Eastern Maine Baseball Umpires Association

The 2025 EMBUA Umpire Rookie School 

The Eastern Maine Baseball Umpires Association will be offering classes for those
wishing to umpire baseball at the middle school and high school levels. 
This class will also allow you do summer games
No umpire experience required​
Location - Brewer High School
Dates: TBD (Expect late February 2025)
Classes are on Thursday evenings from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Cost: The Class/Membership fee is $25.00 (Includes materials)

Course Completion Requirements
1. Must attend a minimum of 4 training classes
2. Attend the required mechanics session. 
3. Score a minimum of 70% on the NFHS rules test


                     2024 Class schedule
Class #1    2/29/24       6:00-8:00          Welcome / Rule 1 - + Mechanics basics
Class #2    3/7/24         6:00-8:00          Rule 2 / Rule 3 - + Mechanics basics
Class #3    3/14/24       6:00-8:00          Rule 4 / Rule 5 - + Mechanics basics
Class #4    3/21/24       6:00-8:00          Rule 6  - + Mechanics basics
Class #5    3/28/24       6:00-8:00          Rule 7 / Rule 8 - + Mechanics basics
Class #6    4/11/24       6:00-8:00          Rule 9 / Rule 10 / Review 








Our Lead Instructor Troy Lare
Executive Board - EMBUA
High School Umpire
HS Umpire Trainer
College Baseball Umpire
Cape Cod League Umpire
American Legion Umpire
 Cost includes first year membership. all books and handouts. Our cost remains to be $25.00. Use our Pay Pal link below, to pay with your Debit/Credit card.
Payment by check/Cash is also available.
We are required by the MPA and Maine DOE, to be fingerprinted as sports officials. This program began in 2020, and if you have had your fingerprints taken as a school employee or other sport official, this meets our requirement.
Use the link below for more information
How much is the pay per game in 2024?
Sub-Varsity - $69.00
Varsity - $92.00
Interested in our 2025 program?