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Southeast Portland Little League

You Can Be an Umpire!

Who Can Umpire?

Anyone can umpire! We need veteran and rookie umpires. We need baseball and softball umpires. We need home plate and base umpires. We need you. Little League umpires are volunteers. All it takes is the desire to help our children learn the game of baseball and the personal commitment to help umpire a few games a season.

Training

SEPLL and District 2 staff umpires will provide each volunteer with training on rules and mechanics well in advance of your first game. Additionally, mentors are available to provide ongoing training and feedback throughout the season to ensure each umpire is as successful on the field as possible.

Equipment

Volunteer umpires will receive an umpire's shirt, hat, indicator, plate brush and ball bag.

Sign Up

To sign up, please send an email to SEPLL's Umpire-in-Chief at [email protected]. You will also need to complete the online volunteer application and pass a background check.

Little League Baseball & Softball Rules Presentation

Umpire Training and Resources

Free Umpire Training
 
Southeast Portland Little League and District #2 holds umpire rules and mechanics clinics each spring to help get started or help brush off the dust and get ready for the season. Dates and locations to be announced.
 
You probably spent a lot of time watching your kids play ball this season. You probably also heard people yell -- or perhaps even yelled yourself -- some of the following:

* "The runner is out if she doesn't slide!"

* "One base on an overthrow!"

* "The hands are part of the bat!"

* "The ball hit the plate! It's a foul ball!"

Are you interested in learning why these statements are true -- or false -- and why? Would you like to become a better coach, umpire or player? Do you want to be a more informed fan?

SEPLL offers free training opportunities. Be on the alert for announcements for your next session.  

Little League International Umpire Page

Little League provides access to a wide variety of free online resources to help improve skills and confidence. Click on the link to register for free and take advantage of the resources available to you.

Little League International Umpire Page

Little League Umpire Training Materials


Umpire Resource Center

The Umpire Resource Center's goal is to provide resources and materials for Little League Umpires to aid them in the process. (Managers, coaches, parents and fans are welcome too!) Note that this site is not associated with or endorsed by Little League Baseball and Softball Incorporated. It is a private site and all of the opinions expressed are those of the author and other contributors.

Umpire Resource Center


Little League Umpiring 101

Little League Umpiring 101.com was developed for new and beginning umpires (< 3 years experience) to help you learn quickly and have fun while you're doing it.

Little League Umpiring 101

Umpire Guidelines

Umpire Registry

Local Rules

Common Rule Myths

Junior Umpire Program

Stump the Ump

Test your Umpiring knowledge with these interactive quizzes. 

Online Umpire Quiz
This interactive quiz has over 300 questions (and growing).

Umpire Quizzes
This features multiple Little League Umpire quizzes.

Contact Us

Southeast Portland Little League

P.O. Box 42154 
Portland, Oregon 97242

Email Us: [email protected]
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