Resources

This section of the web site is largely devoted to resources to help umpires improve their game.

Questions And Game Situations (*** New Resource for District 9 ***)

• Post Your Questions and Situations (Discussion Forum)
  Post your game situations and see how umpires in the District would handle the situation. Also post your rules questions to see how other umpires would rule on the situation.
  
• Create your unique identity on the site and start posting your situations today.

Rules-related information

• Kevin Hunter's Little League Rules Index (New location)
• 20 Questions About The Pitch Count (PDF Format)
  Information about the new pitch count rules, extracted from Little League's Protecting Young Arms publication.
• Quizzes to test your knowledge of the rules
• A List of Infamous Little League Rules Myths
• 2009 Tournament rule charts:
  • Baseball
  • Softball

Reading material

• How To Argue With An Umpire (PDF Format)
  Advice to managers, coaches and players on how to discuss calls.
• How to Get Along With an Umpire (PDF Format)
  A "tongue-in-cheek" guide to on-field relationships.
• Demystifying Batting Out Of Turn (PDF Format)
  A (hopefully) plain-language explanation of the theory behind the Batting Out Of Turn rules.
• The Tension Convention (PDF Format) by Ace Holleran of CT District 2
  A discussion on how to deal with managers and coaches who want to "discuss" one of your calls.

Umpire Shirts, Equipment and more (*** New Resource for District 9 ***)

• Need new equipment?
  Find a collection of helpful links to Web Sites where local umpires have found good equipment. You will find good deals and verified suppliers of clothing and equipment.
  
  Umpires in the area have used these sites to help them both look good and proctect themselves on the field.