Perry Barber - Leads a path for girls & women to become umpires & baseball players

Perry Barber a 40 year path as a leading woman umpire in
baseball and an icon to young women aspiring to play and
officiate the game

 Jeopardy championship and baseball trivia launched
Perry into a love of baseball

 $660 game show winnings,  NY city sublet, Bon Ami
cleaner, Rice-A-Roni + beer & skittles

 She was the intro musical act for Springsteen

 Perry's mom opened the door by suggesting the idea of
umpiring

 'dem Mets - a loveable history

 American Girls Baseball Classic a mix of AAGPBL
legends, contemporary icons and new young girl and women players

 Baseball for All - Justine Siegal - broadening young
women's opportunities in the game

 International Women's Baseball Center IWBC

 Baseball Rule #1

 It helps to have a semi-eidetic memory

 Perry's sister joins her in Daytona Beach at the Harry
Wendelstedt Umpire School

 The Atlantic League and Joe Klein

 Perry has her nephew join her in umpiring a game

 Umpires should move to reconcile - being authoritative
without being arrogant

 Tampa Tarpons & Clearwater Threshers Umpire story

 First Rule of Umpire School

 American Girls Baseball Classic in Sarasota

 Moving to the future of MLB women umpires - watch Jen
Pawol

 Women umps who have paved the way Bernice Guerra,
Christine Wren, Pam Postema Theresa Fairlady, Shana Kook



 Thanks to Perry Barber for sharing her stories and passion
paving the trail for girls and women in the sport of
baseball.  Perry can be found on Twitter at
https://twitter.com/perrybarber


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Womens Baseball Center – celebrating 10 years
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