Knew it was coming

[Rich]

Originally Posted by KJUmp

No.
Back when I was umpiring LLBB ('93-'04) if you were interested in working a regional you sent an application form to your DA. DA's then made their selection for each regional and sent the application onto the Regional office.
LLWS was handled in the same manner.

The umpire applying had to have met certain LLBB criteria to be considered. In addition to the umpire's involvement in his local league, he had to have experience umpiring in LL district, sectional, and state tournament play, have attended a LL regional umpire school, have had recent attendance at a LL regional rules clinic, be a current member of the LL Umpire Registry.
For a LLWS application, it was all of the above, plus having had previously umpired in the regional for the LLWS that you were applying.

The point I was trying to make, is that the path of each application start on the DA's desk. They only move forward with his recommendation and approval. If the DA has 10 applications in front of him that all meet the criteria, it's his call as to which umpire(s) get the assignment.

Those are the DA's requirements, though. Where I am, you do not need to have gone to a regional school or belong to the registry. What is true, though, is that the DA can only submit one application for each tournament, so if he gets 2 for the Junior Regional (for example), only one will be submitted to the region. In theory, he could choose not to submit an application for any reason, but as far as I know, our DA submits one for each tournament where there's an application. We've had 5 umpires from our district work the Central Region LL (major) tournament in the last 10 years.