Welcome to the Southern and International
Baseball Umpire Training Camps

PO Box 450241 Atlanta, GA 31145

Camp owner Tony Thompson elected to the College Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2023! Read the full story here: https://www.mlb.com/college-baseball-hall-of-fame/class-of-2023#thompson

February 6-9, 2025
Operated by current and former Minor League and Major League Umpires. The most experienced staff available at any umpires camp in the country.
Coordinator of Umpires for the Atlantic 10, Peach Belt, USA South and Southern Collegiate will be adding umpires to his staff.
Plate work with pitching machines taught individually to each student. Plus 2 man video critiques, plate work critiques and video viewing offered.
Field mechanics taught with 2 man crews.
Rules and interpretations taught in classroom skill sessions (Federation, NCAA and Professional)
Each student will umpire situations situations involving high school and college players in live games.
Only the first 40 students will be accepted in order to provide plenty of field time and instruction to each student (experienced orbeginning umpire).

October 3-6, 2024
Coordinator of Umpires for the Southern Conference, Atlantic 10, Peach Belt, USA South and Southern Collegiate will be adding umpires to his staff.
The International Umpires Camp will utilize baseball fields at various colleges and universities in metro Atlanta. All classroom sessions will be held at the Radisson Country Inn and Suites, Stone Mountain, GA..
Plate work is taught individually to each student in cage work.
Field mechanics taught with 2 and 3 man umpire system
Rules and Advanced interpretations taught in classroom skill sessions.
Students will umpire live NCAA and Travel games in 2 and 3 man crews.
Only the first 40 students will be accepted to be trained by the coordinator that first established 4 man umpire crews in Division One conference games, Tony Thompson.