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An umpire in a pink shirt, cap and sunglasses looks out over the field.

Umpiring at the championship

Umpires officiate the games. You need no experience: new umpires are trained and never stand on a field alone. You sign up on this page; your name and e-mail address are enough to begin.

Become an umpire

Fill in your name and e-mail address. You receive an e-mail with a link; with it you create an account and choose a password. After that you fill in the rest in your own area — address, availability, bank account — and keep it up to date yourself, next year too.

This is where we send the link to create your account; it also becomes your login name.

Which sport do you umpire? (verplicht)

Do you do both? Choose "Both" — then you can be assigned anywhere. Umpires who only do softball are assigned to the softball venue wherever possible.

We use your name and e-mail address only to create your account. What else we keep, and why, is in the privacy statement.

You receive an e-mail with a link.

Umpires at the championship

You are never alone on a field. At every venue a crew of umpires works together: you talk things over before the game, rotate between positions and go over what happened afterwards. Experienced umpires walk the venues all weekend to watch and answer questions.

Seven umpires in light blue shirts stand together on the dirt in front of the dugout.
The umpire crew gathers before the first game.
An umpire in a light blue shirt touches her cap while looking out over the field.
In position, ready for the next pitch.
Four umpires stand laughing and talking at the side of the field.
A quick word between two games.

What we ask of you

To officiate at the championship we ask four things of you.

  • You are at least sixteen years old at the time of the tournament.
  • You hold a valid VOG, no older than 3 years. We apply for it and pay for it; without a VOG you do not umpire.
  • You are available at least one day of the weekend. One day is enough, more days make the assignment easier.
  • You know the playing rules, or are willing to learn them during the training.

What you fill in yourself

Signing up takes no more than your name and your e-mail address. The rest you fill in in your own area after creating your account, and that is where you keep it up to date — next year too. It comes down to your address, because assignment goes by distance; your availability per whole day; your bank account for the mileage allowance, which you may leave blank if you waive it; and a photo for accreditation and the umpire overview, which is not required and may follow later.

Allowance and assignment

You receive a mileage allowance of € 0,23 per kilometre, counted there and back, for every day you umpire. The distance is calculated from your home address to the venue you are assigned to; three days of umpiring count as three trips.

The umpire coordinator assigns you to the venue closest to where you live. Would you rather go elsewhere? Say so: it can always be adjusted by hand. During your shift you get food and drink and the best view of the tournament there is. We do not provide an umpire shirt, but you can buy one through us.

What we keep of your details, and for how long, is in the privacy statement. Your account number is stored encrypted in the administration.

Umpires by venue

Who is on the fields

Every venue has its own crew, led by the Umpire in Chief (UIC). The UIC trains the umpires, assigns them and is the point of contact on the fields during the weekend. For questions about the training, your assignment or umpiring itself, e-mail the UIC for your venue.

Amsterdam Pirates

Rik van de Keer

Umpire in Chief

rik@nklittleleague.nl

Sietse Langbroek

Umpire in Chief

sytze@nkll.nl

BSC Almere

Chad Forbes

Umpire in Chief

chad@nklittleleague.nl

Ric Zwanenberg

Umpire in Chief

ric@nklittleleague.nl

Training

From zero to the plate

Little League works with a fixed method: where you stand, what you watch for and how you make a call. That method is the basis of the training and is kept to during the tournament. The training is given by experienced umpires, who also walk the venues during the weekend to watch and answer questions.

1

Sign up

Say that you want to become an umpire. You do not need to know anything yet.

2

Training

A short course on the rules, the positions and making calls — theory and a lot of practice.

3

Shadowing

Your first games you work alongside an experienced umpire, who watches and gives you feedback.

4

The championship

Over the tournament weekend you stand on one of the fields, assigned by the umpire coordinator.

Umpires officiate

An umpire decides. Discussion is part of the game, but the call stands. Coaches and spectators keep to the code of conduct.

Rather talk it through first?

Call or e-mail the tournament office. The umpire coordinator will gladly explain what a tournament day involves.

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