GETTING STARTED (UMPIRES)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

REGISTRATION

• All Umpires will be required to register into Spordle ID.

• If an Umpire registers for a clinic, they will then be considered registered for the season.

• Umpires clinics and registration will be made available on the Baseball Alberta Spordle Page. 

CLINICS

• All NUCP (umpire) clinic registrations will be hosted on Spordle.

• Registration for all clinics will be made available on the Baseball Alberta Spordle Page - Clinics. 

UMPIRE'S GUIDE TO SPORDLE PLAY

This guide is built specifically for umpires and provides everything you need to confidently navigate the Spordle Play platform. Whether you’re checking your assignments, managing your schedule, or staying in the loop with updates, this resource is here to help you make the most of your umpiring experience.

Spordle Play is a user-friendly platform designed to simplify scheduling, game allocation, and communication. This manual walks you through all the key features that relate directly to your role—so you can focus on what matters most: being ready and prepared behind the plate or on the bases.

Whether you’re new to the platform or just need a refresher, this guide will show you how to:

• View and accept game assignments

• Check and manage your schedule

• Receive game updates and changes

• Stay connected with assignors and coordinators

MY PROFILE TAB

Umpire Information

Under the My Profile tab, the first section displays your umpire details. It’s important to make sure that all your personal information is correct and up to date.

Contact

In the Address Book, confirm that you’ve added an email address and marked it as your primary contact. A yellow star next to the email means it’s set as your primary.

Also, double-check that your notifications are turned on so you receive game assignments and updates.

• If the bell icon is not crossed out, notifications will be sent to that email address.

• If the bell icon is crossed out, notifications are turned off and you won’t receive any updates there.

If you’d like to add your mailing address (this is optional), click +Add Address in the box on the right-hand side.

Profile

In the Profile, your name and date of birth will be displayed. A message will indicate that your Profile will only appear to authorized leagues, associations, and administrators.

You can edit your Profile by clicking on Edit Profile.

A window will appear, allowing you to modify the following information:

• Birthdate

• Hometown

• Height (ft)

• Weight (lbs)

• Handed

You can also allow profile information to be shown publicly on the league website by clicking the toggle button.

When finished, click Save.

Account

The Account lets you view the email address you are logged in with. You can also change your password by clicking on Change Password or Logout of your Spordle Play session by clicking Logout.

Officiating Announcements

In the second section, Officiating Announcements, you’ll find all messages sent by assignors from the organizations you’re registered with and available to umpire for.

Assignors may use this space to post requests when they’re looking to fill games, as well as share general updates about upcoming assignments, changes, or other important info.

To read a message in full, simply click the arrow icon on the right-hand side of the message box.

Upcoming Schedule

The list of upcoming games for which you are assigned will be displayed.

• Games with a green check are those for which you have accepted the assignment.

• Games with a red sign are those for which you have declined the assignment.

• Games with a black exclamation mark are those you have not yet accepted or declined the assignment.

Calendar synchronization

Officials can subscribe to the game schedules assigned to them and synchronize their calendar applications.

To do so, go to the Profile tab and click Subscribe to Calendar in the right-hand corner of the Upcoming Schedule section.

Copy the link and add it to your calendar application. If no link is displayed, click Subscribe to generate the link.

OFFICIATING TAB

Under the Officiating tab, the first section contains the official's availability calendar.

Availability

As a umpire, you must add your Availability to be assigned to games.

To do so, go to Spordle PLAY at http://play.spordle.com. If you do not have access to Spordle PLAY yet, we invite you to view the video Access to Spordle PLAY.

At the bottom of the page on the left, click on Availability.

You will add your availabilities under the tab Officiating in the Availability section.

At the bottom of the calendar on the left, two options will allow you to define your availability days and multiple slots.

• Day: Allows you to select a single day or a sequence of several days of affiliates.

  • • To select multiple days in a row, click on the first day you want, click on the Shift key on your keyboard, and the last day.

      • You can use this option if your Availability is the same for multiple affiliate days or weeks.

• Multiple: allows you to select multiple days, but randomly and not consecutively.

After making your first selection of days, click Add Time on the right.

In the example below, we used the Day option to select consecutive days from December 1st to December 16th and the Multiple options to select the days of December 18th, 20th, and 22nd.

You have multiple options to enter your Availability. 

• All day: indicates that you are available all day for all the dates that have been selected.

• Before: allows you to enter your Availability before a specific time. For example, you could enter that you are available to officiate before 6:00 p.m. for all the dates that have been selected.

• Between: allows you to enter a time slot of Availability. For example, you could indicate that you are only available between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. for all the dates that have been selected.

• After: allows you to indicate that you are available after a specific time. For example, you could indicate that you are available to officiate after noon for all the dates that have been selected.

You can add a note that will only be visible in the game assignments for the days you have selected.

Once your selection is complete, click Add.

Then click on SAVE FOR XX DATES at the bottom right.

The days you add Availability will be displayed with a green check mark. 

If you want to make changes, you can click on one or more dates and click on the pencil in the green box to make the changes.

‼️ Don't forget to save ‼️

You can click Settings at the bottom of the calendar on the right to select the organizations you can umpire. You can also select the venues where you want to umpire.

Click Save after making your selection.

If you do not select any options, you will be available for all organizations with which you are affiliated and all venues with that organization.

Qualifications

The second section, Qualifications, will display all the official's qualifications.

Transactions

The third section, Transactions, displays all the games the official has been assigned, with the amounts paid for each.

You can export the list of transactions by clicking on Export and selecting the desired file type between CSV and Excel.

Claims

The last section, Claims, will display all your submitted claims. The status of each claim will be displayed: Approved, Declined, and Pending.

Claims can be added by clicking +Add Claim; for more information, please consult the Add Claims documentation.

Schedule Tab

Under the Schedule tab, this section contains the complete official schedule of past and future games.

• Games with a green check are those for which you have accepted the assignment.

• Games with a red sign are those for which you have declined the assignment.

• Games with a black exclamation mark are those you have not yet accepted or declined the assignment.

The official can also subscribe to the game schedules assigned to them and synchronize their calendar applications in this tab.

For more information on the calendar, please consult the Calendar synchronization documentation.