Ring 'em Up

i was at my sons baseball game yesterday (he plays for L.B. Wilson varsity as a PO), and as i'm just getting started in umping i asked the plate umpire if he worked for the LB Unit of the CBUA. when he said yes, i asked him, and was told that my dues/fees for the CBUA included the insurance fees.. the fees/dues are $70 and looks to be a bit less expensive then the ABUA, or NASO. #likecombinedfees ron-

WOW.. i just wanted to say thank you to everybody here who welcomed me aboard. and i'll take all the advice i can get..w/out arguing.. ! ..learning the rules and reg's and i'm starting on that now. i found a copy of the 2012 NFHS rule and casebook in PDF. ..get a mentor ..get the best equipment i can ..work like there is someone evaluating me as for the money thing, i was just curious that's all. thanks again, ron-

Hello everyone, my name is ron, and i'm located in long beach CA. my son plays at L.B. Wilson H.S. (he's working with the varsity team right now) as a PO. I just ..love.. baseball and have wanted to get out there and be behind the plate just about forever. as a newbie, i know that i have a long way to go to be proficient as most of the members here. this said, i'm hoping that the studying i'm doing now (before the clinics start next month (long beach umpire assoc.)), and going to almost all of my sons games for the past 10 years will help. i'm getting started a little later in life.. (i'm 58) and hopefully this won't be too much of a problem. (i'm actually in pretty good shape) This is not the first time i've been a sports authority. 10 years ago i was a pro soccer referee centering Club U20 men/women. (my classification was State Referee). i was definitely in the best shape of my life when refereeing as i was running about 45 miles a week.... until i tore my L-meniscus (about 5 years ago). well as you can imagine, there was no more soccer after that. sigh... i have a quick question.... how much can i actually make umping per week/month? i was thinking that umping might be able to help bring in about $250-$300 or more a week. Am i expecting too much? Have a GREAT Day..! ron-