2012 Umpiring Information
Kirk Sorensen has been named Umpire-in-Chief for the 2012 season
for Jericho. He can be reached by email at uic@jerichobaseball.com for
any questions about rule interpretations.
An umpiring clinic for new umps is scheduled for Sunday, April
22, 2012. If you are age 11 or older and would like to become an
umpire for Jericho Little League you must attend this clinic and
sign up to ump a game. New umpires will be mostly like assigned to
ump games in the Minors A division.
The April 22 clinic will run from 10 am - 12 noon on the
small Minors A diamond at Carnarvon Park (NW corner) and will be
held rain or shine. In case of rain, meet at the covered play area
at Carnarvon Elementary School closest to the diamond. The first
hour of the clinic will cover rules and positioning. The second
hour will include equipment and practice calling balls and strikes
from a live pitcher. Wear a cup and bring your schedule in order to
sign up to ump a game!
Umpire pay will remain at the same rates as last year. Umpires
will be paid in cash after each game by the home team manager.
There is no extra pay for overtime games nor for umping both plate
and base.
- Majors A Plate: $30 Majors A Base:
$25
- Majors B Plate: $25 Majors B Base: $20
- Minors A Plate: $15
- Adult umpires are volunteers and will not be paid.
It is never acceptable to verbally abuse an umpire. The
Umpire-in-Chief welcomes any constructive comments on umpires. Any
criticism or critique relating to the performance of a youth umpire
should only be communicated to the youth umpire by the
Umpire-in-Chief.
Youth umpires are vital to Jericho Little League. Our policies
on providing a safe, fair, and fun environment for players also
apply to our umpires. Only positive, instructive, and encouraging
comments are allowed to be directed at umpires. We must remember
that just as youth players will make mistakes during play,
umpires will also make mistakes in officiating, particularly
in the younger divisions where they are learning how to umpire.
Violators of this policy are subject to disciplinary measures up
to and including suspensions from games or expulsion from Jerico
Little League.
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