UMPIRE PAYMENTS - PROVINCIALS

BEST PRACTICE - PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP UMPIRE PAYMENTS

The host site should collect all Round Robin umpire game fees from each team at the pre-tournament meeting. All teams should pay the exact same amount for umpire game fees for the Round Robin portion of the tournament. Below is an example of the best practice for host sites to collect the correct payment from each team for a 5-team Provincial Championship at the 13U level:

There are a total of 10 round-robin games in a 5-team Provincial Championship, 3 of which have game times that start before 6 pm on a weekday, which must include the $15/umpire premium.

• 3 Round Robin games that begin before 6 pm on a weekday - $65/umpire x 2 umpires x 3 games = $390.007 Round Robin games at the regular umpire rate of $50/umpire - $50/umpire x 2 umpires x 7 games = $700.00

• Total Umpire game fees for the Round Robin are $1,090.00. Divide the total round-robin game fees by the 5 participating teams. In this particular tournament, each team would pay the host site $218.00 to cover each team’s Round Robin games.

Teams that move onto tiebreaker games, semi-finals, and the championship would then need to pay for one umpire game fee for every game they participate in after the Round Robin portion of the schedule is complete.

All umpire travel and accommodations for Provincial Championships are paid by Baseball Alberta.