Umpiring Convenors Manual - ERNA (Netball) - Netball Australia

Eastwood Ryde Umpiring Convenor Manual
“to be used in conjunction with the Netball Australia NUDF”
DUTY OF CARE
Any service provider has a Duty of Care. A reasonable level of care is owed. A breach of
duty of care is called negligence. Club Officials can be sued for negligence. It is
important to have indemnity insurance and to minimise the risk of litigation. The
following recommendations are aimed at helping you fulfil your duty of care.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CLUB UMPIRING CONVENORS
KNOW THE CAPABILITIES OF ALL YOUR UMPIRES.
Ensure all umpires from your club are listed on the NSW Membership List (see
"Umpire Insurance" below)
Ensure umpires are aware of the Physiotherapist on Duty and Injury Book, AND
who to contact about insurance if they have an injury.
Ensure umpires are competent to do the games to which you allocate them (see
"Recommended Minimum Umpire Standard for Game Allocation").
Provide a senior umpire to mentor new and inexperienced umpires. At the very
least, provide new and young umpires with a SUPPORT person.
Educate umpires about warming up before a game and warming down afterwards
(see "Umpire Exercises").
Educate umpires about the importance of drinking water when umpiring.
Be aware of umpires’ physical ailments e.g. sore knees, asthma, shin splints,
injuries, heart conditions, anorexia nervosa, and 40-Hour Famine participant.
Be aware of every umpire's other umpiring and playing commitments to ensure
they don't suffer fatigue and burn out.
Tell umpires what to do if they have any problems during a game i.e. send for
the Umpire on Duty or stop the game and get the Umpire Duty themselves.
Ensure parents and spectators don't bring dogs, bikes, roller blades, scooters etc.
to netball grounds during competition games.
NB: Any person participating in the "40 Hour Famine" MUST NOT play or umpire
netball.
POST-PADDING OF GOAL POSTS
Umpires, likewise, have a Duty of Care to the Players.
No game should start unless the Post-Padding is present and correctly attached to
the goal posts (the team named first on the Fixtures should get the padding).
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