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2025 Online Umpire Clinics

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Key Changes for the 2025 Season

Minor Baseball Associations

  • Hosting in-person Umpire Camps are Strongly Recommended: We strongly encourage Minor Baseball Associations to host clinics in their respective areas. While officials completing online learning are eligible for regional games (e.g., league, tournament, exhibition), attendance at a 4-hour umpire camp is mandatory for eligibility to officiate in provincial play.  Host sites could incur additional cost come provincial time if they don’t have “Certified” officials in their area.  Providing access to the On-field camp will increase the number of Certified officials in the area.
  • Please note that there is a change this year for umpire registration fees.  In the previous years Minor Ball Associations  could include the registration payment for each participant with their clinic payment.  Due to accuracy and inconsistency in the collection of fees, each umpire will be required to pay their own fee and will apply to their Minor Ball Associations for reimbursement to their association.
  • Application for hosting 2025 in-person Umpire Camps is NOW OPEN.  Please complete the application form through the link below.

2025 Umpire In-Person 4-hour Umpire Camp Application Form

This is the Link for the 2025 in person Field Camp application form so you can hyperlink it to the above link on the website.

In-Person Field Camp Application


Umpires

Enhanced Online Training

  • We are continuing with the hybrid online training component and in-person field camps to provide more accessible learning opportunities for umpires. This addition aims to offer flexibility and convenience for participants.  Details on this training are covered in Become an Umpire.

On-Field Focus

  • In response to feedback and to optimize practical skills development, we have separated the classroom clinic component to the online learning and the practical component to 4-hour, on-field-only training sessions. This adjustment allows for a more hands-on approach and aims to better prepare umpires for real-game scenarios.

Official’s Qualifications

Registered Officials Must:

  • Register via RAMP
  • Complete Online Training
  • Pay a $30.00 registration fee

Certified Officials Must:

  • Register via RAMP
  • Complete Online Training
  • Attend a 4-Hour On-Field Clinic
  • Pay a $30.00 registration fee

To be eligible to umpire at a provincial championship in Saskatchewan, an umpire must be a Certified Official, which means they must have completed BOTH the online learning and an in-person umpire camp.

Key Objectives for 2025

Accessible Basic Training

  • Our primary goal is to make basic umpire training accessible to individuals across the province. By offering online training, we aim to facilitate registration and provide foundational knowledge to a wider audience of potential officials

Encourage On-Field Clinic Participation

  • With the reduction of on-field clinic time commitments to 4 hours, we hope to encourage more participants to attend. This shift aims to make it more convenient for individuals to enhance their practical skills, fostering a more confident and capable officiating community.
  • Please be aware that the in-person on-field camp does not replace the online learning.  The online learning is a required component of the certification process.

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How to Register

Umpire Registration Information

You will be able to register on RAMP starting Thursday, MARCH 13.

If you registered before March 13, you will need to go back and redo your registration.  The system was not supposed to allow registration, so the umpire packages were not yet set up if you registered early.

Level 1 & 2 Umpires

Once you complete your registration, you will then need to go into the clinics and camps section and register for a level 1.1 (First year), level 1.2 (second year) or 2.2 online clinic AND an on-field clinic.  The on-field clinics will be updated regularly so check back every couple of days to see if an on-field clinic has been added in your area.  The list of clinics will also be updated on the Baseball Saskatchewan Website also.  Once you have registered, a confirmation email will be sent to you. In that email will be a link to a document with instructions to access your online materials.  Follow the prompts for level 1 or level 2 depending on what clinic you registered for.

Online Courses:

If you are having issues with your registration in RAMP or with your OBA online materials, please contact Aaron Szejvolt.

If you are inquiring regarding information or your applications for an in-person clinic, please contact

Northern half of the province – Blake Thille

Southern half of the province – Clayton Obst

 

On-Field Camps:

Clinic Location Level of Clinic Date of Clinic Clinic Time Clinic Contact Location How to Register?

 

How to Setup a Clinic

Communities wishing to host an umpire clinic are to fill out the following application form

 This is the Link for the 2025 in person Field Camp application form so you can hyperlink it to the above link on the website.

In-Person Field Camp Application

Host is responsible for securing a suitable location for the clinic.

Note: Umpire clinics are an “On-field Clinic” this will require an appropriate facility to accommodate drills and on field work.  It is strongly recommended that a facility with a gym or similar space be provided so that weather does not prevent the clinic from being completed. If the weather happens to be favorable on the day of the clinic, the instructor may choose to have the clinic outside, but this cannot be expected.

In person Camps (clinics) are now 4 hours in length. The in=person camp DOES NOT replace the online learning requirement.  ALL Level 1 and 2 umpires are required to complete their online learning modules.  Participants are Strongly Recommended to complete the online learning prior to attending a local camp.

Level 1 – $300 base fee to Community to host clinic

  • No experience required
  • Must take both 1.1 and 1.2 components to be recognized as Level 1 Fully Certified
  • Must Complete Level 1.1 or Level 1.2 (Depending on 1st or 2nd year Level 1) Online learning (New 2025)
  • Must attend a Level 1 clinic to be fully “Certified” (New 2024)
  • Officials that complete both the online learning and attend an in-person Umpire Camp will be eligible to umpire Provincial Championships with no Post-Provincial Play (New 2024)
  • Cost for Umpire to attend – $30 (Paid when completed your RAMP registration)

Level 2 – $300 base fee to Community to host clinic

  • Must be Level 1 Fully Certified (either grandfathered or taken Level 1.1 and 1.2)
  • Must Complete Level 2 Online learning (New 2024)
  • Must attend a Level 2 clinic to be fully “Certified” (New 2024)
  • Certified Officials are eligible to officiate local and provincial minor ball including Provincial Championships and Post-Provincial Play (New 2024)
  • May be randomly evaluated
  • Cost for Umpire to attend – $30 (Paid when completed your RAMP registration)

Level 3

  • Must be Level 2 Fully Certified (either grandfathered or taken Level 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3) for a minimum of 1 year
  • Must attend one of the two Level 3 clinics hosted in the province annually, or be invited to attend the Level 4/5 clinic.
  • Eligible to officiate all provincial baseball. Must be at least 18 years of age during current year to officiate at the major level. Eligible for Western Canadian competition.
  • Eligible to request an on-field evaluation.
  • Cost $100.00 annually. (Paid when completed your RAMP registration)

Level 4

  • Must be Fully Level 3 Certified (either grandfathered or taken Level 3) for one full year, and have officiated for a minimum of 5 years
  • Must attend a Level 4 clinic
  • Must obtain 86% or more on exam
  • Eligible to officiate national championships. Must be at least 18 years of age during current year to officiate at this level.
  • Must pass two on-field evaluations (1 plate, 1 base) to maintain Level 4,  with passing grade of 86% or more
  • Cost TBA Annually

Level 5

  • Same as Level 4, but must have participated in at least two minor national championships (13U, 15U, 18U, Canada Cup) and at least one major national championship (22U, Senior and Canada Games) to be Level 5 “AA”, and had at least one international assignment to be Level V “AAA”

Qualifications & Designations: (New 2024)

  1. Registered Official: Completion of Ramp registration, registration fee payment & the online learning will qualify you for the 202X Baseball Saskatchewan season.  Making you eligible for regional baseball throughout the province.  Exhibition, League, and tournament play.
  2. Certified Official: Completion of online learning and attendance at a 4-hour camp results in a “Certified” designation. Making the official eligible for provincial play in addition to the above mentioned.

 

NOTE: Affiliate Members are given an additional 50% surcharge on all of the above costs