Introductory Meeting

A meeting will be held to introduce prospective new umpires to the NBUA and to outline our training program, our fee schedule, the expectations for the new apprentice umpires and to explain the outlook for the coming season.  We welcome all comers 18 years and older. Attendees must be invited to the meeting.  To receive […]

Introductory Meeting

A meeting will be held to introduce prospective new umpires to the NBUA and to outline our training program, our fee schedule, the expectations for the new apprentice umpires and to explain the outlook for the coming season.  We welcome all comers 18 years and older. Attendees must be invited to the meeting.  To receive […]

Apprentice Training

This will be a Zoom meeting online for new (and prospective) members.  To receive an invitation to the meeting please apply via the form located at: https://nbua.net/about/join-nbua/ Subjects covered in this first session include: Director of Training (Welcome to NBUA, …) Apprentice Training 1st day Basic List of NBUA Items Required NBUA Uniform and Equipment […]

Apprentice Training

Eastside Catholic High School 232 228th Ave SE, Sammamish, WA, United States

NOTE: We'd like apprentices there by 8:45am for paperwork and pictures, so training can start at 9am. Looking forward to seeing everyone in person.  We’ll have a lot to cover on Saturday from: getting to meet each other in person, completing some of the registration steps (head shot for upload into arbiter), and of course […]

Apprentice and C-Tier Training

This will be another virtual Zoom meeting and it will include the new Apprentice members as well as the returning C-Tier umpires.  If you have not received the Zoom link prior to the meeting please contact the Director of Training found under "Contacts" on the website. Subjects to be covered include: Pre-Game/Post-Game MLB Rules: Runner […]

Training for B-Tier, A-Tier and T-Tier

This will be an online Zoom session.  If you have not received the link and passcode before the meeting time, please contact the Director of Training listed under "Contacts" on this website. Specific subjects to be covered are: Obstruction/Interference Malicious contact Ejections/Game management

Apprentice and C-Tier Training

Eastside Catholic High School 232 228th Ave SE, Sammamish, WA, United States

This will be a morning classroom session for Apprentice and C-Tier umpires. We'll likely be in the commons area again and not the boardroom.  So C-Tier be aware of this location change from prior years.  We’ll bring in some pizza for lunch.  Subjects will include: Obstruction/Interference

Apprentice and C-Tier Field Mechanics

Eastside Catholic High School 232 228th Ave SE, Sammamish, WA, United States

This session will take place out on the baseball field after the lunch break weather permitting.  Please dress warmly and prepare to exercise.  We will try to have our surplus equipment at the field for the Apprentices to pick over.  If you have masks and indicators, please bring them along as no better time than […]

Scrimmages for B-Tier, A-Tier and T-Tier

Eastlake High School 400 228th Avenue Northeast, Sammamish, WA, United States

February 3 @ 2pm, 4:15pm and 6:15pm Live Scrimmages for B-Tier, A-Tier and T-Tier There are 3 live scrimmages at the times listed.  There are 6 slots per game for umpires and 4 slots for trainers.  Contact Mark Clough to be assigned an umpire slot and Bill Lewis for a Trainer slot.