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The World's Most Successful Umpire School! Providing formal, supervised training for students to qualify for umpire positions in professional, college, high school, independent professional, and youth baseball. |
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FAQ'sI have never umpired before. Do I need experience before I come to school? If your questions are not addressed, CLICK HERE to ask a specific question I have never umpired before. Do I need experience before I come to school?No. We assume that when you arrive, you have no umpiring knowledge or experience. Regardless of your experience level, we start everyone from the basics on the first day. Often times, extensive experience can lead to established bad habits that must be broken first. With limited, or no, experience, you will not have these bad habits to break before learning the "Wendelstedt Way". Back to TopHow big is your class?Our class size varies from year to year. Though our class size usually remains around 100 students, we will not know our class size until January 2 because some enrolled students are unable to report for various reasons, and some students register the last couple of days before the start of school. Back to TopWhat is your student to instructor ratio?The ratio varies based on class size, however, we have 27 staff members, 12 of them Major League umpires. We usually have about 100 students attend every year. Back to TopHow many jobs are available?We are provided with the number of placements available on the first of February. This number usually ranges between 25 and 35, and we also send an additional 10 on a reserve list. These students are selected throughout the year as positions become available due to injury and retirements. Back to TopWhat are the requirements to attend umpire school?You must be at least 18 years old to attend umpire school. Our job is to provide professional baseball with the best possible candidates for placement into professional baseball. When you leave our school, you leave with our label. We place the the best students, regardless of age, gender, race, or any other factors. We strive to keep the our reputation of providing the best possible product on the field. If you are a top student, we want you to represent the Wendelstedt School. Back to TopWhat separates your program from others?Though all of the professional umpire programs will
offer you the same material as mandated by professional baseball, our
school offers you the best opportunity to excel in baseball through our
unique presentation and exclusive teaching methods. One of the most
important of these is through the use of live games, played by high
school and college teams. We are the only program that provides you with
this opportunity. And since your placement at the PBUC placement camp is
determined solely on your performance during live games, this provides
our students with a head-start to real game situations. The results are
proved through our wonderful success over the years. Back to Top |
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