UmpirE ACCREDITATIONS

What must I do to be able to be tested?

To be able to obtain your National Badge, you must have completed all pre-requisites.

For the National C Badge, the umpire must have completed a Foundation of Umpires Education Course and the Rules of Netball Theory Exam (with a minimum of 70%) within the last 4 years. The Umpire also needs to Enrol for the Badge they wish to achieve and submit the form throught the online learning portal.

For the National B Badge, the umpire must have completed a Intermediate Umpires Education Course and the Rules of Netball Theory Exam (with a minimum of 80%) within the last 4 years. The Umpire also needs to Enrol for the Badge they wish to achieve and submit the form throught the online learning portal.

Once these are completed, the AUDO will organise for the umpire to be screened (watched by a panel of coaches) for their badge as per the KPIs for half a game and then be coached for the remainder of the game if necessary.

The Umpire is then rostered to Umpire and will be tested by a panel of experienced umpires on a game of suitable level. To ‘Pass’, they must meet the Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s – See Forms and Downloads) as set out by Netball Australia.

All pre-requisites are complete – Where do I go now?

All testing panels and matches are organised by the AUDO (Association Umpire Development Officer)

Pre-requisites and costs associated with this are as follows;

Umpires are expected to complete either;

Foundation Umpire Education Course – currently $50                            (For National C Badge Accreditation)

or Intermediate Umpire Education Course – currently $65                  (For National B Badge Accreditation)

PLUS

Rules of Netball Theory Examination – currently $13.00            (required for any level Accreditation)

These courses are at the participants expense and the fees are paid to Netball Australia when registering on line for the relevant course.

If a participant has already completed this course in the past 4 years, then you will not be required to complete the course again until this time has elapsed.

(Please note the prices of these courses are set by Netball Australia and are subject to change.)

The cost of testing umpires are as follows:

These costs are subsidised by the Association which consist of the Panel of 2 testers.

The Umpire themself will NOT be paid for the game they are tested on.

Should you wish to be considered for testing, you must register on the Netball Learning platform – https://learning.netball.com.au/login/index.php 

All Umpires MUST be affiliated to Netball WA either as an official for accreditation to be achieved.