Gresham Little League: Umpires
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Greetings and welcome to Gresham Little League. We're looking forward to a great 2009 Baseball & Softball season. Let me encourage you to get involved. Little League is run 100% by volunteers and there are many opportunities to lend a hand. One way to get involved is through umpiring. Umpiring is a lot of fun and there's no better place to watch a game than from right on the field! If you would like to know more about umpiring, please send me an e-mail at chrisf@greshamlittleleague.com. I will be glad to chat with you.
Thanks for supporting Gresham Little League and I'll see you out on the Diamond!
Chris Ford Umpire-in-Chief Gresham Little League chrisf@greshamlittleleague.com
Umpire Clinic
I will be putting on an a free Umpire Clinic on Thursday March 19th at 5:30 PM, at Mount Hood Christian Center - 2500 SE Palmblad Rd.
This clinic is mandatory for all Managers, Coaches and Umpires, in our Farm, Minors, Majors, Jr & Sr. and Softball Divisions, but it's open to all who'd like to know more about umpiring or about the rules of baseball and softball. Come on out! We'll have some fun. I'll have some good coffee and a free blue umpire Tee-Shirt for all who attend.
Below are some great umpire resources:
Umpire Manual
Here's your umpires manual, full of great general umpire info.
Wednesday, March 26
Little League Rules Instruction Manual
Here's the 2008 Rules Instruction manual for you guys that want to take this ump thing to the next level. This is the entire Little League Rules book with Instructor comments after nearly every rule. Extremely helpful and informative! This is based on the 2008 rules which are nearly identical to those of 2009.
2009 Rule Changes
Here's the new rules for 2009:
Umpire's Rules & Situations
Here's a document that explains most of the rules that I think an umpire will run into on a Little League field.
Two Man Rotation
Two Man Rotation Powerpoint - page-by-page this one shows how to position yourself for various plays and situations. I really recommend you check this out.
Handout: Two-man rotation