Wendelstedt Umpire School Comparison Umpire Academy

In this day and age of quick sound bites, false claims, and skewed facts and figures, we offer you a side-by-side comparison in an "apples to apples" format. We promise to bring you the unparalleled, most comprehensive training available. Be aware of imitators. We have been in the business longer than anyone, and we continue to be the most productive and most successful program today!

Having a Major League umpire stop by for a day or two to hob-knob or pal around pales in comparison with the experience that our staff of veteran MLB umpires, instructing you on a day-to-day basis, will provide.
By far, we provide you with the most well-rounded staff ever available!
Most senior member of their staff claims to have trained a large number of current Major League umpires, however, fails to explain that most of those MLB umpires were trained by him while he was an apprentice instructor with the Wendelstedt Umpire School.

	Instruction
Our training includes classroom sessions in the morning, followed by afternoon field work consisting of pitching cages, drills, control and camp games, and live games played by high school and college teams. 300 hours of supervised training.		Offer only simulated situations and no live games with real teams. 270 hours of supervised training.

This is an important difference because, when sent to the PBUC placement camp, students are evaluated solely on their performance during live games.
Beyond the 300 hours of supervised training, we also provide our students with homework and access to our online training center.

	School Costs
Approximately $100.00 per day. Meals seven days per week.		Approximately $100.00 per day. Meals six days per week.

Our full meal plan offers students meals every day of the week, compared to our competitor's only six days a week. This is an excellent feature for students on fixed budgets.
Many of our students opt to forgo the full meal plan because of the amenities that our resort provides. After examining all of your options, make the determination of what most benefits you.

	Location and Hotel
Resort located right 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, bars, restaurants, movie theaters, and an event center.		Located in central Florida. Lodging made available at a Quality Inn. No in room amenities. At least thirty minutes from Orlando.

With each resort room having a full kitchen included, many of our students choose to save money by stocking up their refrigerator with food, and going with our lunch only meal plan.
You won't hit pavement when you walk out the backdoor of our living quarters. Instead, you'll immediately be walking on the white sands of the Atlantic Ocean; a great place to practice mechanics in the evenings and on days off.

	Results
Our school routinely receives more and higher placements out of the PBUC placement camp. 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 in their over 20 year existence.

What it all comes down to is results. And though getting to the Minor Leagues is first required, your goal should be reaching the Big Leagues. We have a proven track record of our graduates not only moving into professional baseball, but reaching the ultimate goal of the Major Leagues.

Trying to add names of Major League products by including the numbers from the school you absorbed several years into your existence does not provide accurate results. However, using the "apples to apples" approach:

Over the last 20 years, with each institution being run by the same ownerships, our school has produced over 5 times as many Major League umpires as out nearest competitor, and over 3 times as many MLB umpire hires even since their first former student was promoted to that highest level.

The bottom line is that our school doesn't just produce umpires, we produce the BEST umpires! Here are just some of the Major League umpires trained through the Wendelstedt Umpire School:

Side-by-Side Comparison of Programs