Welcome to our website.
We are a group of four umpiring panels combined, all operating with junior/schoolboy football in Adelaide, South Australia.
Our Umpiring pannels are:
North Eastern Metro Junior Football Association (NEMJFA) catering for U/6's through to U/16's umpires.
And Schoolboy Football With:
North Adelaide S.A.S.F.A.
Norwood S.A.S.F.A.
Elizabeth S.A.S.F.A.
For our training details please check the training tab for all the up todate details!!!
How do I start umpiring?
Begin to umpire
There are two basic umpires courses left for 2009. Sunday 22nd of March and Thursday 16th of April. The course runs from 10:30am till 3pm. There is a small cost of $10 for the course in which you get some small goodies. Please enrol now at http://www.sanfl.com.au/game_development/umpiring/umpiring_home/
Mark Hardham
SANFL Umpiring Development Officer
Get into Umpiring and see another side to life
Who can become an umpire?
Almost anyone can become an umpire. Old or young, male or female, it doesn’t matter. Women are making significant steps in the higher levels of the game and are now common place at local levels.
Have an active involvement in football
If you take an interest in the game of football, umpiring can be the perfect way to make that interest effective. You can be involved in how a game is handled and have an input into administering the rules.
Be part of a team
In any given match of football there can be as many as 8 umpires on the field. This provides a team environment with everyone working together to give their overall best. Within any umpiring association there are coaches and mentors whose role is to improve all umpires’ performances in the team environment.
Increase your social scene
Umpiring groups are the same as any football club or other special interest group. They are made up of many interesting people from many varied backgrounds. Getting involved with your local panel or association is a terrific way to meet new people and experience a different side of life.
Keep yourself fit
All umpiring groups have a structured fitness program. You can keep yourself in tip-top condition whilst having fun with others.
Develop your personal skills
Umpiring can improve your confidence and help you to make quick decisions whilst under pressure. Developing your communication within a team environment is also an added benefit of becoming an umpire.
Climb the career ladder to the top!
If you are a fit, dedicated and hard-working individual there is a clearly defined career ladder with ample opportunities for you to reach the top.
If you show promise at country or local level, you may be invited to join the
Earn some extra cash
All umpires get paid. Payments begin at about $20 and increase as your level increases with the top umpires in the AFL being able to earn more than $80 000 in a year. Not bad for a part time interest.
Have fun!
The most important thing to remember is to make sure you enjoy umpiring and all that it offers. You can meet friends, improve your fitness and your skills and experience a whole new, fantastic world within footy. Remember, there is no better place from which to watch a game of football.
“ Umpiring – Footy’s Best Kept Secret”
Increasing numbers of young people, male and female, are choosing to be part of our great game as a field, boundary or goal umpires. They want to be part of “the Umpiring Team” consisting of a Field, Boundary and Goal Umpire.
They are finding that umpiring is exciting, fun, keeps them fit, and gives them the best seat in the house!
Those who have decided to take up umpiring have found that there is a significant amount of assistance provided. There are many umpiring groups in South Australia who can provide coaching, training, education and accreditation by qualified, accredited umpires’ coaches.
You might decide that umpiring locally is all you want, but for those who are perhaps more ambitious, there are highly defined career paths mapped out for all umpires who wish to develop their skills and to try to reach the top.
Besides providing the opportunity to reach the top levels, and being fun and keeping you fit, there are many other benefits.
There is an umpiring group near to where you live so it is convenient even for busy people.
Umpiring helps you develop life skills such as:
• Leadership
• Critical and clear thinking
• Decision making
• Effective communication
• Management of people
Accreditation courses are available and an Umpiring Mentor Program will provide support and guidance for some time to new umpires.
You can also earn money as you keep fit at the same time.
What Is Australian Rules Football
Check out the link to find out what Australian Rules Football is all about and where it come from!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Rules_Football
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What does it take to become an umpire? Brian Goodman, Director of Umpire Operations I have been asked on a number of occasions, “What umpires do at training?”, followed by the predictable “..learn how to run backwards?!” Well not quite the case. The fitness of an umpire is extensive and a very serious component of their overall performances. Like a midfield football player, they would simply be ineffective and make wrong decisions if they were not capable of running to the correct position.
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Recent statistics gathered by way of GPS of an AFL umpire (remembering they have 3 umpires) indicates that a field umpire runs an average distance of 14.5km per game. A boundary umpire runs over 20km a game. Estimates of an average 2 umpire system of ‘A’ or ‘B’ Grade umpires on grounds such as O.M.’s, Marcellin or Trinity would rate similar in overall distance. Of this distance, 15% is at top speed (over 20kph) and these top speed efforts range from 1 second to 15 second bursts. (These are times at top speed only and do not include the increase to or decrease from the top speed). What does all this mean? It means that our umpires not only require a high level of overall fitness but also need to be capable of repeat efforts at speed and yes, they need to be able to run backwards at times. The training program of umpires can be broken into a number of phases. During the off season they maintain their own fitness by running, cycling or undertaking a number of other recreational activities. It is extremely rare for an umpire to have a complete rest during the off season. Pre season training targets the base (endurance) fitness. It generally comprises of running drills of between 400m and 1km at moderate intensity and with equal or greater recovery. The overall distance of these drills varies between 6 to 10km. As the season approaches, the overall distance will decrease slightly as we begin to increase our specificity training. Running drills will decrease in distance to between 100m to 400m efforts again with equal or greater recovery. These training drills will simulate what is more likely to occur in a real game. During the season, umpire training is aimed at maintaining the base (aerobic) fitness level whilst increasing their anaerobic fitness combined with increase in skill drills such as purely specific running like trigger points (short intense efforts) or backward running drills. As the season draws closer to finals football, umpires will have the benefit of a taper period in their training which will allow them to reach their peak in fitness for Finals Football, meaning they will be best equipped to physically and mentally cope with the football matches | |
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