Top 10 Umpire & Referee Blog Articles from 2020

Jan 4th, 2021

We rank the 10 articles from 2020 you read most.

  1. You’re Wearing Your Throat Guard Wrong ~ How to Fix It
  2. Calling Balls/Strikes from Behind the Mound? Follow an Easy Safety Tip
  3. Injury Prevention & Recovery: The Essential Umpire Safety PSAs
  4. Smitty Making Cloth Masks - Buy One, Donate One Program
  5. Does This Umpire Chest Protector Make Me Look Fat?
  6. What Umpire Protective Gear MiLB Umpire Training Academy Students are Wearing
  7. THE DISH: All-Star Sporting Goods Cobalt Line Reveal
  8. IMPORTANT & URGENT Message for Sports Officials Who Have Lost Games/Money
  9. ASK ILA: 10 Tips for Female Umpires to Look Taller That Benefit Short Male and Youth Umpires, Too!
  10. Inventors of HeatShields Serve All Walks of Life Through Cooler Feet

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President Jim Kirk

Jim is a leading expert, educator and author on umpire gear, safety & appearance. After playing baseball at Centre College, he worked as a high school umpire. He became involved in E-Commerce while working on an MBA in the early 2000s and bought Ump-Attire.com in 2006, He eventually led it to the leading umpire gear & attire retailer worldwide, a “Best Places to Work in Louisville” honor in 2020, 2021, 2024, and a National Association of Sports Officials (NASO) Preferred Vendor. He maintained a long-standing relationship with Minor League Baseball Umpire Development & Training Academy for 10 years. He serves as an adviser to UMPS CARE Charities, the charity of MLB umpires, served as a 2-term board of director from 2012-2018, and was named their 2015 Ambassador Award recipient. A supporter since the inception of the Wounded Warrior Umpire Academy, he was named to their Board of Directors in 2020.

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