ASA National FP Tournaments

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Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

None of us do this for the money (), but I was curious as to what the umpire game fee is for ASA Girls' FP Nationals. The 2013 Girls' 10U and 12U Nationals will be in NW Ohio next summer and there is already a discussion about the proposed game fees.

MTD, Sr.

ASA Code:

B. Umpire Expense. Umpire expenses must include the following:
01. Game fees for Adult Fast Pitch, Junior Olympic Fast Pitch and Modified Pitch shall be a minimum of $25.00 per game. Game Fees for Adult Slow Pitch shall be a minimum of $20.00 per game and Game Fees for Junior Olympic slow pitch shall be a minimum of $16.00 per game. The number of umpires to be assigned per game is addressed in Article 510 ( R ) of the this code.

It should be noted these are bottom-line figures. The tournament may pay a higher rate. These are all a minimum of two-umpire games.

Unfortunately, some umpires do not take into consideration the amount tournaments use to provide food and drink and other little niceties. None of which are required by code.

Of course, not all tournaments are done in a good fashion. Some go extremely overboard (parties, tix to local attractions, rental cars, etc.) and some operate on a skin-of-their-teeth budget (umpires have to pitch in to by a couple pizzas for themselves) that allows for little in the line of additional amenities.

And, obviously, when a tournament takes care of the umpires, they will receive a more favorable evaluation and have umpires wanting to return while others may find it difficult to find a kind word from the umpire ranks.