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There will be a B Award umpiring course for the South Region.
Date: Saturday 24 February 2018 Venue: Fernhill School, Farnborough For an application form please contact Estelle Ball at estelleball1512@gmail.com Following extensive consultation with member countries the International Netball Federation (INF) has released a set of amendments to the Rules of Netball which will come into effect from 1st January 2018. These should be used for all Netball in England and also in conjunction with the England Netball Domestic Guidance.
The main purpose for the rule amendments was to make some definitions clearer which in turn allows the rules to become more accessible by the game’s many participants throughout the World. For your information here are the highlights of the amendments made in this update:
In addition to these rule changes the INF has released a supplement that can be used in conjunction with the 2016 edition of the Rules Book. England Netball has adapted the original supplement provided by the INF to ensure Officials can print and cut out the rule amendments and insert them into the 2016 edition of the Rules Book. The Rule Book supplement can be downloaded from this link; 2018 Rules Book Supplement The 2018 edition of the Rules Book will be available from the England Netball Shop from mid-November. https://www.englandnetballstore.co.uk/ Please remember that any rules questions or queries can be sent to officiating@englandnetball.co.uk with more information found on our Rules FAQ page. Download the rule amendments here MK Netters Junior section are hosting a tournament and are looking for umpires to help on either or both days.
Date: Saturday 22 April and Sunday 23 April Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm Location: Hazeley Academy Emperor Drive Hazeley MK8 0PT Umpires will be paid £40 per day If you can help please contact MK Netters. Date: Thursday 23 March 2017
Time: 6:00pm Location: Cottesloe School, Aylesbury Rd, Wing, Leighton Buzzard LU7 0NY Learners are to book a place through their respective league umpiring secretary. Contact details for Milton Keynes umpiring secretary and the Aylesbury umpiring secretary can be found on the league websites. Following a few queries and a release from the INF please find a list of up to date rules clarifications and applications. Please see some guidance from Carolyn Davies:
Taking a Sanction If a player takes a sanction from the incorrect position, the umpire should award a free pass to the opposition. The terminology used should be – Incorrect position, free pass red. Umpires should review their performance to ensure that their signals and indication is clear. In very rare circumstances if the umpire is convinced that the player did not hear their indication (the arena may be very loud) they can ask that the sanction is re-taken but every effort must be made to avoid this by using a strong whistle, strong hand signals and where applicable eye contact with the player can avoid this from occurring. In extremely rare situations where an umpire feels that a player has continually taken sanctions in the incorrect position they may deem the player to be delaying play and can apply the game management rules. This will include advancing the sanction (if it doesn’t place the non-offending team at a disadvantage) and a caution is issued. Should this situation occur it is imperative that the umpire reviews their match and identifies where they could have used more effective umpiring methods to ensure this scenario did not occur. |
