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Interested In Umpiring For 2012 Season?
We are starting to get ready to prepare for the 2012 season. We will conduct both classroom and on-field training this year.
If you are interested in umpiring this year should send an e-mail to adrian.steinberg@lzbsa.org with the following information:
- Name
- Address
- Telephone number
- Date of Birth
- e-mail address
Umpire candidates must be at least 14 years old at the start of the season .
Those under the age of 16 are required to obtain a work permit from school. No umpires will be scheduled until a work permit is on file.
Please start the process by getting the required information from your school. Take the work permit application and letter located on the right hand side to your school to obtain a work permit.
Mail the work permit and W4 form to:
LZBSA
Attn: Umpire Info
P.O.BOX 411
Lake Zurich IL 60047
Any questions and be sent to adrian.steinberg@lzbsa.org
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Game Schedules
Umpires will signup for games using our Arbiter game scheduling software. Once added to our group you will need to follow the following instructions to sign up for games
Umpiring a Baseball / Softball Game - Easy or Not?
Umpiring a baseball or softball game (or any sport for that matter) is a thankless job. You're being yelled at, everybody questions your decisions, people even question your sanity and intelligence.
As coaches, players, or parents, we assumed that calling balls or strikes isn't that hard. Here is a little video that will put things back in perspective.
I couldn't see well enough to play when I was a boy, so they gave me a special job - they made me an umpire.
Harry S. Truman
33rd President of the
Adrian Steinberg
Umpire-in-Chief
Phone: 847-800-3998
