With the 2025 Little League Season approaching, now is your opportunity to sign up to become an adult or youth Little League Umpire!
No experience is necessary – we provide free training to get you ready for the season.
The umpires are “the third team” on the baseball field and without umpires, there would be no games.
Umpiring offers the opportunity to increase your baseball knowledge, to get fresh air, exercise, to serve the community and to have the “best seat in the house” during Little League baseball games. Umpiring can be a wonderful hobby for parents, young adult kids, siblings and friends to engage in together.
Requirements for being an Umpire
The requirements for being an umpire are:
- Youth umpire: little league age 12 years old or older
- Adult umpire: open to all
- Have taken the umpire field training put on by District 4 or Albany Little League
- Have participated in the rules clinic put on by District 4 or by Albany Little League
If you are new to umpiring please sign up to make sure you get notified of upcoming events.
REQUIRED TRAINING FOR THE 2025 SEASON
One Field Mechanics Training session and all 4 Zoom Rules training are required for all new and returning umpires.
This is an annual requirement for all Little League adult and youth umpires. There are significant Little League rule and mechanics changes for 2025.
RULES TRAINING
Mandatory Zoom Basic Rules Clinics, divided into four sessions, for all divisions of baseball and softball
Wednesdays, February 5, 12, 19, and 26, 7-8:15pm on Zoom
Registration required going to the District 4 Website here
All sessions are being recorded and can be accessed here AFTER you have attended live Zoom sessions: https://www.youtube.com/@C4UA
Optional Zoom Teenage Baseball Rules Clinic (For returning umpires who want to umpire on the big diamond for Intermediate Division and higher)
Thursday, February 20, 7-8:30 on Zoom
Registration required via visiting the District 4 Website
FIELD MECHANICS CLINICS
NEW AND RETURNING UMPIRES
Albany Little League Umpire Mechanics Clinic Saturday, February 22nd from 10:00am-3:00pm at Albany Village Fields
This is a special one-day clinic designed especially for the new Little League Adult or Youth Umpire. This clinic will include on the field positions used on a 60-foot diamond in a 2-umpire system. The clinic instruction will cover positioning, making calls and proper signals. Students will learn the fundamentals for both plate and base umpires as well as techniques for calling balls and strikes with clarity and consistency.
MORE ADVANCED TRAINING FOR RETURNING UMPIRES ONLY
Little League Umpire Outreach Clinic hosted by District 4
Sunday, February 23, 8:30-4:30
Registration required: https://CAD4LLUmpireClinic.eventbrite.com