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Umpire resume examples from 2026

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write an umpire resume

Craft a resume summary statement

Your resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to writing the most important 2-4 sentences of your resume:

Step 1: Start with your professional title, or the one you aspire to.

Step 2: Detail your years of experience in umpire-related roles and your industry experience.

Step 3: What are your biggest professional wins? Here is your opportunity to highlight your strongest accomplishments by placing them at the start of your resume.

Step 4: Don't forget, your goal is to summarize your experience. Keep it short and sweet, so it's easy for recruiters to quickly understand why you're a great hire.

Hiring managers spend under a minute reviewing resumes on average. This means your summary needs to demonstrate your value quickly and show why you are the perfect fit for the umpire position.

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List the right project manager skills

Your Skills section is a place to list all relevant skills and abilities. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
  2. Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
  3. Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some umpire interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on an umpire resume:

  • Umpires
  • Safety Regulations
  • Leadership
  • Game Rules
  • Judgment Calls
  • ASA
  • Disciplinary Actions
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Safety Hazards
  • Role Model
  • Ground Rules
  • League Rules
  • Championship
  • Girls Softball
  • Stressful Situations
  • Game Management
  • Field Maintenance
  • T-Ball
  • Game Play
  • Baseball Rules
  • Basketball Games
  • Fair Game

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How to structure your work experience

A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.

  1. Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
  2. Put the job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.

How to write umpire experience bullet points

Remember, your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. This is your chance to show why you're good at your job and what you accomplished.

Use the XYZ formula for your work experience bullet points. Here's how it works:

  • Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
  • Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
  • Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.

This creates bullet points that read Achieved X, measured by Y, by doing Z.

Here are effective examples from umpire resumes:

Work history example #1

Umpire

US Army

  • Officiated baseball and softball games for youth aged between 8 to 13 years of age.
  • Umpired various little league games which required quick decision making based on game rules and direct communication.
  • Provided leadership and guidance for up to 8 youth softball teams.
  • Officiated adult slow pitch softball- in accordance with official ASA guidelines.
  • Officiated intramural volleyball for college students.

Work history example #2

Umpire

Austin Peay State University

  • Certified in CPR training and AED operation by the American Heart Association.
  • Trained in flag football, indoor soccer, outdoor soccer, floor hockey, basketball and volleyball.
  • Maintained order of games and enhanced efficiency of play through avid communication and enhanced competitiveness of matches through decisive calls.
  • Refereed and organized intramural softball competitions.
  • Officiated intramural basketball and softball games.

Work history example #3

Junior Counselor

Holliday Rock

  • Provided individual, group, crisis and ongoing counseling services to Jr. High students and their family.
  • Assisted Senior Counselors with maintaining a calm and orderly environment, provided tutoring and assisted students with art projects and homework.
  • Supervised assigned counselors and campers.
  • Maintained safety for an average of 25 disabled camper per day Certified to perform emergency techniques such as first aid and CPR
  • Helped to promote sexual assault education to teenagers by creating new tools, materials and a website.

Work history example #4

Umpire

The University of Alabama

  • Certified in CPR training and AED operation by the American Heart Association.
  • Refereed and played several sports including volleyball, flag football and ultimate Frisbee.
  • Refereed and organized intramural softball competitions.
  • Umpired the Intramural Softball Season for 2014-2015 academic year.
  • Refereed for intramural sports including: volleyball, basketball, Ultimate Frisbee, softball, and soccer.

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Add an education section to your resume

The education section should display your highest degree first.

Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.

If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:

High School Diploma

2013 - 2013

Highlight your umpire certifications on your resume

Certifications are a great way to showcase special expertise or niche skills. Some jobs even require certifications to be hired.

Include the full name of the certification, along with the name of the issuing organization and date of obtainment.

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