Umpiring
Umpiring Rules - did you know?
When is a pass not a pass?
Q1. The ball goes out of court, backline, GS steps up to the line to take throw in. She places the ball down on the court inside the goal circle and the GA picks it up and shoots for goal. Is this allowed?
Q2. Similair scenario. After the whistle for the centre pass has been blown, the C puts the ball down on the floor so one of her team can run into the centre circle and pick it up. Is this allowed?
A1. No this is not allowed. Look up Rule13 - playing the ball.
A2. No this is not allowed. Look up Rule 12 - start of play.
To put the ball on the ground is not considered a pass, a pass is when the ball is thrown, bounced, directed or batted in a controlled manner to another player.
Have you been on the receiving end of a reversed penalty?
Umpires are reversing penalties saying 'not set' when they are not taken in the correct place as indicated both on court and when the 'throw in' has been deemed not to have been taken in the correct place.
Look up Rule 18; 18.1; 18.3 & 18.4.
When setting penalties, the umpire is responsible for indicating where this is to be taken.
Rule 18.2 specifies that the player must take up the position clearly indicated by the umpire before playing the ball. It is the responsibility of the umpire to indicate where and it the responsibility of the player to ensure that they take the penalty from the position indicated by the umpire.
When the penalty is awarded for a contact or obstruction who is responsible for making sure that the infringer is standing by the side of the penalty taker?
Rule 18.1 & 18.3
The umpire must signal with her arms and also verbally what the infringement was, where the penalty should be taken and against whom. The players have a responsibility to look, listen and take up the correct position with the correct player at their side. The team with the ballshould not be penalised as long as they wait. The umpire should instruct the correct player to take up the position or penalise for delaying.
LEVEL 1 Umpiring Course
Please contact Aneike O'Connor, Netball Development Officer, if you wish to put your name down for an umpiring course. thanks.