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I believe the annual licensing fee for Arbiter is $4/umpire; not sure of the up-front fees. For a large organization it is well worth it.
We have 200+ BB and SB H.S. umpires; 60+ schools, and 6,000 games to schedule each spring. Arbiter does it all in minutes. (Of course there is a lot of data entry prior to reaching the scheduling runs.) Umpires have a lot of control; we can go to on-line calendar and block out days or time slots that we are not available; we can block teams or schools; it handles partners, and differentiates between BB and SB umpires (thank God for little favors!). It will schedule different levels (Var, JV, FR) based on umpire ratings. When the AD wants to add a make-up game in the middle of the season, Arbiter shows the Assignor who, at what level is available, and can communicate on-line to both the umpire and the AD.
Our schedules are on-line; the system auto e-mails for changes or new games being added. It sends out reminder e-mails a couple days ahead of game time. You see all the game details, partners phones and email address, school data, AD and Coaches; even can show maps to schools.
We spent a year evaluating systems before selecting Aribiter. In our third year we got mad at them and went back into the market to research again. Came to same conclusion, so we settled our differences and went forward with the on-line system. They are simply the best. And tech support is very strong.
WMB
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