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Originally Posted by JJ
Contact a couple of schools close to you and offer to work Fall scrimmages for free. They appreciate having umpires, especially ones they don't have to pay for, and you'll get a feel for what ball is like at that level.
JJ
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I got in with the coach at my favorite D-I school and park (about a half mile from my office), and after working most of his fall scrimmage schedule, he asked me to contact and schedule all the umpires for all the winter scrimmages and for the future scrimmages. It is an excellent way to A) Get better, B) Get Seen and C) Move up.
(It wound up paying me back rather handsomely in the form of extensive three-man experience, experience calling high-level pitching and base running, etc., but, like JJ mentioned, they really appreciate it. I got park privileges, team gear, unlimited game tickets at home games and reasonable numbers of tickets at away games. I now follow the team.)