1. Honor all contracts regardless of possible inconvenience or financial loss.
2. Study the rules of the game diligently, observe the work of other good officials and
attempt to improve at all times.
3. Remember that while your work as an umpire is important, you must conduct yourself in
such a way that spectator attention is directed to the players and not at you.
4. Dress and maintain your appearance in a manner befitting the dignity and importance of
the umpire position.
5. Be fair and unbiased in your decisions, rendering them without regard to the score or the
quality of the play on the field.
6. Cooperate and be professional in your associations with your fellow umpires and do
nothing to cause them public embarrassment.
7. Be firm but not overbearing, positive but never rude, dignified but never “cocky”.
Remember the GOOD umpire doesn’t have to have the last word.
8. Be prepared both physically and mentally to administer the game.
9. Do not use tobacco products on or in the vicinity of the playing field, nor drink any
alcoholic beverages before the game you are to work.
10. Do not give any information that might be used by a team’s future opponent.
11. Keep in mind that the game is more important than the wishes of any individual player or
coach or the ambitions of any umpire.
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