for new year
• New eRules disk has great embedded videos to help learn the rules. 
• Review the standard set of ground rules with all umpires.

Equipment/Uniforms/Facil­ities (February)

• How many shirts are needed and in what sizes?
• Order CLL Umpire red shirts.
• Umpire locker cabinets organized?
• Equipment inventory and ordering
• Provide the new umpires with a short list of equipment that they need to own for umpiring

Scheduling (Season + Districts)

• Online Scheduling
• Online schedule is the master
• Get schedule information loaded in March
• Hold an umpire scheduling night after schedule is set
• Get draft schedule early and start recruiting umpires in March for April dates, even if game details aren’t known
• Once the first 2 weeks of games are known, date-wise, umps can sign up.

Website (Light – January-March)

• Maintain website with updates and new material

Email Management (Mainly Season)

• Distribute messages to appropriate team members