The Joys of Umpiring
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Why Become an Umpire?
The Calgary Area Baseball Umpires Association (CABUA), in cooperation with local youth baseball organizations, is recruiting baseball umpires for the 2010 season.
Without game officials, it is the athletes and the sport program that suffers. It is critical for today, and the future, that new umpires are properly trained, each year, for all levels of competition. The role of a sport official is to ensure fair play. “If it isn’t fair, it isn’t fun.”
Without parents, players, player-alumni or friends of baseball coming forward to contribute to the sport program as an umpire, there will be games cancelled or played with insufficient or unqualified umpires.
CABUA is a non-profit association of amateur baseball umpires that umpire various levels of competitive baseball in the Calgary area. Whether it’s umpiring youth baseball in your local community or calling balls and strikes at national championships, CABUA has an umpire development program that ‘covers all the bases!’
Why be an umpire?
- It keeps you active in baseball
- You get to give something back to the game
- "Best Seat in the House"
- You get to meet some great people
- Great part-time summer employment
What does it take?
- Love of the game of baseball
- Confidence and pride
- Hustle, physical and mental alertness
- A sense of fair play and impartiality
- Willingness to learn and gain experience
For more details on membership and upcoming clinics
call our 24-hour information line (403) 735-7486.
