UMPIRING NEWSLETTER

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UMPIRING NEWSLETTER
HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all! I know it may seem
like New Year was a long time ago but this is our
first Newsletter of 2008. Weve listed in this
months Newsletter the upcoming courses in
February one is at fairly short notice so please
act promptly to ensure that you have a
place. Weve provided some details of upcoming
events in the All England netball Calendar and
links to some interesting sites or Forums that
may be of use to you. We have begun to compile
the Umpiring database and will begin to cross
reference this against the score cards and
signatures so please be aware that all umpires
must be qualified to umpire the league you are
asking them to do or have taken the league award
assessment. We have had concerns from members
regarding the standard of umpiring not only at
the Premier Division level but also in the other
Divisions. A mentor has been provided to guide
and advise the Premier umpires and will be
umpiring a Premier game herself to help further
in guiding these umpires. If there is seen to be
no improvement in the standard of umpiring after
the mentoring sessions have been completed the
committee will have to review the level and
qualifications of the umpires and enforce more
training. The other divisions are being checked
not only through the database to ensure they have
the correct standard of umpire but also with
attendance at matches to review the general
standard. Any team found to not have the correct
umpire for their division will be penalised 4
points the same as an umpire not attending. The
same for umpires that are not registered with the
Umpiring sub committee or who have not attended a
refresher course as required last year.
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FORUMS

• Weve heard recently many discussions surrounding
  the implementation of new rules and how they are
  applied to the game especially in the context of
  the Aylesbury League.
• Weve listed below a link to the All England
  Netball site and a forum that they have set up to
  allow players, umpires, coaches and anyone who is
  involved in Netball to discuss new rules or any
  topic that is of interest.
• www.englandnetball.co.uk/Forum

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COACHING AND COURSES
2nd Feb All England Approved C Award Course 30
per person 23rd February All England Approved
Beginners Award Course 26 per person Both
courses will be held at Buckingham School, London
Road, Buckingham MK18 1AT and the tutor will be
Jenny Poore. The courses are both being
co-ordinated by Toni Thorne (North Bucks County
Umpiring Secretary). Please advise us by
emailing the mailbox at adnlumpiring_at_hotmail.co.uk
if you are interested in attending either of
these courses so that we can advise you of more
details and how to book your place. The league
committee are happy for those who attend the
beginners course to umpire Divisions 2, 3 and 4
and you will not have to be assessed. You need
to attend a C Award course before you can be
assessed and tested for the C Award.
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UMPIRING DATABASE
Will the following clubs please provide their
umpire details Broadband Babes MK
Dynamos Southcott Tring We have attached the
league umpiring database and would like you to
add, confirm or correct your club umpire details
and requirements and email them to
adnlumpiring_at_hotmail.co.uk We need the
following information Club name Umpire
name Email address Telephone no. Qualification Las
t course attended Next course required and if
you want to be assessed (other than Premier
league assessment) or tested Please follow the
format provided and if you have any questions,
let us know
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EVENTS

• The Co-operative Netball Superleague Final
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• Netball Superleague Final
• Venue K2 Crawley, West Sussex
• Date Saturday April 5th 2008
• Tickets Adults 10 Children (U16) 6
• Tickets also available from Hawth Box Office
  01293 553636
• Tickets also available on-line at www.hawth.co.uk
  
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• Play-Offs Information
• Netball Superleague Play Off 1 Weekend - 15th
  March 2008 - Ponds Forge International Sports
  Centre, Sheffield
• Tickets 5.00 from Competitions and Events Office
  - tel [phone]
• Match 1 - 1pm
• Match 2 - 3.30pm 
• Netball Superleague Play Off 2 Weekend - 29th
  March 2008 - English Institute of Sport,
  Sheffield
• Tickets 5.00 from Competitions and Events Office
  - tel [phone]
• Match - 3pm 
• SPECIAL OFFER -
• Each weekend tickets are 5.00 but if you buy a
  ticket for both weekends it is only 7.50.