NETBALL EUROPE ‘C’ UMPIRING AWARD

TEST APPLICATION FORM

The current fee for this award is £25.00 (Cheques payable to GMCNA)

The fee covers written test and practical assessment

(Within GMCNA Region and no part is transferrable to another region)

Please complete and post the application form below with the current fee to the Greater Manchester Umpiring Secretary

Ms Lesley Smith 26 Ashbrook Avenue, Denton, Manchester M34 2GW

Email –Written or Practical tests cannot be arranged until payment has been received).

Name:
Address:
Post Code
Email:
Phone No
Mobile No
England Netball ID No
Club Name & ID No :
What league(s) do you play/umpire in
Date / Venue of C Award Course attended:

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Date of Test:

Testers:

Part A – Practical TestPass /Not yet met

Part B – Written Test (Paper Number ) Marks out of 20 ( )Pass /Not yet met

Date of written test:Pass /Not yet met

Result registered with Regional Umpiring SecretaryDate

Certificate sent to UmpireDate

NETBALL EUROPE ‘C’ UMPIRING AWARD

Application

The application form should be completed and sent to the County Umpiring Secretary together with the test fee of £25.00. Candidates must have attended an official England Netball C Award umpiring course within 2 years of applying for the Award

Test arrangements

The County through which the candidate is affiliated shall make these.

Please note – Candidates should only be tested within the County to which they are affiliated. If a candidate holds more than one affiliation which involves different Counties then liaison between counties should be made via the County Umpiring Secretaries.

Testers

The County Umpiring Secretary will appoint two Testers from the current Testing Panel, to conduct the test.

Form of Test

(A)Answer correctly a minimum of 24/30 questions.

The first 20 are yes/no questions

The second 10 are specific to rules therefore you must be familiar with the rule book

(B) Candidates will be required to umpire for a minimum period of 30 minutes.

They will be expected to show their ability in application of the rules and control of the game by:

(i)penalising correctly obvious infringements of the rules

(ii)correct use of whistle, voice and terminology .

(iii)positioning and movement

(iv)appearance and man

Controlling centre passes

(1)The names of successful candidates will be registered on the England Netball list of ‘C’ Umpires.

(2)All candidates will receive a written assessment of their test as soon as possible after its completion.

(3)When only part (A) is failed, the candidate can retake this section (max of three times) if they still fail to meet the criteria after this time they will need to attend another C Course (which they will have to pay for ) Once passed the written test is valid for 2 years

(4)When part (B) is failed and part (A) passed, the written part remains valid for 12 months. Provided the candidate submits a fresh application, with the complete fee, and passes part (B) within this period, the Award will have been gained. However, retests for part (B) can only take place after a minimum period of three months.

Recognition

(1)A certificate signed by the County/Regional Umpiring Secretary will be issued to successful candidates.

Greater Manchester County Netball Association/CP Sept 2010