MN Umpires question

[treydawgmt]

Hello,

I currently umpire in Illinois, but am possibly moving to Virginia, MN.

How does umpiring work up there, is there decent openings, etc.

And the bigger question - what colors are allowed for high school?

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[johnnyg08]

In MN, you can wear what you wish during the regular season and section playoffs as long as your crew matches. Up in Virginia, it's likely to be a majority of navy.

Not sure about openings up on the Range, I can tell you that you can expect to travel quite a bit to your games from that area because the towns are spread out.

Also, due to the awesome weather in MN, you might not work a game in that area until the middle of May when the snow melts.

Enjoy!

[treydawgmt]

Thanks Johnny. I figured the season is late. Here in Illinois I'm betting middle of April, really. We have two feet of snow in my yard still and rumors are off 6-8 feet freeze depth...

Is all of MN two man for all high school? I live in that area of Illinois where basically everything except varsity is one man. (And a varsity game or two on a busy day has been known to be one man too)

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[Replacematt]

Thanks Johnny. I figured the season is late. Here in Illinois I'm betting middle of April, really. We have two feet of snow in my yard still and rumors are off 6-8 feet freeze depth...

Is all of MN two man for all high school? I live in that area of Illinois where basically everything except varsity is one man. (And a varsity game or two on a busy day has been known to be one man too)

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Expect the same. Varsity is required to have two--all else is one.

[MPLSUMP]

Lots of amateur ball to work during the summer as well.