Are you interested in umpiring for the 2026 spring Ballard Little League season?
Ballard Little League is looking for interested umpires for baseball and softball this year!
We provide training and a stipend of $30-$40 a game or earn high school community service credit!
The Junior Umpire Program is for anyone aged 12-18.
You will be trained, provided with equipment and paid. This is also a great opportunity for any community service credit you might need and learning how to umpire will only help you be a better player yourself. Umpires can set your own schedule this spring - work as many or as few games as you like! Any games that you can help out with will make a difference for our players and our program and continue allowing us to provide baseball and softball opportunities to Ballard kids. Our league will provide you with all the gear needed and training.
Interested?
Register for the Junior Umpire Program under the Volunteer page or under your Family Account Page under Volunteer Opportunities.
Little League requires all volunteers undergo background checks and complete several trainings to keep our community safe. The safety and well-being of all participants in the Little League® program continues to be paramount and it is on all of us to do our part to provide a fun, memorable, and safe experience each year. Ballard Little League asks you to complete these steps before you get on the field and interact with children. We understand that this can be time consuming, so we encourage you to look these over and get started on them as soon as possible.
- Required each year: Complete background checks.
- Required for new umpires: The Diamond Training. All new umpires must take this training and anyone who did not take it in 2025.
- New umpires must attend one On Field training and one Rules training
- Returning umpires must attend one Rules training. On Field training is optional, but highly recommended to help improve your skills and ask questions.
Options for on field training (with preference for BLL, but any of the below will work)
- Ballard Little League: Sat, March 28 (2-4pm): Loyal Heights Playfield
Other training options available are as follows (free, unless noted otherwise):
- Western Region, March 7 & 8 in SeaTac are (TBD), Cost is $105 (BLL will refund), Sign up here
- D8 Field Training:
- Sat, March 14 (9am-1pm): Shorewood High School, Shoreline
- Sun, March 15 (1pm-5pm): Northshore Athletic Fields, Woodinville
- Northeast Little League (TBD)
- RUG Little League (TBD)
- Queen Anne (TBD)
Options for Rules Training:
BLL provides equipment for all umpires.