Bring Rick Roder to Your Event
National Baseball Rules Clinics, Conferences & Speaking Engagements
Rick Roder has spent decades helping umpires, coaches, and baseball organizations better understand baseball's most challenging rules and interpretations. Whether you're hosting an umpire clinic, association meeting, conference, or educational event, Rick delivers practical instruction that attendees can apply immediately on the field.
Why Organizations Invite Rick:
- Former professional umpire
- Former Head Rules Instructor, Joe Brinkman Umpire School
- Co-author of The Rules of Professional Baseball
- Nationally recognized baseball rules clinician
- Invited instructor for umpire training programs in Germany
- Decades of experience teaching umpires and coaches
What a Rick Roder Clinic Looks Like
Bring Your Rulebook. Bring Your Questions. Leave Ready for Game Day!
Rick's clinics go beyond classroom lectures by combining rules instruction with hands-on, on-field application.
Participants begin in the classroom, working through real baseball rules, interpretations, case plays, and game situations. Questions are encouraged, discussion is expected, and difficult rules are broken down into practical, understandable concepts.
The learning then moves onto the field where participants apply what they've learned in realistic game situations. Rick creates live scenarios involving interference, obstruction, appeals, balks, rotations, and other challenging situations that umpires face during actual games.
This combination of classroom learning and on-field application helps participants move beyond memorizing rules and develop the confidence to correctly apply them under game conditions.
Every clinic is customized to the experience level and needs of the organization, from developing umpires to advanced rules and mechanics training.
Popular Clinic & Speaking Formats
Umpire Association Meetings
Rules updates, case plays, audience questions, and lively discussion.
Half-Day Clinics
Classroom learning combined with practical field instruction and live situations.
Full-Day Training Events
Comprehensive rules interpretation, mechanics instruction, and on-field application.
Conferences & Special Events
Customized presentations for state associations, conventions, camps, coaching clinics, and baseball organizations.