Blossom Valley PONY Baseball 2012 Umpire Sign-ups, New Association for BVPB games!
Welcome to West Coast Umpire Association, our new provider of umpiring services for BVPB games. Please read all the following for important details to get started.
Friday Sign-ups, 2/10/2012
5:00 – 7:30PM
San Jose Public Library, Santa Teresa Branch located at 290 International Circle across from Kaiser/San Jose Hospital nearby Cottle Road
Sunday Field Training, 2/12/2012
What to bring:
1. Completed West Coast Umpire Association 2012 Umpire Application signed by participant and parents/guardians.
2. Completed West Coast Umpire Association 2012 Application for Umpire’s Training signed by participant and parents/guardians.
3. Completed West Coast Umpire Association 2012 Medical Waiver signed by participant and parents/guardians.
4. Cash or Check for only $40.00 this year’s registration fee for WCUA (make check payable to West Coast Umpire Association)
West Coast Umpire Association (WCUA) shall follow established BVPB mission to instruct, train, evaluate and pay youth umpires. New adults are welcomed too! Want to umpire this season, receive training and game opportunities then come to sign-ups.
Registration fee covers registering the official with ArbiterSports by WCUA for the purpose of game assignments/communications, training/evaluations and WCUA Hats.
Working in BVPB, all umpires will be evaluated for their experience by WCUA’s representatives during training clinics. Assignment of games and pay rates based will based solely on WCUA evaluations/decisions.
Past BVPB umpires uniforms such as the blue shirts with blue/white banding used in 2011 are acceptable. Umpire uniform colors include grey slacks, black sleeves/belt/shoes/socks/gloves/wind breaker with umpire hat, ball bag, umpire mask (hockey mask will be allowed for younger umpires), and no hoodies/sweat shirts allowed as outside clothing.
Umpires will be expected to obtain for their self education 2012 Official Rules of MLB, PONY 2012 Baseball Rule Book and 2012 BVPB Rules* (when applicable Fall Ball* and Club Team Rules*) and equipment. (*www.bvponybaseball.com)
All new and returning umpires who want to umpire in 2012 BV’s Spring ball must attend the MANDATORY umpire training meetings in February. Dates for these meetings will be announced on Blossom Valley PONY Baseball (www.bvponybaseball.com) and by email to those registered.
Contact Information:
WCUA Director, Kim Karabatsos
cell: (408—655-2552) talk/text
fax: (408-927-7381)
email at: director@westcoastumpireassociation.com
Contact Information:
BVPB Head Umpire, Wade Lavery
cell: (650-823-8658) talk/text
email at: headumpire@bvponybaseball.com
Umpires: get continuous training, know the rules, and take your game up to the next level…
Please have a look at our two base umpire primer and amateur umpire tips.
Make the Right Call!
Umpire Wade
