ECAC Umpire

[PAT THE REF]

Hey Everyone,

Switching gears a little bit... Does anyone know how to become or is anyone here currently a East Coast Athletic Confer. Umpire? What, if any, is the evaluation process to become a ECAC official...

Thanks

[jpc2119]

if you go to the ECAC website, and go to the officials section, there is a form you can fill out. You'll need letters of recommendation and there is a fee (naturally). Other than that, can't tell you much, but that should get you started.

[bobbybanaduck]

i know how it works. pm me.

[greymule]

I've been doing ECAC (women's FP) softball for a few years now and love it.

Last season, I was doing a game in north Jersey, and on the adjacent baseball field, one of the umpires was a former world-class slow-pitch crusher I hadn't seen in many years. He said he has also been officiating ECAC for a while and enjoys it.

For a Fed baseball umpire, ECAC (NCAA) rules naturally require some study. Softball rules are quite different from Fed and ASA, too (as in better).

[D-Man]

Rumor has it the ECAC may be getting out of the baseball business. Look around for a local college umpire association. Find out how they are getting their games. Then give it a go.

D

[SAump]

Originally Posted by D-Man

Rumor has it the ECAC may be getting out of the baseball business. Look around for a local college umpire association. Find out how they are getting their games. Then give it a go.

D

D-Man, I find myself back to 1) ECAC is LCUA, 2) ECAC rep assign games and 3) give ECAC a go. Please help me understand what I am missing here; i.e. what else is available?

[newump]

there has been a big upheaval in the assignment of most college games in the mid-atlantic and northeast states. the ecac used to assign most of those games - their lead assignor, nick zibelli, had a falling out with the ecac (very hostile) zibelli has since formed his own assigning organzation - CBUAO and has signed contracts with all of the D-1 schools he used to have and most of the D-2 and D-3 schools he used to have. check out cbuao.com for more info and contact your local college association for a tryout. tryouts are usually held during the fall college season.