LL Beginning Umpire Manual 60' Diamond

Little League Baseball Headquarters wants to sincerely thank all those Volunteer Umpires who made contributions to this publication.

John Ambler, Umpire in Chief Southern Region and Staff
Frank Poficano, Umpire in Chief, Eastern Region and Staff
Steve Sorenson, Umpife in Chief, Central Region and Staff
Mike Wright, Umpire in Chief, Western Region and Staff

And especially Mario Garrido, Southern Region Staff Umpire who put forth a tremendous amount of time and effort to make this publication the valuable training aid it was meant to be for all the Volunteer Umpires.

IMPORTANT NOTE

This publication has been written to assist the Little League Volunteer Umpires to better understand how to apply the rules of Little League Baseball and the proper mechanics of umpiring.

The material contained within has been taken from the Little League Rule Book, The Professional Baseball Official Rule Interpretations, The Umpire Development Manual (Professional Baseball), The National Baseball Congress of American Umpires Manual and existing Little League publications.

At no time should this publication be utilized in place of the Little League Official Rules for a game decision. This is not a recognized Little League rule book.

PLEASE NOTE: ANY PLACE IN THIS PUBLICATION WHERE THE TERMS HE, HIM, HIS AND MEN ARE USED, WE ARE ALSO REFERRING TO SHE, HER, AND WOMEN.

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL DOES NOT LIMIT PARTICIPATION IN ITS ACTIVITIES ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY.