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Registration for 2026 is now LIVE:
Registration and USA Softball Background Clearance
Registration and USA Softball Background Clearance
Registration for 2026 is completely new. Please read all details below.
For questions involving registration, please contact
Kaitlyn Thursby at kaitlyn.thursby@gmail.com or 717-269-0463.
You may register for the 2026 season by either...
A) filling out the paper registration form and submitting it to your local representative, or...
B) completing registration online through PAsoftball.com.
These are the detailed instructions for how to complete your online registration, initiate your background check, and connect your SafeSport course completion:
Walkthrough of how register:
Any umpires going to a National Championship must be Registered, Background Checked and complete Safe Sport. In addition, if you are umpiring any Junior Olympic Play, Championships or not, you must be Safe Sport Certified.
Walkthrough of how to complete your Safe Sport:
The Background Clearance process is the same as the 2025 season. The new vendor is NCSI. Please be advised that this process can take anywhere from 3-10 or more business days to complete.
Each umpire must initiate this process for themselves after registration by following the instructions provided here.
Walkthrough of how to complete your USA Softball Background Check:
Insurance Information
Insurance Information
Umpires are covered by Bollinger Insurance when they umpire games, leagues, and tournaments involving USA Softball registered teams and the event has been authorized by an USA Softball Commissioner and/or his/her designee or authorized by USA Softball.
Umpire registration includes coverage for officiating Scholastic (Middle School, High School, NFHS) and Collegiate (NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA) Softball events. It will not follow umpires when working other softball organizations.
Effective 1/1/2023, coverage while officiating other sports is included with USA Softball Umpire Registration.
Click on the Bollinger logo above, or here, for information from their website.
Here is an excerpt from the USA Softball Insurance Program Guide discussing the coverages.
Clearances Requirements
Clearances Requirements
Volunteers and umpires need the following clearances:
PA Child Abuse
Safe Kids Disclosure
SafeSport (detailed above)
FBI Background Check - Service code 1KG756
PA State Police Record Check (EPATCH)
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