In 2026, SBU will be conducting pre-season classroom based training meetings for new and veteran umpires on Monday evenings from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at West Valley High School, Community Room 1101 and the Library, from January 5th through March 9th. We will also are also planning batting cage sessions on Saturdays in January, and on-field training, weather permitting, as we get closer to the High School baseball season. Those sessions will be announced via Arbiter. 

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The foundation for our trainings in 2026 will include Umpire Classroom's "Umpiring 101" which can be accessed online at https://www.umpireclassroom.com/offers/i6FLsFi5 . The cost for the online course is $25.00.  Even If you are able to make all the training meetings, it is highly recommended that you take this course since it has videos that cover topics that we don't have time to cover in our classroom trainings.​ For umpires new to the organization in 2025, the $25.00 for the course will be reimbursed if 1.) You submit the certification that you have completed the entire course, and 2.) Umpire a minimum of 20 games in 2025. 

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It is HIGHLY recommended that all umpires in our association subscribe to Umpire Classroom. By doing so you will receive weekly quizzes and videos on recent rule changes, as well as refresher videos and quizzes on all aspects of being an umpire. 

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