| Wendelstedt Umpire School | Nearest Competitor | |
| MLB Staff | Consists of 11 current Major League umpires. | Have no current Major League umpires on staff. |
| MiLB Staff | Represented equally by umpires from every level of Minor League Baseball. | Have only one Triple-A umpire currently on staff. The remainder are Double-A and lower, mostly consisting of A and Rookie level umpires. |
| Instruction | Our training includes classroom training during the morning, followed by afternoon field work consisting of pitching cages, control games, camp games, and live games played by high school and college teams. | Only offer simulated situations, and no live games with real teams. |
| Costs | $101.00 per day and includes meals seven days per week. All costs are upfront. | $100.00 per day, however, only includes
meals six days per week.
Hotel expenses are not made available until after enrollment has been completed and deposit has been paid. |
| Location and Hotel | Located on Daytona Beach waterfront.
Lodging accommodations made at an award
winning resort with many conveniences and amenities. All rooms include
full kitchen with refrigerator, microwave, oven/stove, and sink. Immediately across the road from plaza and shopping center, and within walking distance of the boardwalk. |
Located in central Florida. Lodging made available at a Quality Inn. Nearly twenty minutes from Orlando. |
| Results | Since the inception of our nearest competitor, our school has produced over 25 Major League Umpires. We have produced well over 100 Major League umpires. This is substantially more than all of our competitors in history, combined. | They have had less than five students ever reach the Major Leagues full time during their institution's entire existence. Even since the time of their first former student hiring as a Major League Umpires, our former students have received more than double their positions in the Major Leagues. |