Monarch Little League

Umpire Training

TRAINING SLIDES

MLL Umpiring 101 PowerPoint Deck: A good place to start! Contains rules (including the 10 most commonly misunderstood ones), scenarios, registration/scheduling procedures, and links to additional resources.
MLL Umpire Training Curriculum: Our guide to areas to study including roles & responsibilities, signals/calls, uniform/equipment, and game management.
Little League International Umpire Clinic: Prepared by Little League International. Valuable guide to field mechanics and details on recognizing and enforcing rules on obstruction vs. interference, catcher interference, illegal pitches, infield flies, and other situations an umpire will most likely encounter.
Little League Umpire Rules Instruction Manual: This is reviewed during the District 2 spring umpire clinic typically.
Umpire Positioning Diagram: Helps to know best positions on the field to make proper calls.
Little League Umpiring 101: Visual Training for Beginning Umpires
Umpire Bible on Baseball Rules
Little League Rule Myths

Rules Specifics

GENERAL RULES

Monarch Little League abides to the Official Little League Rulebooks except for a few modifications as outlined below. The books for Baseball and Softball will be supplied during training.

BASEBALL SPECIFICS

If umpiring a District 2 Baseball Interlock game (one team belongs to MLL, and the other team belongs to a different league), then the following rules apply: Majors/Intermediates/Juniors Division Rules

If umpiring a Monarch Little League Baseball sanctioned game (both teams belong to MLL), then the local rules apply: Minors AAA Division Rules

SOFTBALL SPECIFICS

If umpiring a Minors AAA or Majors Division IPGSA or District 2 Softball Interlock game (one team belongs to MLL, and the other team belongs to a different league), then the following rules apply: