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I prefer to bring something I don't have to retrieve if the game ends on a controversial call.

I agree with everyone! You won't work in MiLB through my camp...independent stuff and college only. Our biggest accomplishment is 58 out of 64 of our umpires who went back to school in the past 6 years have gone to the PBUC course after returning to school. That's our biggest accomplishment...other than teaching people how the game REALLY works... :)

Let me clarify: We don't place anyone into organized professional baseball. We do have some independent professional leagues attending this year, and we hire for college summer leagues. Jim Evans is scheduled to attend, as well as Lee Landers, the President of the Appalachian League, to speak to our umpires, but we aren't hiring for MiLB, just in case there is any confusion... Our "link" to professional baseball is that we've had 57-58 umpires advance to the MiLBUDC course (Old PBUC) course out of the 64 that have returned to umpire school in the past 6 years.

Anyone who is looking to get a job in minor league baseball should look into attending O.U.T.S. Run by Bob Bainter. The chief instructor is Brent Rice who is also the lead instructor at Wendelstedt. We have had the top returning student 6 years running. We place 27 umpires in the Northwoods league during the summer. That is the premier wood bat College league. Our camp is 10 days in Cocoa Beach, Fla. Registration is now open. You do not need to have attended a school. However, we prefer that you want to. Certainly, will not preclude you from getting a placement. We will have many special guests. Reps from the App league, Northwoods, Atlantic league, Frontier league. More to come. Please visit our website. http://www.oceansideumpiretraining.com/

Affiliated... I think it's important to make that distinction.

FYi at no time did I or will i bad mouth the OUTS, it is a great clinic and has a great group of instructors. I was simply saying that just attending the outs clinic will not get you a job in PRO ball.

The Cape uses CBUAO umpires. The CBUAO also does the NECBL and the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League (other summer college leagues).