How to become an umpire full time

You can learn to umpire year round, and you can average over a 100 games a year.You will also become a need community figure, as well as dedicated full time umpire.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• plate shoes
• face mask
• shin guards
• certifacation in officating for high school sports
• hat
• shirt,light blue and dark blue
• gray slacks

1. 

   Buy your equipment shin guards, face mask,chest protector,base shoes, plate shoes, blue shirts, one light blue and one dark blue.

2. Know your local leagues from high school and little leagues.

3. Take a movement science college course in officiating at a local college

4. 

   Go to www.referee.com and subscribe to the magazine. It will keep you up to date on important information on officiating.

5. Always manage your games with professionalism. Meaning keeping your temper, not being rude, knowing your rules. Believe it or not you are a role model for the players,parents and coaches.

6. Finally get a planner for all those games you will be booking.

Tips & Warnings

• If conditioning is a problem,umpiring is not for you
• temper problem,umpiring is not for you
• not a good communicator, umpiring is not for you\
• Make sure you are always fully equiped

[JackhTaylor]

on 7/23/2008 Well the girls keep getting turned down for modeling Their not 5 feet 9. Only 5feet 3

[ActorAndHost]

on 7/3/2008 I wonder how many guys would love to do that but never knew how to go about it! Good idea!