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You will attend a Level 1, 2 and 3 umpires clinics. 

The format varies slightly between provinces, but the clinics are typically a six hour classroom and on-field training program.  You will learn the basics of umpiring, including essential rules, 2-umpire positioning techniques, umpire signals and mechanics.

Are you a Level 3 umpire wishing to be considered for the National Program?

The following is the necessary criteria for an umpire to attain the Level 4 Trained classification:

• Be recommended by his Provincial Supervisor based on successful completion of base and plate evaluations in the prior season
• Be currently certified provincially as a Level 3 umpire
• Have a minimum of four (4) years experience
• Be eighteen (18) years old or older during the current season
• Attend a national certification clinic
• Pay the national certification fee
• Must write the national exam and score at least 80%
• Must be field evaluated twice annually (1 plate, 1 base) at the provincial level by a Senior or Master Course Conductor and receive a positive evaluation on both plate and base evaluations.

To obtain or maintain a national certification, all criteria must be met during the same year.  Any umpire with missing requirements will restart the procedures the following year.   In other words, if an umpire succeeds at the exam and no evaluations are sent to Baseball Canada, he/she will need to proceed again the following year unless he meets the requirements as mentioned above.

Level 4 Trained umpires are eligible to be assigned by their province to a Minor Baseball Canada Championship.

Prerequisites to obtain Level 4 classification

An umpire must have successfully completed an umpiring assignment at one (1) Baseball Canada Championship at a minor category.

A Level 4 umpire is exempt from submitting an annual plate and base evaluation for a period of three (3) consecutive seasons from their last Baseball Canada Championship as either an umpire or Supervisor.

Prerequisites to obtain  Level 5 classification 

An umpire must have obtained a major assessment at a Minor Championship, and retained that major assessment at their first Major Championship.

Once an umpire attains Level 5 classification, that designation is retained even though performance at a subsequent Baseball Canada Championship may result in a minor recommendation.

A Level 5 umpire is exempt from submitting an annual plate and base evaluation for a period of three (3) consecutive seasons from their last Baseball Canada Championship as either an umpire or Supervisor.

Once an umpire has attended a Canada Games Championship, he/she will not be eligible for another Canada Games Championship assignment as an umpire.