Umpires

OYO maintains a high-quality umpire program. Any individual age 11 (as of January 1, 2025) or older may apply, participate on trainings and experience a great part-time job making the call. As part of the process, applicants must register online, take the umpire exam and attend the mandatory clinics.

All first year umpires will start out umpiring 08U Softball, Junior Rookie Baseball and Rookie Baseball games, unless prior approval is obtained from the umpire committee.

The process OYO uses to train and select our umpires is as follows:

Umpire Registration

 

PROCESS & SCHEDULE

1. REGISTER | All prospective umpires must register online.

2. RULES CLINIC | All prospective umpires must attend one clinic at Jenn Park based on scheduled dates below.

  • Sunday, February 2, 2025 | Jenn Park
    • Younger Division Umps ​|​ 1-2:30 p.m. ​| ​08U Softball, Junior Rookie and Rookie Baseball
    • Older Division Umps ​|​ 3-4:30 p.m. ​|​ 10U, 12U and 14U/16U Softball, Minor, Super Major, Junior/Senior Baseball
  • Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | Jenn Park
    • Younger Division Umps ​|​ 6-7:30 p.m. ​| ​08U Softball, Junior Rookie and Rookie Baseball
    • Older Division Umps ​|​ 7:45-9:15 p.m. ​|​ 10U, 12U and 14U/16U Softball, Minor, Super Major, Junior/Senior Baseball

3. ONLINE TEST | All prospective Umpires must take an “open book” online test​ that will be open book test. Instructions for the exam and copies of the questions in PDF form will be provided here on February 12.

  • Test will be available for completion between February 12-28, 2025

4. TEST REVIEW SESSION | All prospective umpires must attend this session at Jenn Park, 10450 East 63rd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46236.

  • Sunday, March 2, 2025 | 1-3 p.m. | Jenn Park | All Age Groups at same time

5. SELECTION NOTIFICATION | All umpires will be notified of their status/selection to the 2025 Umpire crew.

  • Monday, March 3, 2025

6. MECHANICS CLINIC | All umpires must attend one umpires mechanics clinic.

  • Sunday, March 16, 2025 | Location TBA
    • Younger Division Umps ​|​ 1-3 p.m. ​| ​08U Softball, Junior Rookie and Rookie Baseball
    • Older Division Umps ​|​ 3-5 p.m. ​|​ 10U, 12U and 14U/16U Softball, Minor, Super Major, Junior/Senior Baseball
  • Saturday, April 12, 2025 | Location TBA
    • Younger Division Umps ​|​ 1-3 p.m. ​| ​08U Softball, Junior Rookie and Rookie Baseball
    • Older Division Umps ​|​ 3-5 p.m. ​|​ 10U, 12U and 14U/16U Softball, Minor, Super Major, Junior/Senior Baseball

 

UMPIRE EXAM INSTRUCTIONS & TEST OUTLINES

All interested umpires should take the time to complete the online exam for the highest level they aspire to umpire in during the 2024 seasons. The exam is "open book", and all umpires are encouraged to reference notes from the rules review clinics, the OYO-specific rules available online and/or the NFHS rule book to complete the exam.

TESTING PROCESS | Please note, test takers may only complete the exam once. So, we strongly recommend you download the test questions (actual exam questions are posted below) for your respective level below, complete the test on paper and then login to complete the online exam. Please allow approximately one hour to complete the exam.

TEST-RELATED QUESTIONS | If you have questions about specific questions or the exam process, please email Anthony DeSanto or Larry Powell -- or you can send a text to 317.922.3956. If you have questions for which level exam you should complete, please contact Anthony DeSanto. All new umpires ages 16 and younger should complete the Junior Rookie-Rookie-08U Softball exam at this time.

ELIGIBILITY-RELATED QUESTIONS | If you have questions about which test level you should complete with this exam, please email the OYO Umpire Committee -- or text 317.922.3956.

HELPFUL DOCUMENTS | The downloadable PDFs are sample test questions from 2024 that umpires may use as a guide for taking the exam in 2025.

MORE INFO

Umpires will be selected based on their attendance and participation at the clinics, as well as their test scores. Selected umpires are expected to wear a navy blue umpire shirt, navy blue umpire hat (no logos), and gray pants.  *Umpires will not be paid for the clinics.

  • All umpires must complete the free online registration via LeagueApps.
  • All umpires must have access to an email account and the internet
  • All communication is done via email and All game scheduling is done on the internet
  • All umpires must attend the clinics, take the exam and sign the Code of Conduct and Release and Waiver of Liability forms, regardless of past experience.
  • The online Officials Registration must be completed prior to clinics.

 

CONTACTS

For more information, contact one of the following members of the OYO Umpire Committee: