Next up on the ABCA Podcast is Owner/CEO of the Ump-App, NCAA umpire and Director of Umpire Culture, Recruitment, Training and Retention at Perfect Game, Tim Cordill. Cordill took time out of his busy schedule in January to come to the ABCA convention in Chicago to talk to our high school, youth, and travel coaches. We are heading into a scary time where we are seeing an umpire shortage. It is something that is going to negatively impact the game if we don’t get it fixed. In this episode we discuss parent, coach, and umpire relationships, how we can recruit and retain a new generation of umpires and how all of us can help the game thrive for our players, coaches, and umpires. The ABCA Podcast is presented by Netting Pros. Netting Professionals are improving programs one facility at a time, specializing in the design, fabrication and installation of custom netting for backstops, batting cages, dugouts, bp screens and ball carts. They also design and install digital graphic wall padding windscreen, turf, turf protectors, dugout benches, dugout cubbies and more.