Mark added the training body (founded and incorporated, with Steve Mattingly, the Arizona Umpiring Academy in December 2001)
Training body consists of High School umpires, NCAA umpires, former and present minor league umpires, and selected Major League Umpires
Vision was to create standardization for umpires and build umpiring excellence
Mark was selected to umpire the 2001 and 2002 NJCAA World Series
2006 Hosted Connie Mack Regional
2007 Mark was appointed State Director / Commissioner AABA/AABC, Connie Mack, Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax
2007 Mark launched grass roots effort for Mickey Mantle/Sandy Koufax baseball
Mark was able to successfully negotiated 2008 American Legion Regional bid
CSUA provides umpiring assigning services to 16 Little Leagues-Minors through Seniors, Babe Ruth, High School Spring Tournament, Showcase Baseball, over 37 Tournaments annually, American Legion, American Legion State Tournament, 2008 American Legion Regional, AABC, Connie Mack-Mickey Mantle-Sandy Koufax State Tournaments, Connie Mack World Series Qualifier, 2008 Sandy Koufax World Series, Men's Senior Baseball, Variety of Charity Events, 3 MLB Fantasy Camps
2007 Assigned nearly 12,500 baseball games
CSUA has over 80 customers, 300 umpires, and over 400 contacts in all levels of baseball
CSUA donates 7 scholarships annually to the Arizona Umpiring Academy from baseball customers to support continued umpiring excellence (training)
CSUA has a strong recruiting plan, superior training program, and a mentor program that promotes a progressive growth cycle
MLB umpire, Ted Barrett, giving one-on-one instruction on the hows and whys umpires do what they do.
