Retaining Younger Umpires

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Originally Posted by Dholloway1962

Yep forgot the chest protector...not very important

So about $300 minimum to start would be a good guess I think. Here we get about $25 on average per game for spring/summer ball. 12 games to break even. I know that the cost is out of our control, but it's no wonder the younger ones don't want to do this.

Well, remind them that all of their gear can be claimed on their taxes, as well as their mileage. Once they see that benefit, that might encourage them to go ahead and invest more into their gear.

Maybe allowing them to purchase through you, pay you 75%, then deduct the remaining 25% from their checks over time? Instead of $300, you're only talking $225, and the $75 can be deducted over the course of 10 game fees.

Our association used to let us take the registration fee and deduct it from our first couple of paychecks, but they stopped doing that last year.