Jim Evans Academy offers a five-week training course in Kissimmee, Florida, at the Osceola County Stadium. The program is broken into classroom training, cage training, field training and video tutorials. Classes are conducted Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The cost is $2,950 for tuition and a shared room, or $3,650 for tuition and a private room. A daily catered lunch daily is included. If students don't have their own protective equipment, the academy provides it at an additional cost. Students have to be at least 18 years old. No previous umpiring experience is required.
Good overall health and physical stamina are required for umpiring duties, which include voice projection, stretching, bending, squatting, jogging, sprinting, and standing for long periods of time in a variety of weather conditions.
Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring
200 South Wilcox Street
#508
Castle Rock, CO 80104
303.290.7411
umpireacademy.com
The Wendelstedt Umpire School offers a five-week training program in Daytona Beach, Florida. Classes are offered six days a week beginning at 8:30 a.m. with a daily meeting. The meeting is followed by conditioning programs, umpire mechanics, drills and other training exercises. The class day ends at 3:30 p.m. Between 3:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., students begin to umpire college and high school baseball games after 10 days of fundamental training to learn hands-on techniques.
Classes are taught by 12 major league instructors. Tuition for the school is $2950, which includes tuition for five weeks, a shared room, taxes, insurance and course materials. Private rooms are available to interested students for an additional $770. Meal plans are also available to students for an additional charge. Students have to be a minimum of 18 years old, but no other qualifications or previous umpiring experience is needed.
The Wendelstedt Umpire School
88 S. St. Andrews Drive
Ormond Beach, FL 32174
800.818.1690
umpireschool.com
The Major League Baseball Umpire Training Camp offers training in a week-long clinic for experienced or established umpires at all levels of baseball. The camp focuses on conditioning, nutrition, equipment and safety to enhance already acquired experience. The camp takes place in different locations in the United States. Previous umpiring experience is required to attend. Tuition for the program is $1299 for tuition and a shared room, or $1649 for tuition and a single room.
Major League Baseball Umpire Camps
245 Park Avenue 34th Floor
New York, NY 10167
213-931-7537
mlbuc.com