Officiating
Officiating
For all Wiltshire officiating queries, please email the County Officiating Lead, Caroline Cavanagh
When you complete an officiating award, please ensure that you inform Janice as soon as possible. All course bookings will be managed by EN online and all learners will need full EN membership to book a course online.
Routes to Umpiring and Officiating
If you are interested in officiating, there are routes through England Netball that will let you build your skills, confidence and qualifications to umpire or officiate. You can register your interest in any of the officiating routes by completing the expression of interest form on the EN website this will ensure that you receive alerts about upcoming courses.
Into Officiating
The Into Officiating Award is the mandatory first step for all new learners. Learners must attend an Into Officiating course and pass the Into Officiating practical assessment before moving on to a C Award course.
Learners who have already attended a C Award course but haven’t yet passed the C Award written paper and/or the C Award practical pre-assessment will not need to pass the Into Officiating practical assessment before progressing with their C Award.
Into Officiating course is comprised of two 2-hour interactive virtual sessions delivered via Zoom. Learners will each receive a hard copy resource, a whistle and a rule book prior to the course. The cost of the course will be £45 per learner.
C Award
The C Award written paper will be taken online. C Award course is comprised of two 1.5 hour interactive virtual sessions delivered via Zoom. Each learner will receive an electronic resource to support the course delivery. Once the virtual course has been completed, the learner will be invited to take their C Award written paper online. The cost of the course (including one attempt at the C Award written paper) will be £50 per learner.
B Award
The B Award course is designed for those umpires who wish to take the next step on the umpire pathway and officiate matches at a regional level. This blended course will build on current knowledge, introduce additional techniques and provide learner’s with examples and exercises in a practical setting to develop their performances on court.
The B Award course is comprised of two 1.5 hour interactive virtual sessions delivered via Zoom and will be followed up by a 2-hour practical session (delivered face to face). Each learner will receive an electronic resource to support the course delivery. The cost of the course will be £70 per learner.
Independent Umpires
If you’re serious about officiating and don’t wish to be linked to a netball club, you can join England Netball directly or through Wiltshire County Netball Association. This membership is ideal for both qualified or aspiring umpires that would like to access the officiating pathway, but are not currently linked to (or do not want to show allegiance to) a netball club.
With the protection that comes with liability and personal injury insurance during recognised and authorised netball activity, you can keep your mind fully focused on the game.
You can download an Independent Membership registration form here. Application is through Wiltshire County Netball Association.
The Rules of Netball are Changing!
Following an extensive consultation period, World Netball have updated the Rules of Netball. These updates will become effective for international matches from 1st January 2024 and England Netball has made the decision to also implement the 2024 Rules in the Netball Super League inFebruary 2024.
Domestic implementation in England will be from 1st September 2024. This means that all recognised and authorised netball must continue to be played to the 2020 Rules of Netball until this time.
For more detailed information on the rule changes and to download the rules app click on the image.
