From the Whistle UMPIRES CONTROL Umpires Control is located around behind the Canteen. All enquiries or concerns regarding umpiring, please do not hesitate to contact Ruth Robson or Robin Butler, you will find them at Umpires Control or on the courts. COMMUNICATION Umpiring information will placed in the following:- Netball Natter. Posted to the website www.ulladulla.info/netball under UMPIRING then select the appropriate netball to the right-hand side of the Umpiring Homepage. Noticeboard at Clubhouse and Umpires Control. Newsletters through the Clubs. UMPIRING DUTY All Umpires must report to Umpires Control at least 15 minutes prior to their rostered game; sign the Umpires Register. 'Umpire in Training' bibs are available from Umpires Control and must be returned at the end of the game. It is the responsibility of the Clubs to ensure that their rostered umpires turn up for their umpiring duty each week. Should your rostered umpire not be available to umpire, it is the responsibility of the Clubs to ensure that a replacement umpire is delegated to the said game and the umpires concerned are capable of umpiring the game, i.e. do not roster a junior on a senior game. Please ensure that you notify Umpires Control of changes to the Clubs Umpires Roster. SATURDAY 'HAPPY HOUR' 'Happy Hour' Umpiring Clinics will commence from Saturday 10th May for all Junior/Intermediate/Senior Umpires. The programme will be as follows:- 9:30am - Brainstorming of the New Rules. 9:45am - Fitness and Warm-up on Court 6. 10:00am - One rostered umpire from either Junior or Intermediate Club teams will be delegated a training game for 15 minutes with an Umpires Committee representative assisting from sidelines. Please bring your metal finger-held whistle and something to keep centre passes, i.e. a scrunchie. Also bring a sunhat, water-bottle, sunscreen and correct footwear must be worn. RULE OF THE DAY There will be a 'Rule of the Day' that all Umpires are asked to work on each Saturday, so use your peripheral vision, and attached to the fence will be the 'Rule of the Day'. UMPIRES DEVELOPMENT DAYS 17th & 18th MAY AND 2nd & 3rd AUGUST The 17th May is our first Umpires Development Day for the season and the 'Mod Squad' comprising of the Umpires Committee plus two visiting Badging Panel members, namely Vicki White and Rob Grimson, will be assisting all umpires on these days. We ask that all umpires, where possible, follow the Umpires Dress Code below. All badged umpires are expected to wear white. Umpires please note that we could be badging umpires on our Development Days and therefore you may be moved to a different game to what your Club may have rostered you for, so it is imperative that all Umpires sign-in at Umpires Control. All enquiries regarding badging please see Robin Butler. Once again, we take this opportunity in thanking our sponsor, Domino's Pizza Ulladulla for their valued support of our umpires. UMPIRES DRESS CODE Dress Code for Umpire - White or Cream in colour. All Junior, Intermediate and Senior umpires are expected to wear a white polo top or windcheater or training type shirt, and if you have a white skirt please wear it. (Junior Rep teams have a white polo shirt, even a High School white polo shirt is alright.) All badged umpires are expected to wear white. (Umpires Control has some spare white skirts and tops.) Should you have any preloved white skirts that are taking room up in your wardrobe and no longer require them, we would love to use them, please hand them into Umpires Control. UMPIRING SECTION 1 THEORY EXAMS The Umpires Section 1 Theory Exams are to be held on Monday 14th July and Monday 8th September at the Clubhouse, times to be advised. Please register with Robin Butler or Ruth Robson at Umpires Control. Please note that the Section 1 Theory Exam is valid for 6 years. FORFEITS Any Club team forfeiting, and also the opposing team, must still provide their Duty Representatives and Rostered Umpires. DID YOU KNOW??? Blood Policy Rule 7.2 (i) An Umpire is required to hold time when a player who is bleeding is noticed and no on Court player has called time. (ii) To stop play the Umpire shall blow the whistle and signal the Timekeepers to hold time. (iii) The Umpire shall decide the length of time for the stoppage and shall ensure that play is restarted as soon as possible. Normal injury procedures shall apply as per Rules 7.1(v), 7.1 (vii) and 7.1 (viii). Other than Primary Care personnel, no other Team Official from the Bench is permitted on Court. In addition:- (a) the wound must be adequately covered; (b) blood stained clothing shall be removed or cleaned; (c) the ball and the Court shall be cleaned if necessary. (iv) To restart play the Umpire shall signal to the Timekeepers and blow the whistle for play to be resumed. NETBALL UNIFORM All Club players must be in the same uniform. (NO BIKE PANTS) JEWELLERY NO item of jewellery, except a wedding ring and/or medical alert bracelet, shall be worn. If either or both are worn, each shall be taped. NO earrings, belly ring, nose ring, tongue ring, eyebrow rings, they all must be removed. FINGERNAILS Shall be short and smooth (NO GLOVES as per All Australia Netball Assoc. Ltd.) Back to Umpires Homepage Ulladulla Netball   Be a Sport Just Support- Then your Children will Enjoy! Affiliated with New South Wales Netball Association Limited and All Australia Netball Association (Ltd)