Committee Proposals for AGM
From The Executive Committee
1.REGISTRTATION AND FEES
Every player, umpire, coach, Executive Committee member and official must be affiliated to England Netball and East Essex Netball Association by 1st September of each year. All teams must provide a copy of the England Netball Club Membership Receipt, with all members listed by 9th September 2015 and send it to the League EN Affiliations Secretary.
Penalty
If the Affiliations secretary has not received the ENCMR by 9th September 2015 teams will not be permitted to play in the first match of the season and any subsequent fixtures until the ENCMR has been received.
8UMPIRES
8.1.All umpires MUST be affiliated to England Netball for the current season before they can officiate in the Colchester Netball League. Any umpire not registered as a player with a team in the Colchester Netball League must notify the EN Affiliation Secretary and the Umpiring Secretary of theirEN registration number and whether they are affiliated independently or through a club, and if so, the name of the club.
8.2.a)First & Second Division
Each team within the first and second divisions will provide a qualified umpire of at least EN “C” Award standard for their home and away fixtures.
a)Third Division
Home fixtures - Each team within the third division will provide a qualified umpire of at least EN “C” Award standard.
Away fixtures – Each team within the third division will provide an umpire who has either passed a Beginner’s Umpires Test or completed a C award course and is working towards their EN C Award test. For the C Award course only (route 2) proof of attendance of the course and intent to take test should be sent to the Executive Committee who will thereafter assess the competence of the umpire to officiate at Third Division away fixtures.
Recommended Procedure for Umpires:
Route 1 - start here / Route 2 – or start hereAttend Beginner’s Course / Attend C Award Course
Umpire in Youth League / Umpire Third Division away fixtures whilst working towards C test
Take and Pass Beginner’s Test / Take and Pass EN C Award Test
Umpire Third Division away fixtures / Umpire Third Division home and away fixtures
Progress to C Award / Umpire Second Division home and away fixtures
Umpire First Division home and away fixtures
c)Fourth Division
Home and away fixtures – Each team within the fourth division will provide a qualified umpire of at least gained their EN Beginner Award standard OR will provide an umpire who has been assessed and deemed “competent” by the Umpiring Secretary.
Proposal: Those umpires who are deemed by CNL as ‘Competent Umpires’ that do not progress to taking C Award to be reassessed after 2 Years.
Proposal: Each team aims to nominate a player to go on an umpiring course each season.
8.3.In accordance with England Netball, no umpire more than twenty weeks pregnant may officiate in the League.
Currently: Health & Safety. In the interest of fair play/sportsmanship, an umpire who appears to be at a later stage of gestation may be requested by the Executive Committee to refrain from umpiring any remaining fixtures
Penalty
Failure to comply with rules 8.1 - 8.3 will result in:
a)the offending team
(i)having no goals or points awarded for that match
b)the non-offending team
(i)being awarded five points
(ii)having their “goals for” added to the league table
8.4. In accordance with England Netball rule 3.1.5 umpires and scorers shall wear suitable clothing, including appropriate footwear.
8.5.All teams must offer their umpire a minimum of £15.00
8.6.Wherever and whenever possible, with the agreement of the opposing team and both umpires, umpires should be allowed to use scorers on the games they are umpiring.
Proposal: Scorers to be used in 1st Division matches wherever possible.
8.7.The Executive Committee will nominate fixtures for assessment and testing of unqualified umpires. Teams participating in any assessment or testing fixtures are responsible for paying “their” umpire.
From Mavericks
Rule Change : To play 4 x 10 minutes in the summer league