NORTH BOTHELL LITTLE LEAGUE JR. UMPIRE PROGRAM

Introducing teenagers to the craft of umpiring with North Bothell Little League expands the involvement of our youth in our league, while creating a fun way for teenagers to learn leadership, responsibility, and accountability.

Whether a high school athlete, or not, becoming a Junior Umpire with North Bothell Little League offers teens a way to grow their self-esteem and gain experience in a fun, educational setting.

At the same time, teenagers are looking for opportunities to prove themselves and are often looking to collect civil service hours to be credited toward graduation and volunteer activities to build their resumés.  Once these commitments are fulfilled, if needed, Jr. Umpires will receive a stipend of $50 per game as a Plate Umpire & $35 per game as a Field Umpire.

Communication with Jr. Umpires will start in early-mid February each year. 
Each new and returning Jr. Umpire will need to successfully completes the application and background check to become a Jr. Umpire.  With leadership provided through a NBLL's mentoring regimen, experienced Little League umpires will partner with theJr. Umpires. Together, in real-time situations, they will train and practice throughout the season.  With comfort comes confidence.  NBLL strives to have these new umpires become acclimated at a steady pace, while having fun.  We make every attempt to avoid overwhelming them and we place each junior umpire into an environment where they can become comfortable with the game from this new and different perspective.

- Junior Umpires 13 yrs old will be eligible to Umpire baseball and softball games for the AA and AAA
- Junior Umpires 14+ yrs old will be eligible to Umpire baseball and softball games for AA, AAA and Majors
- Junior Umpire will have (3) Season to work at a Jr. Umpire NBLL Spring (mid-March-June), Summer (July) and Fall (Sept-Oct) Seasons.


JR. UMPIRE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
- Jr. Umpires will be required to complete the Little League Umpire Training via the Little League Training Portal. 
Please email your certificate to [email protected]
- Mechanics Clinic with NBLL and/or District 8 (attending both the NBLL and D8 mechanics clinic at NAF is highly encouraged)
- D8 Virtual Playing Rules Review.

There are also several resources to prepare for Umpiring through Little League University.  Register with Little League Umpire Registry, to receive up to date information. 

You can also venture over the the Umpires tab on the NBLL website with even more umpire resources. 

Are you interested in being an Umpire for District 8 All Stars in June and July?  email [email protected]


The Eligibility Requirements to be a Jr. Umpire are as follows:
- Be between the League Ages of 13 - 17yrs old.  
- Be Reliable and Dependable
- Is 'coachable' and willing to learn in all types of scenarios.

***Registration is now OPEN for 2025 Spring Season Jr. Umpire season***

NOTE:  Jr. Umpires Must Register with their own personal email that they will have access to - a parent email will be asked for within the registration and communications will be sent to both Jr. Umpire and Parent.

To register to be a Jr. Umpire follow the Below steps:

1.  Click the Registration below.
2.  Create an account or Log in to your NBLL Family account
3.  Click 'Volunteer' on the left side of screen
4.  Click 'Find Volunteer Roles'
5.  Click 'View Divisions' for 2025 NBLL Volunteers
6.  Check off 'NBLL Volunteer' and scroll down to bottom of page and click on View Selected Opportunities
7.  Scroll left and select Jr. Umpires
8.  Select your name or if you don't see it select 'sign up new user'
***when signing up as a new user, use the Jr. Umpires own personal email as their contact info
9.  Select 'Continue' on the bottom of screen
10.  Complete the volunteer application *** using the Jr. Umpires Personal Email that they have access too and for the required Govt. ID upload, please upload their Student ID.
11.  Once the volunteer application is completed, a JDP Background Check link will be emailed to the Jr, Umpire's personal email to complete, All Jr. Umpires do need to fill out the background check and pass in order to participate.  Jr. Umpires will need to check their personal email that they used to signup up with.