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Being a member of the Little League Umpire Registry provides Little League umpires with access to:

• 2021 Little League Rules Instruction Manual
• one-time annual background checks and local league search preferences
• the latest information on rule updates/interpretations,
• umpire mechanics training videos & manuals,
• information and registration for available training programs, and
• volunteering for Regional and/or World Series tournaments

• Available to Umpire Registry Members - A Talk About Balks
• Available to Umpire Registry Members - Review the 2020 RIM to help support your review of LL rulebooks
• Available to Umpire Registry Members - Virtual Umpire Clinics

• • Tournament Rule for Mandatory Play Changes in 2023 to Continuous Batting Order

• Little League Rule Book App Now Available! Apple and Android
• Make the Right Call now Available in LL Rulebook App
  
• Check Event Calendar for Latest Training Opportunities
  

Program Development

• 5 Minutes with Gerry Davis
• A Different Point of View: Persistence, Self-Awareness, Confidence Prevail as Teenager Takes on Umpiring
• Breaking the Mold of Little League® Umpires
• Developing a Junior Umpire Program
• Formal Training Makes Little League® Umpires Better
• I Relied On Baseball Knowledge, Not Umpiring Skills
• Letter to Little League® Umpires: Don't Turn Down Tournament Games Because of Money or Stress
• Looking Official: The Umpire Uniform
  
• Technique Training, Explanation Are the Focus of Little League® Umpire Mechanics Clinic
• The Call: An Inside Look at the Journey to Becoming a Little League Baseball® World Series Umpire
• The Volunteer Dilemma: Will I, or Won't I?
• Tips and Tactics for Recruiting New Volunteer Little League Umpires
• Use Fall Ball for Recruiting, Training and Improving Mechanics
• Use the Preseason to Review Little League® Rules
• Your Decision to Umpire

Rules

• 2019 Rule Changes, Updates
• • 2022 Playing Rule Updates
• 6 Umpire Questions and Answers for Tournament Season
• 10 Commonly Misinterpreted Little League Rules
• Application, Explanation of "Hit-By-Pitch" Rule
• Defining Catcher's Interference
• Defining Interference and Obstruction
• Definition of the Little League® Strike Zone
• Explanation of the Infield Fly Rule
• Regular Season to Tournament: Rule Differences
• Softball Base Running:  The Circle Rule
• Understanding a Runner's Lane Violation - Rule 6.05(j)
• Use the Preseason to Review Little League Rules
• Update to Tournament Mandatory Play Rule

Preseason

• 4 Ways to Get Ready for the Season
• Formal Training Makes Little League Umpires Better
• Making the Call: Your Decision to Umpire
• Use the Preseason to Review Little League® Rules

Pre-Game

• Improve Aptitude, Confidence With 7 Pre-Game To-Do's
• Playing Equipment Inspection: Baseball and Softball Bats
• Playing Equipment Inspection: Batting Helmets and Catcher's Gear
• Pre-Game Conference: Establishing an Effective Working Relationship
• Tips for Conducting an Effective Pre-Game Plate Conference
• • What to Look for When Inspecting Bats

Game Management

• Did He Go? Getting Help from Your Partner on a Checked Swing
• Game Control vs General in Charge
• How to Garner Respect from Players, Coaches
• How to Handle LLI Tournament Game Protests and Potential Forfeit Situations
• Pace of Play: Time Management

You Make the Call

• Base Coach Interference
• Blown Count Results in an Out
• Did That Batter Bail Out or Swing?
• Did the Runner Leave Base Early?
• Is a Runnr Out for Leaving the Base Early?
• Manager or Coach Warming Up Pitcher
• One Base, Two Outs?
• Quick Pitch
• Use of Special-Pinch Runner
• What Is Fan Interference?
• When is a Batted Ball Considered Foul?
• Your Decision to Umpire 

Mechanics

• "A" Position - No Runners On
• "A" Position - The Pivot
• "B" Position - Runner on First Base
• "C" Position - Runners on Second, Third or Bases Full
• Called Ball Mechanic
• Called Strike Mechanic
• Check Swing, Ask For Help - Strike Mechanic
• Check Swing, Batter Offers Mechanic
• • Defining the Little League Strike Zone
• Description of the "Basic Six" Field Mechanics
• Did He Go? Getting Help From Your Partner on a Checked Swing
• Foul - Left Mechanic
• Foul Mechanic
• Foul-Tip Mechanic
• Hands-on-Knees Set Position
• • How to Apply, Manage Mandatory Play
• Little League Umpires in the Phillippines Learn the Basics
• Out - Mechanic
• Out On the Tag Mechanic
• Plate Mechanics: Explaining "The Slot"
• Protesting Unsportsmanlike Conduct
• Putting Ball in Play Mechanic
• Safe - Ball's on the Ground Mechanic
• Safe - Mechanic
• Safe - Off the Bag Mechanic
• Set - Out Mechanic
• Set - Safe Mechanic
• Swinging Strike Mechanic
• Tips to Help Base Umpire With Timing
• Uncaught 3rd Strike (Obvious) Mechanic
• Uncaught 3rd Strike - No Catch
• Uncaught 3rd Strike - No Tag
• Uncaught 3rd Strike - Tag

Hey Blue!

• Advance at Your Own Risk
• Aren't the Hands Part of the Bat?
• Batting Out of Order
• Does Incidental Contact Equal an Out?
• Does My Pitcher Get 85 Pitches Per Arm?
• How 'Bout an "Out" Call for Not Sliding?
• • Is That a Catch, or Not?
• Mandatory Play Carries Over to Tournament Games
• That Pitch Bounced - It's a "Dead Ball!"
• That Player Has to Slide!
• That's Not a Real Appeal
• The Ball Bounced, How is That a Pitch?
• The Batter is Out of the Box
• The Pitcher Didn't Come to a Complete Stop
• The Pitcher Needs to Have the Ball to Appeal
• The Runner is Out of the Baseline
• Two Trips and You're Out?
• What Side Are You On?

• Benefit from Your Umpire Registry Membership
• • The Little League® International Tournament: Umpire Submission Form