Glenview Youth Baseball - GYB

2024 GYB House Umpire Registration

Welcome

Welcome

Glenview Youth Baseball is offering interested students 12 years of age and older the opportunity to work as a baseball umpire in Glenview.  

Umpiring is a part-time job that provides after-school and weekend work opportunities. In addition to providing hard-working students the ability to earn money, umpiring for Glenview Youth Baseball is a great opportunity for the students to learn to take responsibility, be assertive, and to work cooperatively with their peers and adults.

Please visit the the Umpire page of the GYB website for more information or click here.

This registration will allow you to provide contact information and sign up for participation.  Please read through each page carefully to ensure that all information is provided accurately.  

Training Dates:

  • Feb 26 | Monday | 6:30 PM to 8:45 PM
  • Feb 29 | Thursday | 6:30 PM to 8:45 PM
  • March 4 | Monday |  6:30 PM to 8:45 PM
  • March 6 | Wednesday | 6:30 PM to 8:45 PM

Location:  

Glenview Park Center, Lakeview Room,  2400 Chestnut Ave, Glenview, IL 60026

Requirements:

  • Returning Umpires: 1 Session
  • New Umpires: 2 Sessions
  • Work Permit from School: Discussed in Training Session
  • Completed Registration
  • Training Documentation: Discussed in Training Session

Not included in the registration is an optional Umpires Kit. The kit and how to use it will be discussed in the training sessions.

Umpire Training Documents

The trainings are based on the following three documents, attached below:

  • What Makes a Good Umpire?
  • Plate Mechanics
  • Two-Man Mechanics

For new umpires,  download, read, and become familiar with the concepts and rules.  The topics in the trainings will cover these documents.

For returning umpires, download, read, and review the documents prior to the required refresher training.

Questions

Please direct questions to:

Jack Reardon

Head of umpires

Phone: 847-804-6068