General Information
Welcome to the 2009 Southern Little League baseball season!
(2010 Updates are coming soon.)
Our Umpire in Chief will once again be Dave Kaefer. He is responsible for umpire training,
overall umpire performance, and umpiring equipment. If you want to know anything about umpiring,
he’s the person to talk to!
Our Umpire Scheduler is Vicki Huber. She is responsible for scheduling
umpires to games, managing their pay, as well as overall Arbiter maintenance and use. She can be contacted
via email at Umpire Scheduler.
All prospective umpires begin by filling out an
Umpiring Information Form and attending the required training clinics.
The information on the form will be used to assign officials to games, depending upon availability.
The contact information is very important for communicating with officials about their schedules as well
as granting them access to the Arbiter scheduling system.
Additionally, adult umpires (18 years and older) must submit to SSLL a
2010 Little League Volunteer Application, a copy of their driver’s
license or DMV identification card, and be fingerprinted by Sunnyvale Public Safety. Questions regarding these
procedures should be directed to the SSLL Safety Coordinator.
For all forms, please click Volunteers.
E-mail and Internet Access
We continue to use
the web-based Arbiter scheduling system to assign
officials to games and track their pay. Officials will be notified by e-mail a few days in advance of
an assigned game.
The officials will also have access to
the Arbiter. They will be able to accept
games scheduled, find substitutes when they need one, and access contact information for the
Umpire In Chief and the Umpire Scheduler.
If an official does not have e-mail access, it is very
important to have accurate and timely telephone contact information.
Qualifications for Umpiring
The minimum age for being an umpire is 12 years old.
Twelve year olds will umpire the Farm division. The Umpire In Chief will determine who will
umpire the other divisions, based upon age and experience.
SSLL Umpire Training Clinics
This year’s clinics begin the week after Super Bowl Sunday.
All training clinics will be held at Sunnyvale Middle School at the softball field (field closest to Mary Ave).
| Sundays: |
February
8 |
11 am - 12:30 pm |
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February
15 |
11 am - 12:30 pm |
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February
22 |
11 am - 12:30 pm |
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March
1 |
11 am - 12:30 pm |
Four clinics are being offered for prospective umpires.
All 12-year-old prospective umpires must attend all clinics. New attendees and returning
umpires with one or two years of umpiring should attend all four clinics.
Attendees with three or more years of umpiring and adults should attend at least two clinics.
Those who are unable to attend the requisite number of clinics should talk to Dave so that he
can assess the situation and expertise of the individual.
As in the past, everyone who attends at least two clinics
will receive some pay. A clinic conducted by Little League District 44 will count towards this.
At least one of the clinics must be one of the above, conducted by Dave. Attendance will be taken
at each session.
No special clothing or equipment is needed for the clinics.
Just wear comfortable clothes appropriate for practicing umpiring.
If you have SSLL umpiring equipment from previous years,
make sure you dust them off and try them on now! You may need replacements or repairs. Bring them to
the clinic if you have any doubts.
Mid-way through each clinic, Dave will take a ten minute break.
It’s fine to bring a soft drink, water, and/or a snack to eat during the break.
Clinic 1: Introductions, sign-ups, rule books, training, and practice.
Clinic 2-4: More rules, more training and more practice!
District 44 Umpire Training Clinics
Field Clinic -
Friday, February 27, 2009 at 7:30 pm at Good Samaritan Church
Field Clinic and umpire interaction open to all leagues and to managers and coaches.
Rules Clinic -
Saturday, February 28, 2009 from 1 to 5 pm at Good Samaritan Church
Open to Umpires from: C, CN, SM, SN, SE, SS, TC.
District Umpire Field Mechanics Clinic -
Saturday, March 7, 2009
at the Campbell Little League Field.
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