New to Umpiring

[bsutherland1018]

Hello all of my new umpire brothers!  My name is Ben and I just finished training at the Wendelstedt Umpire Academy.  I had a blast, and learned more about umpiring than I ever thought existed!  Now that I am finished with school and we're looking down the barrel at upcoming baseball, I'm looking to get involved in high school or college baseball and a friend from school suggested I start here.  I live in the Denver area, but understand that some travel may be necessary.  If anybody has contact information regarding pretty much anything going on please pass it along.  Thanks and I look forward to being a part of this community!

 

Ben

[JaxRolo]

Welcome!

[tjwoelfel13]

Welcome to the boards.

[maninblack69]

Welcome to U-E

[grayhawk]

Welcome to the site.  Have you ever umpired before?  Hard to imagine drinking from the firehose at pro school without ever strapping on the gear before!  Congrats on graduating there and I hope you post a game report from your first game this season.

[Stan W.]

welcome to the site...congrats on attending/graduating  pro school!

[mstaylor]

Welcome to the site and the avocation. Graduating pro school will give you a leg up for sure. PM UIC and see if there are members here in your area. If not, contact your local HS and find out where they get their umpires. Best way to figure out the local contact.

[mstaylor]

http://www.chsbua.com/ This is the contact for the Denver area group. I think I know at least two in the group from the internet.

[Umpire in Chief]

Glad to have you Ben. 

[bsutherland1018]

Welcome to the site.  Have you ever umpired before?  Hard to imagine drinking from the firehose at pro school without ever strapping on the gear before!  Congrats on graduating there and I hope you post a game report from your first game this season.

 

It wasn't easy, to be sure!  Really hard to break myself of my playing instincts (move towards the ball) and watch what's going on everywhere.  But I learned a ton and am excited to be a part of baseball again.

[WormFSU35]

Welcome!

[tempetoro]

Welcome!

[Majordave]

Welcome. Read. Ask questions. Share knowledge and experience. Good luck and don't suck. 

[Ump29]

Welcome!