BGRA Umpires

2012 Umpire Clinics will take place at Prairie Elementary School from 6:30pm-8:30pm.

Farm: March 14th & April 9th

Mustang & Stallion:  March 12th & April 2nd

TBRED:  March 7th & April 3rd 

FIELD CONDITIONS HOTLINE:

1-847-919-9200, then press 6

To confirm game status, first check with your Umpire Coordinator.

If you cannot reach the coordinator, you can call the hotline.

However, you are to show up at the field unless one of them confirms that the game has been cancelled!

CLICK HERE FOR 2012 UMPIRE APPLICATION FORM 

CLICK HERE FOR UMPIRE TECHNIQUES AND SKILLS HANDOUT FROM IHSA.
 

SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR UMPIRES REGARDING COMPOSITE BATS:

No doubt you have heard of the changes in our rules regarding composite bats. The new rule is stated on the home page of this web site.

First of all, you should understand that our primary goal is SAFETY!  Secondly, as an umpire, you really don't need to worry about enforcement of this rule. The burden is on  the coaches, not the umpire. We suggest that as you are introduce yourself to the Managers, and clarifying any rules at pregame, the plate umpire should categorically  ask each coach "are your players using legal bats and are they properly equipped?" 

This puts the responsibility on each coach to send kids up to bat with legal bats and approved equipment.  With that preamble declared at the pregame meeting, should an opposing coach challenge a bats' legality, (or worse, somebody get hurt due to improper equipment) it's no longer up to the umpire to legislate what is legal or not...it'll be up to a league director.  No kid umpire should have to memorize that endless list of legal bats on the IHSA or Little League web sites.

Managers: Click HERE for Evaluation form