Test Review

Overlake Christian Church 9900 Willows Rd NE, Redmond, WA, United States

All Tiers are invited to this one where we all get together and review the test questions for the WOA test that everyone must pass before they can be assigned to High School games.  You can go ahead and figure these things out for yourself or you can watch the greatest minds in the NBUA […]

Annual Business Meeting

Kentridge High School 12430 SE 208th, Kent, WA, United States

This is our normal Vendor Day with STT Sports (where you can by your official NBUA caps) and other vendors that show up in person, followed by our annual business meeting located in the school library.

Apprentice & C Tier Cages

Northshore Sports Complex 14220 NE 193rd Pl, Woodinville, WA, United States

Possibly the most valuable training we get all year is the few hours we get to spend in the batting cages before the season.  Here we use pitching machines to simulate real pitches and we get behind a "catcher" and make the calls under the supervision of our peers.  Be sure to bring and to […]

A & B Tier Cages

Northshore Sports Complex 14220 NE 193rd Pl, Woodinville, WA, United States

A, B and Tournament Tier cage work.  Bring all necessary protective gear and a few catcher's mitts.

Apprentice and C Tier Training

Final session for the new NBUA umpires and returning C Tier umpires before the season starts for real.  Peer evaluations will be discussed and you will be introduced to our assignor Leslie Fitzpatrick.  Hopefully you already know the first rule of the NBUA which is, "Don't piss off Leslie!" The exact location of this class […]

3-Man Mechanics Training

Richmond Beach Library 19601 21st Ave NW, Shoreline, WA, United States

NBUA Umpires   I hope that everyone has had a good start to their season. I know that everybody is very busy with lots of games but I have arranged for an in-season 3-man training session.  We are very lucky to have Michael Goebel and Steve Hilgendorf graciously give their time and knowledge to make […]