Welcome

As a Little League® umpire, you serve the children and families in your community and gain a deeper knowledge of, and appreciation for, Little League. Once you start officiating games you gain an entirely new perspective on the role umpires play in the Little League experience. District 33 is committed to supporting our leagues' efforts to recruit, retain, and reward volunteer umpires. While some leagues consider paying umpires, we firmly believe that volunteers are a better choice for our community. Volunteers are more committed to their league and the mission of Little League, and care more about Little League rules and safety regulations.

District 33 has umpire staff formed of volunteers from our leagues led by Dave Graham, Interim District 33 Umpire-in-Chief. They are available as a resource for rule interpretations and training. Please invite them to your league to work games with your umpires. We are here to serve you! If you have any questions please contact Dave at 619-322-9698.

Field Clinic

Please join us at the free annual District 33 umpire mechanics clinic scheduled for Sunday, February 23 9:00 AM–1:00 PM (check in 8:30 AM) at Lake Murray Little League Sunset Park. 

From new umpires to the most experienced of all ages and genders. This clinic will cover the basic field movements or how to umpire on any Little League baseball field. Dress will be casual athletic clothes. Umpire uniforms are not required but bring your mask and indicator if you have one. Please bring a baseball glove; you may be a player for the drills. 

For more information and to RSVP, please register at Eventbrite.

Resources

• Join the D33 umpire email list and stay up to date on training, events, and tournament info. Note: a free Gmail account is required. You can create a Gmail account with your a non-Google email address.
  
• The Little League Umpire Registry is a place where you have access to an assortment of training materials, including live webinars. For a $5 fee you can conduct a background check using the registry and easily share it with every league that you wish to volunteer at.
• Join us every other Monday night during the regular season for a rules meeting hosted by District 31 (see calendar)

D33 Rules Clinic

The annual rules clinic is designed as an introduction or a refresher to coaches, managers and umpires on some of the most important rules and significant rule updates for the current season. You can view the Powerpoint slides and watch the recordings of past sessions below.

2025 Rules Meeting:

• Day one (2/26/2025): Objectives, Definitions, Interference, Obstruction, The Runner (recording)
• Day two (2/27/2025): The Batter, The Pitcher, Game Management, The Umpire (recording)

League Umpire Sign-Ups

Many leagues have opportunities to sign up for games online. League UICs: if you have a sign-up sheet or app not listed below please let us know so we can add it.

Uniforms

Shirts

D33 recommends that our umpires use the current MLB replica umpire shirts in black (with gray side panel) and blue (with black side panel). This will help you to match your partners for a professional look.

Black with Charcoal Grey

Sky Blue with Black

Black

Light Blue

Navy