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USSSA Umpire Registration/Certification Clinic
There are two USSSA umpire registration/certification clinics scheduled on Friday, April 17, 2009 and Friday, May 1, 2009 to be held at the Spring Garden Township Municipal Building, 340 Tri Hill Road, York, PA 17403. The time of both clinics will be from 7:00 pm till 9:00 pm. Both of these clinics are recommended for new recruits and experienced umpires as well. Training will be available as needed based on your experience.
If you are interested in becoming a certified USSSA umpire and can not attend either of these two clinics, you may still register by going to the USSSA of Central & Western PA web site at www.usssacentralpa.com , click on the "Umpires Page", and click on the blue bar under any clinic date to print out the registration form. Do not register on-line through the web site. We can not ensure that you register in the proper region unless you let either me or Jeff Moose register you ourselves. The USSSA umpire registration form can be mailed to me at...
Dave Trump
1740 Valley Vista Drive
York, PA 17406
The USSSA certified umpire registration fee is $55.00 for adults 18 years and older. The registration fee is $27.00 for youth ages 16 and 17. USSSA umpire registration fees are paid annually and carry liability/injury insurance protection with the registration... which is well worth the fee paid to become a certified umpire. There are no additional charges or fees to join the USSSA Central PA umpires association. There are no monthly meetings required to attend. The vast majority of communication among our umpire members will be set up on a regular basis via email.
By attending either one (or both) of these clinics, you will be a certified USSSA fast pitch umpire eligible to umpire the YCJGSL Minor Division games at the entry level and/or weekend tournaments if you feel comfortable working higher level games. The YCJGSL divisions that we will assign USSSA umpires to are 16U Minor, 14U Minor, 10U Minor "AA", and 10U Minor "A". Game assignments are flexible when you are available to work. Most league games begin at 6:30 pm on weeknights. There may also be some games available on Saturdays and possibly on Sundays. The YCJGSL spring/summer season runs from early May till the end of July. We will also have the league's Minor Tournaments on the weekend of May 16-17 if you are interested in working those games. All YCJGSL Minor Division spring/summer games are single man umpire paying $50 per game.
You will need to purchase an official USSSA uniform, including a USSSA red umpire shirt, heather gray slacks, black/red cap (short or medium length bill for wearing under a face mask... long bill for umpiring on the bases when necessary), and a USSSA black ball bag. Other uniform requirements are to wear a black, red, or white plain under shirt, black belt, black shoes (preferably steel toes for working behind the plate), and black socks. Other equipment that you will need are umpire's face mask, chest protector, shin guards, ball/strike/out indicator, plate brush, and an equipment bag to carry everything. Official USSSA uniforms and umpire equipment can be purchased directly from the www.umpirexpress.com web site and shipped to you within a few days. This may sound like a lot of expense up front, and it very well may be... however, with the more games you umpire as soon as you can, you will quickly recoup your registration, uniform, and equipment expenses.
Any softball organization that has a multiple group of parents/coaches 18 and over and/or youth ages 16 or 17 years old and a facility for me to hold an umpiring registration/certification clinic in your area, I will gladly do that for you. Just provide me with a date and a facility and I will set that up if I have a free date on my calendar.
If you any further questions, please contact me by email at ycjgsoftball@aol.com or phone 717-495-2830.
Dave Trump, President
York County Junior Girls Softball League
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