Level Ump with Greta Langhenry - supporting Women in Umpiring

Greta Langhenry, President & Co-Founder of Level UmpGrowth with women in sportsLoss of Sue Zipay, AAAGPBL, All-Girls Baseball, All Women’s Tournament, Rockford PeachSue also made sure that her tournament had all women officiating the All Women’s Baseball TournamentGreta’s love of the game Bridging generations of the love of the game with her DadOnly girl on the baseball teamWas told she could no longer play baseball then softball was the only alternativeLiked softball, but it’s a different game, the rules are different, but fun to watchDiscovered Jen Pawol, Pam Postema, Emma Charlesworth-Seiler & wanted to be an umpireEvery umpire has many elements to their uniform including: At least one pair of socks, steel toed boots, shin guards, yoga pants, regular pants, cup or pelvic protector, A belt, an undershirt, a chest guard, an over shirt, a hat, the mask. Sometimes they wear the full bucket - not a mask and helmet separate.Martha Rigney fashion designer helping Level Ump with uniforms for womenThe cost of equipment & umpire schoolWendelstedt Umpire School, the Harvard of Umpire Schools MLB Umpire School2 umpire schools, Jen Pawol & Pam Postema the 2 women Level Ump, America its Past TimeRickwood Field, 4-man crew of black men, the first time that MLB has done thatLevel Ump is a 501c3 organization funded by donationsIn 2019 Greta was the only woman enrolled in umpire school, Level Ump is creating more opportunities for women to attend schools through scholarshipsRigorous program at Wendelstedt Umpire School - 5 weeks of School Sun up to Sun down 6 days a weekSupporting veterans through the Wounded Warrior Umpire Camp in Carlisle, PA – gives wounded warriors and opportunity to participate. The program pays for their travel, equipment, meals and moreGreta was honored to work with the program and the people in the program & still keeps in contact with several of themWWA builds connections with the veterans at the campGreta was the first woman to umpire in the Florida Collegiate Summer League Umpiring the Savannah Bananas in the Coastal Plain LeagueBanana Ball with Jesse Cole goes out of his way to hire veterans from the Wounded Warrior Umpire program for the Banana’s games on the roadSavannah Bananas potential positive impact on traditional baseball & increase fandomOne of the USAWNT woman is now playing with the Firefighters Greta’s journey into the world of umpiring and now building a network of support for umpires [email protected]  website: https://www.levelump.com/You can reach Mark at  [email protected] BaseballBiz on Deck, at iHeart Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, and at www.baseballbizOnDeck.com