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Old Thu Mar 11, 2010, 06:36pm
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How much is coordinated at a school level? Conference level? Division level?
For the lower levels, I believe it just depends on the conference and how spread out it is. I played for an NAIA school and our umpires came from a conference assignor. However, I currently work for an assignor who assigns one local Div. III and one local NAIA school.

Contact some of the schools directly and ask if they can put you in contact with whomever they get their games assigned by.
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Old Thu Mar 11, 2010, 11:26pm
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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.
Do the camp/clinic thing, and rub elbows with as many assignors as possible. Let them know you're new, but want to work.
Find several veteran umpires and let them mentor you - they'll give you insight to the higher levels of the game that you'll appreciate having.
If you have the time and resources, go to a pro school. They'll give you the tools and the confidence to move up.
Have fun, work hard, and good luck!

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Old Fri Mar 12, 2010, 01:40am
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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
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.)

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