New Career???

[BigUmp56]

Originally Posted by PanamaCityBrian

Well i already have gear so the cost is not an issue and i am already a part of two local associations. I am more interested in the best way to turn this into a career as in move into D-1 and hopefully further up the ranks in the later years that is what my career question was stemming from.

If you're looking to make umpiring your profession you'll need to attend one of the five week long pro schools. The top students in each class are offered the opportunity to begin a career in the PBUC. Everything you will need to do in order to make this a profession has been charted in a book written by Rick Roder entitled Baseballs Narrowest Door The book can be purchased on-line at this link:

http://www.rulesofbaseball.com/

This is the link to the Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring:

http://www.umpireacademy.com/

This is the link to the Wendlestedt Umpires School:

http://www.umpireschool.com/


It's a common misunderstanding that a lot of people have that Div 1 umpires are full time professional umpires. While they are no doubt some of the most professional umpires in their skills, they are mostly men and women who umpire outside of their usual vocation doing this only part time.

Good luck, I hope this helps.


Tim.