2025 Championship Play Season - Junior Olympic Age Qualifications. (September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2025) A player’s age as of August 31 determines the age in which the player is eligible to play the following year.

   i.     8-Under Age Classification. A player whose 9th birthday is prior to September 1, 2024, is INELIGIBLE.
   ii.   10-Under Age Classification. A player whose 11th birthday is prior to September 1, 2024, is INELIGIBLE.
   iii.  12-Under Age Classification. A player whose 13th birthday is prior to September 1, 2024, is INELIGIBLE.
   iv.  14-Under Age Classification. A player whose 15th birthday is prior to September 1, 2024, is INELIGIBLE.
   v.   16-Under Age Classification. A player whose 17th birthday is prior to September 1, 2024, is INELIGIBLE.
   vi. 18-Under Age Classification. A player whose 19th birthday is prior to September 1, 2024, is INELIGIBLE.
   vii. Players of younger age classification may play in older age classifications, but an older age classification player may not play in the younger age classification

Landri Loos                     Litchfield         

Addisyn Mowinkel           Milford          

Pat Schartz Scholarship
Carly Gaedeke                 Coumbus

Please click on the Apply Now in the flier to access link to register. 

National Umpire School

February 1-2, 2025

Lee's Summit, Kansas City

Below is more information about the NUS in Lee's Summit, MO, January 31-February 2. Please make sure your umpires know where the closest hotels to the school are located so they can make advanced reservations. 

Feb 1-2, 2025 – USA Softball National Umpire School

• Location > Lee’s Summit High School 400 SE Blue Parkway, Lee’s Summit, MO

Friday, Jan. 31st – Umpire Social at Johnnie’s Tavern, 1660 SE Blue Parkway, Lee’s Summit, MO, from 6-9pm.

Saturday, Feb. 1st – Registration will begin at 7:30am and Classes will begin at 8:00am.

• Doug Sackman will have USA Umpire Equipment and Apparel for sale on Sat. morning. *FYI: USA Softball will be changing from Heather grey pants to Charcoal grey pants for all USA National Championships in 2026 (Heather and Charcoal will be optional for the umpires in 2025). 
• Coffee/Water will be provided in the morning, and lunch will be provided in the afternoon.

Sunday, Feb. 2nd – Classes begin at 8:00am

• Coffee / Water provided in the morning and snacks in the afternoon.
• School will conclude later in the afternoon.

Local Hotels:

• Quality Inn – 1020 S. Blue Parkway – Lee’s Summit, MO.
• Hampton Inn – 1751 NE Douglas St, Lee’s Summit, MO.
• Comfort Inn – 3701 NE Ralph Powell Rd, Lee’s Summit, MO.
• Holiday Inn Express – 1201 NW Innovation Parkway – Lee’s Summit, MO.

There are several other hotels in the Lee’s Summit area – do a Google search for details.

Cost: 

• $125 for Adults and $75 for Youth (under the age of 18).
• You can Register for this event online: Go to the USA Softball of Kansas City website and click on the "Umpire" tab. Scroll down and you will find the online registration form.

Umpire Attire:

• Umpires should come fully dressed on Saturday wearing their USA Softball hats, powder blue USA umpire shirt, white or navy-blue undershirt (if they wear one), black belt, heather grey umpire pants, black or navy-blue socks, and athletic indoor shoes. Ball bags are not necessary. 
• If you are a fastpitch umpire, be sure to bring your mask for Saturday live afternoon plate drills. If you are exclusively a slow-pitch umpire, a mask will not be necessary

• The Lead Instructor for the school will be Greg Pohl, Deputy Director of Umpires and former UIC for Metro St. Louis. The other instructors will be Jimmy Derrick, Region 3 UIC, Mike Adams, Region 4 UIC, and John Orlowski, Region 7 UIC. 

OBJECTIVE

The objective of the USA Softball of Nebraska shall be to promote amateur softball for all persons, to establish uniform rules and regulations, to conduct annual Championship Tournaments, and to educate and train in the proper skills of amateur softball play and in the rules through clinics and seminars.

GOALS

1. To establish a democratically selected Board of Directors to determine rules, regulations, establish policy and oversee the administration of competitive softball of Nebraska.
    
2. Encourage active invovlement from leagues and teams throughout Nebraska to serve as board and committee members.
    
3. Establish a program of umpire recruitment and training so as to provide the very best officiating possible for sanctioned leagues and qualifying tournaments.
    
4. To work with the Nebraska Softball Foundation and their fund raising efforts to ensure the financial support of the USA Softball of Nebraska Program into the Future.
    
5. To annually recognize those individuals, through the USA Softball of Nebraska and N.S.F. Award programs, which have made a major contribution to the game of softball in the State of Nebraska.

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