Is gear provided?
Wilton Youth Baseball has a reasonable amount of the basic umpire equipment.  This includes mask, chest protector, and shin guards, plate brush, indicator, ball bag, and umpire shirt.  Male umpires are required to have and use their own cup.

How old must an umpire be to umpire?
Umpires must be at least fourteen years old (league age). 

How do we communicate with umpires?
Use of e-mail is the preferred communication mechanism, as it is much more efficient than making phone calls.  It becomes the responsibility of the umpire to regularly check his or her e-mail account.  It is possible to have more than one e-mail account listed for communication.  The e-mail accounts are not used for things outside of the activities of the umpire program and are never given to or made available to anyone outside the organization.  There are umpires that do not have e-mail and those people are contacted using telephone.  That is, to umpire in the program does not force a person to have an e-mail address.

What level of baseball do umpires umpire?
Umpires starting out in the Wilton Youth Baseball program typically umpire at the Minor level.  Selected umpires are selected to umpire at Majors games (if the need arises) and to umpire the 9 year old and 10U travel bases (if the need arises).

Canceling an assigned game.
It sometimes happens an umpire who has been assigned a game will need to cancel.  Lots of things can cause this to happen and the league accepts this, however, it is expected when an assignment is accepted, then the umpire will meet his or her responsibility and will not cancel.  Cancel only if a higher priority conflict arises.  As soon as the umpire recognizes the conflict, contact the umpire coordinator.  Use telephone if the cancellation is very close to the game time.  The umpire coordinator will then search for a replacement.  All umpires should be aware that we do have cancellations and the umpire coordinator may ask you at a late moment if you can umpire a game.  It is of great help to the league when umpires have the flexibility to accept an assignment at a last minute.

Is there money for umpiring?
Umpires are given a small stipend for the games they work.