Umpire Certification

Baseball Ontario Umpire Certification Level System

Level
Experience
Requirements
Examination
Application
Evaluation
Maintaining Status
1
none
attend a level 1 clinic
none
all levels of house league and up to and including peewee rep
none
attend clinic yearly
2
have a level 1 for a min. of 2 years
attend a level 2 clinic
obtain 60% or more (yearly)
provincial level baseball up to and including midget
none
attend clinic yearly
3
have a level 2 for a min. of 3 years
submit a level 3 exam yearly and attend a level 3 clinic every 3 years
obtain 76% or more (yearly)
all levels of provincial baseball
1 base and 1 plate evaluation recommended
submit an exam and registration fee yearly. attend a clinic every three years.
4
have a level 3 for a min. of 1 year
attend a level 4 clinic by invitation (need to be evaluated first)
obtain 86% or more
all levels of baseball in canada
obtain 86% on 1 base and 1 plate evaluation
attend a clinic yearly and complete base and plate evaluation yearly
5
have a level 4 for a min. of 1 year
attend a level 4 clinic by invitation
obtain 86% or more
all levels of baseball in canada
obtain 86% on 1 base and 1 plate evaluation
attend a clinic yearly and complete base and plate evaluation yearly

All umpires in the EOBA must be trained and certified by Baseball Ontario.

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