Umpires Needed!!! Adults and Youth (ages 12-17)

Here at NOLL/SOLL, we love baseball! Our goal is to always have well-managed and well-officiated games. That’s where the umpires come in.

NOLL/SOLL offers youth baseball to over 1000 boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 16 in Oakland. Our league includes both instructional and competitive divisions. Volunteer umpires are needed for all competitive levels, small diamond and large diamond!

Who makes a good NOLL/SOLL Umpire?

Any adult who enjoys the game of baseball and wants to give back to their community
Parents of Little League players
12-17 year olds looking for leadership training opportunities

No experience necessary! Each season, there are several umpire training clinics that cover rules, field mechanics, and game management. New umpires may also request mentoring from an experienced umpire to help them along.

We provide official umpire shirts, caps, and equipment. Umpires must have their own protective cup. Junior umpires receive a meal stipend.

Steps to Becoming a NOLL/SOLL Umpire

For help with SportsConnect and Stack – VIDEO

Adult Umpires

Requirements

Attendance at a Rule and Field Mechanics clinic, annually
Training Certificates
- Concussion training – once, any year
- Cardiac training, once, any year
- SafeSport Abuse Awareness Training – must have a certificate after 10/1/2025
Pass a criminal background check (completed through your SportsConnect registration)
Complete a LPG LIVESCAN fingerprint process for NOLL/SOLL – ONCE ONLY
- Unfortunately, if you’ve done this for another organization or a school, it does not count
- Step-by-step process:
  - Bring a valid Government/State issued photo ID and the Request for Live
    Scan Service form requesting the background check.
    - Read the instructions fully and carefully
    - Download the PDF forms to fill out the Applicant Information.
    - Do NOT sign and date yet.
    - Do NOT include your social security number; you will provide it when
      meeting with the Live Scan operator.
    - Do NOT include your driver’s license number; you will provide it when
      meeting with the Live Scan operator.
    - Save and print the completed application.
    - Take the completed application to LPG Livescan
  - Application Form 1
  - Application Form 2

How to register in SportsConnect

Log-in or register in SportsConnect
- Click on “Volunteer” on the left navigation
- Click “Find Volunteer Roles”
- Click “All Available Opportunities”
- Find “Officials > View Divisions”
- Scroll down to Officials – There should only be 2 options – Select “Umpire”

Junior Umpires

Requirements

Attendance at a Rule and Field Mechanics clinic, annually
Training Certificates
- Cardiac training
- Concussion training
- Upload all as ONE DOCUMENT to your SportsConnect account!

Junior umpires must have a unique email address to in SportsConnect.
If you use Gmail, there’s an easy option: create a Gmail “plus” address (also called an alias). Add a + and any word after your Gmail username. For example, if your email is: baller@gmail.com, you can sign up using baller+jrUmpire@gmail.com (or any variation you prefer). Messages sent to that address will still arrive in your baller@gmail.com inbox. No extra setup needed.

How to register in SportsConnect as a Junior Umpire

Parent/Guardian – Sign in to SportsConnect
Click on “Volunteer” on the left navigation
Click “Find Volunteer Roles”
Click “All Available Opportunities”
Find “Officials > View Divisions”
Scroll down to Officials – There should only be 2 options – Select “Jr. Umpire”
Select “Sign up a new user” and press “Continue”
Fill out your kid’s info and add either their email address or an alias
Answer all the required question with NO and N/A
Add a selfie for the ID
Click “Invite User and Continue”
- If using their email, ask them to open the invitation and go through the process (search in junk, too)
- If an alias, look for the email in your account and open the invitation (make sure you sign out of your account to complete the process. You’ll have to sign in for them)
Junior Umpires that are NOT registered to play NOLL/SOLL, you will “Register” and follow the instructions above.

NOTE: Once you are registered in SportsConnect, you will be added to Stack Officials within 1-2 days. When you are added to Stack Officials, you will receive a welcome email, titled: “Stack Officials – New User Confirmation” with your password and link to log-in.

SELF-ASSIGNMENTS IN STACK OFFICIALS

All assignments are self-assigned in Stack Officials
From your DASHBOARD (the page with the calendar), select the date (shaded in light blue) to see available games
- You cannot self assign games from the “Games” tab
The games you can see are based on your rank
- 10 = AA; 20 = AAA; etc.
- If you are expecting to see games at a higher level but do not, please reach out to Oakland.Umps@gmail.com to get your rank updated
Junior Umpires – select JR-Plate or JR-Base only
- Be sure to update your Payments tab with your bank information for payment!
Adult Umpires – select Plate or Base only