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 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 CLOSED for 2025 ***

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 a NBLL account if you don't have one or Log in to your NBLL Family account
3.  Available programs for your Jr. Umpire will pop up
4.  Under 2025 Volunteers make sure NBLL Volunteers is “Selected”
5.  If you have additional players on your profile click “Next Player” and make sure NBLL Volunteers is marked “Select”
6.  If you have additional players repeat step 5 till you get to the last player and click on “Skip” 
7.  On the next screen click “Continue"
8.  On the next screen scroll and mark Jr. Umpire as “Selected"
9.  Click on “Sign up a registered user” - if your Jr. Umpire’s name is there select it and go to step 14. 
If it is not there go back and select “Sign up a new user”, scroll down and click Continue
10.  If you selected “Sign up a new user”, then on the next screen fill out the Jr. Umpire Application - This is where your Jr. Umpire will need their OWN EMAIL and will need to be able to access it.  If you use the parents email, it is likely not going to work since your email is already associated with the account.
*** For the Government Issued ID requirement - if they do not have a drivers license, please upload their Student ID or a screenshot of Parent or Student Vue.
11.  Click Invite User and Continue
12.  On the next screen “Here is your order summary” - click on the trash can and delete the order, it is not needed and your Jr. Umpire is STILLL registered to be a Jr. Umpire. 
13.  If using the same computer, Go to your Jr. Umpire’s email inbox and “Accept” the invite and if still logged into your NBLL account it will take you right back to home page of your account and you will now see that your Jr. Umpire is registered as a Jr. Umpire.

14.  If your Jr. Umpire’s name is listed under “Sign up a registered user” follow these steps
15.  Select your Jr. Umpires name, scroll down and click on “continue
16.  This is where your Jr. Umpire will NEED to have access to the EMAIL that is listed
17.  Fill out the Jr. Umpire Application
*** For the Government Issued ID requirement - if they do not have a drivers license, please upload their Student ID or a screenshot of Parent or Student Vue.
18.  On the next screen “Here is your order summary” - click on the trash can and delete the order, it is not needed and your Jr. Umpire is still registered to be a Jr. Umpire. 
19.  When you go to your home page of your NBLL account, you will see that your Jr. Umpire is registered as a Jr. Umpire.

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.