A pool of knowledgeable, competent Umpire Coaches and Umpire Assessors is required to enable umpires to develop and achieve high standards of umpiring and accreditation.
Umpire Coach – coaches the umpire to develop and improve
Umpire Assessor – assesses umpires to achieve practical awards
The role of the Umpire Coaches and Umpire Assessors is to empower umpires by using effective coaching methods that promote Umpire Centred Learning (UCL) to:
- Assist umpires in developing self-analysis
- Analyse an umpire’s performance and pinpoint strengths and areas to develop
- Communicate in an honest and constructive manner
- Make decisions that are detached and impartial
- Exercise duties in a professional manner and maintain confidentiality.
Key Functions
- Coach umpires to improve umpires’ performance and encourage progression along the accreditation pathway
- Assess umpires according to the assessment requirements set out by NNZ
Becoming a Umpire Coach
For more information on how to become a Umpire Coach and the dates of upcoming workshops, please contact your local netball centre. You can find the contacts for each centre here.
Alternatively, you can contact our Mainland Zone Umpire Lead by sending a message through our Contact Us page