"Umpiring can be exciting, challenging, rewarding and gives you a greater understanding of the game. It is a life skill you can receive many rewards from. Our oldest umpire is over 80 and still enjoying officiating our matches."

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The first step to becoming an umpire is to contact your Club Umpire Coordinator.

Your Club Umpire Coordinator will introduce you to the HATs “Have-A-Try” program.

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You will require:

• a whistle

• the Netball Australia Official Rules of Netball rule book

• a white shirt and skirt or white dress (boys to wear white shirt and shorts)

 

You will be required to:

• Attend a “Fundamentals of Umpiring” session, usually held on the first Saturday of the season

• Over time, complete the 2 online prerequisites for obtaining your C badge –

  • Rules of Netball Theory Examination (formerly known as Section 1 Umpire Theory Exam) – must obtain a 70% plus pass mark.  

  • Foundation Umpire Education Course (formerly known as the Level 1 Umpires Course).  

 

To complete the online e-learning go to the Netball Learning Centre.  Once you have logged in you can find the online courses by following these steps

• Select the “Learnings tab” then “Online Learning”

• Hit the “Browse Available Courses” button

• Search for “theory”  in the “search catalogue” field for the Rules of Netball Theory Examination

• Search for “foundation umpire” in the “search catalogue” field for the Foundation Umpire Education Course

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Please contact the Whitehorse Umpires Coordinator if you need further information or assistance.

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