Ump-App

We definitely want to get the drone perspective going. Pairing it with ground level perspective would be great as well. Getting teams together to go through a shot list has some drawbacks from the lack of authenticity and competitiveness. As a teaching tool, it’s definitely something we plan on adding.

Ultimately, baseball is baseball. By far the majority of the rules are universal so there is a lot of crossover between rule sets. Of course the rub is in the differences.

Thanks Dawg! I am passionate about our product. From the instruction quality, the production quality and the volume of content we have, I genuinely believe nothing else comes close to us. There's always room for improvement however, so that's why I came here looking for some feedback.

We are aware of the numbers for the amount of LL umpires. We did look into creating a course for them but LL already offers some online training for them. I haven't seen it so I couldn't speak to the quality or comprehensiveness of it but at least there is something out there for them. And God bless those guys for working for free all summer!

I really appreciate the feed back guys, thank you! We will definitely be expanding our NFHS content and I really like the suggestion to add NFHS specific tests. We are in an off-season development phase so please keep the suggestions coming. Now is the time.

Well, I'm a developer and not a sales guy. But since you asked... 🙂 The creator of Ump-App and the instructor in the videos is D1 Umpire Tim Cordill. If you've been to a clinic in the greater Midwest, you may have met him. To say he's passionate about umpire development is an understatement. He eats, sleeps and breathes umpire development and it shows in our content. Our platform is comprehensive. And I do mean comprehensive. In the Baseball Umpire course, there are over 500 short videos (more than 12 hours total) broken down by situations into several categories. There's a test at the end of each section to help in retaining the information. A one year subscription gives you access to the entire course for the entire year. The videos can reviewed any time during the year if you'd like to look back at a certain situation. Video based training is an excellent way to cover a lot of information at your own pace and on your own schedule. There's no way you can sit down in a preseason umpire meeting and cover a fraction of the information we do. Our platform is also mobile friendly so the site is accessible wherever you you go. I'm a big fan of clinics and I've been to several. They are excellent. Video based training, however, is a powerful educational tool that will only continue to be a bigger part of how we improve and prepare for our seasons. The knowledge you gain will make you more confident on the field. If you have any more questions, I'd be happy to respond.

Very interested to see if anyone has done any online training or online courses. Full disclosure, I'm a developer for Ump-App which I believe might make this a "vendor account". If there's a different location for me to post, I'd be more than happy to relocate. That being said, I am truly interested in getting feedback if anyone has taken part in training online. Something you'd like to see covered... Something you were disappointed in... Something that really helped you... If it's something that will help us get better as a company, we'd love to use it to help other umpires.