MNLL UMPIRE REWARDS PROGRAM FALL 2024
1. The League President provides this Umpire Rewards and Recognition Program to establish the guidance and the procedures to be followed in the rewards and recognition of Murrieta National Little League (MNLL) Volunteer Umpires for the Fall 2024 Season.
2. In order to express our gratitude to our umpires for volunteering their time to MNLL, items will be rewarded to our umpires in accordance to these guidelines.
3. It is also the hope that this Rewards Program allows our umpires to earn their own umpire gear kit and express our appreciation.
REWARDS PROGRAM
UMPIRING GAMES CREDIT
Umpires will receive 1 credit for each game umpired. Credit will be earned for umpiring games in divisions AA and above. Credit will be earned equally for working either the bases or the plate.
Credit will be earned for both the umpire and a Team’s Umpiring Games Requirement for the season (Per the Umpire Program Policy).
The Umpire in Chief (UIC) will track all games umpired and will coordinate the request of the earned items.
The items will be awarded once an umpire accumulates the corresponding umpiring games for that item or at the discretion of the UIC (award an item(s) in advance).
Umpiring game credits will continue to accumulate even after an item has been earned and will count towards the next item. Items will be presented in the sequence they were earned or if there are two items; the individual umpire will be given a choice of one of the two items or an item of lesser points.
An umpire will carry over credit for games umpired beginning from the Fall 2024 Season indefinitely until that umpire maxes out at forty (40) games. Once 40 games are umpired, that umpire will re-set to zero (0) games and will start over. There is no time limit on how long an umpire can carry over games umpired starting from the Fall 2024 Season.
REWARDS
Below is the umpired game requirement for each item:
ITEM | GAMES REQUIRED | ESTIMATED COST/PER ITEM |
Black Umpire Hat | 5 | $20 |
Dry Undershirt and Polo Umpire Shirt | 10 | $45 |
Umpire Jacket (Lite Pullover) | 15 | $50 |
Duffle Bag | 20 | $60 |
Shin Guards | 25 | $70 |
Chest Protector or Mask | 30 | $80 |
Umpire Pants w/Belt | 35 | $100 |
Plate Shoes or Base Shoes | 40 | $150 |
Note: The Umpire Hat, Polo Shirt, Duffel Bag and Umpire Jacket will have the umpire’s name and MNLL’s Logo embroidered on the item.
Only umpires with ten (10) or more games umpired will be invited to the Umpires’ End-of-Season Banquet.
The UIC will have full discretion on awarding umpire gear as the UIC sees fit and necessary.
A budget for the Umpire rewards Program will be approved by the BOD and the UIC will have the responsibility and authority to disperse the amount in the budget as needed and at his discretion. Any balance left over at the end of the season can be used for the Umpires’ End-of-Season Banquet, Banquet gifts, or for replenishing Umpire Box Equipment (Masks, Chest Protectors, Shin-guards, Polo Shirts, Ball Bags, Indicators, Plate Brushes, etc.) or as the UIC sees necessary to maintain the Umpire Program.
The UIC will be familiar with and supervise the Rewards Program.
Refer all questions about this program to the UIC.