Providing formal, supervised training for students to qualify for umpire positions in professional, college, high school, independent professional, and youth baseball.
Whats New:
Three MLB Instructors Added to the Wendelstedt Staff
We are pleased to announce that Ron Kulpa and Doug Eddings are both returning to the Wendelstedt Staff after a short hiatus. In addition, Bob Davidson has also joined the staff. This increases the number of MLB umpires to 14. In combination with the 17 Minor League umpires on our staff, you will receive instruction from the most experienced umpire staff available. You can join us for the 2012 Pro School by Clicking Here.
In the News and Around the Bases:
Today Show Visits the Wendelstedt Umpire School
Jenna Wolfe and the Today Show staff recently made a visit to the Wendelstedt Umpire School, where Jenna learned some of the ropes of making in in professional baseball. CLICK HERE to see the brief training Jenna endured.
Recent Events:
ChiTown Classic A Huge Success
Chicago area umpires were recently treated to a terrific clinic. Wendelstedt instructors covered several areas of the rulebook, as well as comprehensive field and cage instruction. We are pleased to announce that 10 scholarship grants for our five-week professional course were awarded during this event. Be a part of our next scheduled clinic where we will be handing out scholarships by enrolling with the SoCal Umpire Classic.
Publications
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Baseball Rules Differences by Carl ChildressThe 2012 BRD (Baseball Rules Differences)" by Carl Childress is now available at Amazon.com. Click here to order. The BRD is the only book that details and explains the differences among the four major sets of baseball rules: National Federation, NCAA, NAIA, and OBR. Referee magazine named it one of the 40 essential books for umpires. It's the 29th edition: 396 pages, 430 official interpretations, 269 plays with rulings for all the codes. Email Carl about the electronic version, where the cross-references are hot links. carl@bluezebrasports.com "A must have for anyone working or teaching different levels of baseball umpiring." |
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