Team Umpire Program with Incentives 

• Each team provides adult umpire coverage.

• All umpires and game coordinators are trained. 

• An adult team umpires earn team credits and individual compensation.

• Team umpires register with the Umpire In Charge. 

• Teams may provide games coordinators, as needed.

• Umpire pool is comprised of adult and youth umpires. 

• Use stackofficials.com for game assignments. 

Walnut Creek Little League has a Team Umpire Program to help ensure all games in our competitive divisions (AA and above) receive adequate umpire coverage. This program can satisfy families commitment to volunteer hours and potentially provide reward incentives to overachieving team volunteers.  Teams who fail to meet the minimum team umpire requirements may be subject to penalty at the discretion of the Board of Directors, including but not limited to, ineligibility for WCLL Playoffs and/or Tournament of Champions competition.

Individuals, who are representing a team as an umpire or game coordinator, need to attend an umpire training clinic. WCLL will host field mechanics training sessions throughout the first half of the season at Castle Rock Sports Field.  Umpire mechanics and division rules will be covered in the clinics. Team representatives with proof of attendance from an umpire training clinic can begin to earn volunteer credits and potential incentives. Additionally, you will also receive an official Walnut Creek Little League Umpiring shirt and hat.

Adult Team Umpire: 

Each team is required to provide umpire coverage for at least six games during the regular season.  Umpire coverage is defined as providing one trained, registered, approved, team adult umpire working a complete game.  Both teams competing in a game may have one team umpire covering the game as the first base or home plate umpire.  Generally, umpire compensation is capped at two crew members per game, unless approved by WCLL Umpire In Charge (UIC).  All umpires must register in advance to receive game credit.

The UIC will work with the Division Coordinator and pool umpires to assign appropriate crews for every scheduled game.  Correspondences requesting umpire assignments are sent on a regular basis to all pool umpires.  Team umpires are encouraged to work games as the primary umpire or with a youth umpire.  All youth umpires have a Y notation illustrated next to their first name on stackofficials.com.  Ideally an adult umpire can pair with youth umpire and a game coordinator is not required.  

Teams that provided umpire coverage by an adult umpire registered with the Division Coordinator to more than six games during the regular season will receive a $40 gift card per additional game, with a maximum of $200 per team.  Game coverage can be provided to both softball and baseball games over in AA level or above.  To collect the incentive, towards the end of the season the team manager can email the list of games with dates and the name of the adult team volunteer to [email protected] – we ask to have all request submitted by June 7th. 

The adult team umpires will work with our pool of youth umpires.  Ideally, typical umpire crews will blend adult and youth umpires.  In situations when and adult umpire is not registered to umpire a game, an adult game coordinator must be on site.

Game Coordinator: 

A game coordinator is a trained adult umpire supporting an umpire crew comprised of only youth members.  The game coordinator does not need to umpire the game, but does need to be present near the field. At times during the season an adult may not be assigned to umpire the game.  For situations where an adult is not assigned to umpire, the game cannot be played without a game coordinator at the field. 

The game coordinator is on site to assist youth umpire by serving as advocate in matters regarding rule applications, conflict resolutions and guidance in dealing with spectators or team staff members. The game coordinator shall be introduced to team mangers during the pre-game umpires meeting.  

Non-Volunteer Umpire Pay Scale 

Extra $150 Bonus for umpiring 10 games 

Extra $10 for all games umpired after 10

All Bonus paid at end of season

*Pay increase of $10 for registered umpires with two complete years of experience.  Umpires must register with UIC.