Communication ( Assisting Co-Umpire)
 

• Signalling
• Teamwork
• Pre-match Talk
• Acknowledgement of fellow umpire (thankyou signal)
• Post Match support ( talk to each other and coach - debriefing)
• Discreet signalling (co-operation)
• Rough and Dangerous Play
• Play
• Takling (crunch or mongrel
• Ankle tapping
• Sliding/Wrong Side/Behind Tackles
• Playing the aerial ball
• The swing of sticks
• Barging/Body checking
• The Stopping Tackl

Remember as an umpire it is very important that you protect the safety of the whole game (skill level/flow of the game/control/advantage/skilled players). Quite often umpires tend to be to lenient towards players. Remember control must be gained immediately, once a game gets out of hand, order is very difficult to restore.

Advantage (Game Flow)

Basically it comesdown to the umpire knowing when to halt play and when to let play continue (easier said then done)

It is influenced by the following factors:

• Speed of game
• Skill level
• Tactics
• Control/Direction that play is moving LEAD & TRAIL umpire

Remember that we are all human and will make mistakes. The important thing is that we stay consstent both with ourselves and our co-umpire, also we must learn and gain knowledge from these mistakes so that we can improve in future matches. Consistency can be an issue of discussion in the pre-matche talk.

Obstruction

Playing distance, timing and a legitimate tackle attempt are the factors invovlved. The ous is on the tackler to move into a position so that a legitimate attampt at the ball may be made. The timing of the attempt must be precise because the player in possession can move off in any direction (except bodily into the tackler) without creating an obstructive situation. Prevent a legitimate tackle by shielding the ball with body, stick or leg is an obstruction. Having achieved a correct position there must be an attempt to play the ball in a legitimately tacking manner.

Aerial Ball

The raised or aerial ball must be judged for actual and potential danger, umpire anticipation is the crucial factor here.

If a ball is dangerously or deliberately raised from a free hit or sideline free hit is taken from where the ball was initially raised by the opposition.

In general play if the ball is raised dangerously, the free hit is taken from where the danger occured.

When a player behavs in a maner which is dangerous whilst in the flight path of the ball, the free hit is awarded where the danger occurred.

When an overhead id thrown the player of either team under it (receiving) must be given time to control it and bring it to the ground, meaning no player can encroach within playing distance (5yards). If two players are under it, it should be teated as a dangerous situation and the appropriate penalty applied. If a player is within playing distance of the overhead receiver before the ball is launched he is not required to move outside the playing distance he just can't encroach closer. Thus the player must have control of the ball and bring it to control on the patch itself.
 
 
 

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