1. Principals of Umpiring

2. COOPERATE WITH YOUR PEERS: DO NOT COMPETE
Umpiring is a Team effort. Be The Best Partner You Can Be. If your partner has a problem, you have a problem. Think and Work as a TEAM!!!

3. UMPIRE RESPONSIBILITIES; DO NOT LET SOMEONE ELSE’S IRRESPONSIBILE BEHAVIOR CONTROL YOU.
Fans expect players, managers and coaches to act irrationally at times. Fans expect umpires to act professionally and rationally at ALL times. Do not lower yourself to their standards. SET YOUR OWN STANDARDS

4. YOU MUST EARN RESPECT; IT DOES NOT COME WITH THE UNIFORM.
The only thing that comes with the uniform is cleaning bills and lots of responsibility. LEARN TO EARN RESPECT

5. WORK HARD EVERY PITCH OF EVERY GAME: THAT PITCH MEANS SOMETHING TO SOMEONE.
Many umpires get themselves in trouble simply because they “let up” or let their intensity diminish. Many unexpected things happen everyday on the baseball field. BE PREPARED EACH PITCH and remember “it ain’t over till it’s over.

6. Respect your Employer: It was His Judgment that Hired You
Your bosses often understand the total picture better than you.
Raise relevant questions, but do not blindly attack league policies.
Look for positive aspects of your job, not negatives.

7. YOUR JOB IS UMPIRING; NOT RUNNING FOR OFFICE
If you are interested in politics, get out of umpiring and get into the next primary.
Players, managers and coaches see through most attempts to brown nose. They usually attribute it to insecurity.
Communicate with teams in a courteous and professional manner.
NEVER compromise your integrity.
Remember, you live and work in a fishbowl.

8. Respect the players and coaches desire to win: Your Job is to make calls and not to pass judgment.
Respect players for what they are. Some are more skilled than others, but treat all players equally.
Respect the coaches for who they are, in most case’s they are adults who have volunteered, and are not paid.
Umpire the game, not the personalities.
Take charge and control of the game as necessary.

9. UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE ARE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO UNDERSTAND. UNDERSTAND?
Trying times are often the best opportunities for an umpire to prove how professional and how good he really is.
If it were not for the unusual plays, the ties at first base, the borderline pitches, and the demanding coaches of the world, we could get our umpiring staff from the local McDonalds.
THINK OF TOUGH SITUATIONS AS OPPORTUNITIES.

10. Learn from each Experience and build on your Mistakes
Ten years on the job is not the same as ten years’ experience.
It is mentally impossible to walk away from the park and never again think about the game.
Be Realistic About Your Expectations. Review your work conscientiously, but do not become consumed by your shortcomings.
DO NOT be lulled into a false sense of greatness by an exaggerated estimation of your own work.
Umpiring can be a very humbling experience. An unrealistic appraisal of your work can lead to real problems.
NEVER STOP LEARNING!!!