Attending an ID Camp: Stepping Toward Umpiring a Little League® Region or World Series Tournament

Are you interested in umpiring a Little League® Baseball or Softball Region or World Series Tournament next season? Have you umpired a Region Tournament in any division of play? If the answer is yes to both questions, Little League International is excited to invite you to register for any one of our one-day Umpire ID Camps at a location near you!

What is an ID Camp?

ID Camps are used by our Selection Committee to help identify high performing, qualified umpires to be considered for selection to our various Region and World Series Tournaments each year.

ID Camps are held at five locations throughout the United States each fall, and the camp is a one-day event, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (local time). Umpires will attend either the Saturday session or the Sunday session at each site. The cost to attend an ID Camp is $30, which covers the cost of the camp and lunch, but umpires are responsible for all other travel and lodging arrangements.

Attending umpires will be evaluated as part of consideration for selection to any of our various Region and World Series Tournaments. Evaluation will assess the following points during drill work, simulations, and/or live games (if available):

1. Character, Conduct, and Alignment to our Organizational Identity and Cultural Blueprint
2. Strike Zone Accuracy
3. Play Positioning
4. Style and Form of Calls
5. Rules Knowledge and Application

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are seeking to umpire in a Little League (10-12) Division Region or World Series Tournament, our Selection Committee will more strongly consider selecting those umpires it witnesses in action, which can be done through these camps.

How do I qualify to attend an ID Camp?

Umpires qualify to attend an ID Camp based upon previously working a Region tournament. That is, provided an umpire has umpired a Region tournament in any year, he/she is invited to register for an ID Camp.

Umpires seeking to umpire any of the tournaments listed below must meet the following requirements:

Little League Baseball Region Tournament:

• Umpires must have previously umpired a baseball region tournament in any division in any year.

Little League Softball® Region Tournament:

• Umpires must have previously umpired a softball region tournament in any division in any year.

Little League Baseball World Series (Williamsport, Pennsylvania):

• Umpires must have previously umpired at a Little League Baseball Region Tournament in any year.

Little League Softball World Series (Greenville, North Carolina):

• Umpires must have previously umpired at a Little League Softball Region Tournament in any year.

How do I register for an ID Camp?

Registration is open to all umpires who qualify to attend an ID Camp as outlined above and must be submitted by August 31 through the Umpire Registry. To register, interested umpires will need to complete a brief online registration form, identifying their qualifications making them eligible to attend an ID Camp and identifying the date and location they will be attending. After receiving registration, our staff will verify each umpire’s qualifications to attend based upon the Region tournament(s) an umpire has umpired prior to September 1.

Clarifying Points About ID Camps:

• Umpires qualify to attend an ID Camp based on having umpired a Region Tournament before September 1 of that current year.  Those qualified to attend are welcome to register and do so at their own choosing. 

• If an umpire has not yet umpired a Region Tournament, he/she may still apply to be considered for selection to any Region or World Series Tournament.  To do so, all umpires must first be members of the Umpire Registry and then apply when tournament requests open later in the fall on the Umpire Registry. 

• ID Camps are not a prerequisite for selection to a Region or World Series Tournament but help to identify highly performing umpires. 
• ID Camps are simply another way to identify highly performing umpires to consider for selection to our Region and World Series Tournaments, yet they are not the only way to do so.  Attending clinics and academies are two examples of other ways to do so for all umpires interested in umpiring a Region or World Series Tournament.

Final Notes about Registering for an ID Camp:

• Registration is $30 for this one-day (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) event and can be done online via the Umpire Registry and Event Brite.
• Umpires only need to attend one, not both days, of their selected ID Camp. Umpires may only register for one date.
• Umpires must bring their own uniform and all equipment and should check weather conditions to be prepared for outdoor drills, simulations, and/or live games (if available).
• On-site check-in will be held from 8:30-9 a.m. the morning of the event.
• Only lunch will be provided to attending umpires, and all other meals, travel, and lodging expenses are the responsibility of each individual umpire.
• Each umpire is reminded that he/she should have an up-to-date background check completed through the Umpire Registry (or proof of a JDP check) in addition to having completed the Little League Abuse Awareness Training found at LittleLeague.org/AbuseAwareness. Attending umpires may be required to produce proof of background check status and Abuse Awareness Training certificate at any point prior to the event and should bring proof of such documentation with them to the on-site check-in the morning of the event.