How to become a member of BASU

• Attend a course and be certified by one of the Trainers - Duncan, Mac or Mike
• Associate Membership - £5 per year (1st April to 31st March) – available ONLY to persons who have ‘passed’ a BASU Course within the last 2 years
  Benefits:
  • BASU Pin Badge
  • BASU Registration Card
  • BASU Bulletins
  • Mailing List for Opportunity to Umpire at Tournaments
  
• Full Membership – An Associate Member (paid £5) would ‘convert’ to Full Membership on completion of umpiring duties at sanctioned events. £25 per year – available ONLY to persons who have ‘passed’ a BASU Course, and who are ‘calling’ at sanctioned Tournaments
  Benefits:
  • BASU Pin Badge
  • BASU Registration Card
  • BASU Bulletins
  • Mailing List for opportunity to Umpire at Events
  • 3rd Party Insurance & Public Liability whilst ‘calling’ games
  • Right to wear BASU Uniform
  • Ability to earn monies whilst representing BASU
  
• Only BASU Associate & Full members may purchase merchandise
• Download the pdf form or fill in the on-line form. Send a cheque to the BASU Treasurer.

Friends of BASU

‘Friends of BASU’ – No Cost – for local Umpires who may have attended a BASU Course (did not get a grading) and for Umpires who have attended a ‘local’ Course OR for any interested party, but only by them registering with BASU
Benefits:
• BASU Bulletins

Why Umpire?

Umpires are essential to softball. What is softball when there is no umpire? Well, it's called practice. The game is that time when all actions, along with any scores, records or accomplishments, are official. They are official because they are played in competition using the universally accepted and uniformly applied rules of softball and are witnessed and validated by a representative of Softball, the umpire. The umpire makes the game the special event that all ball players treasure.