Umpire Requirements and Fitness Testing
All county league umpires are required to hold a minimum England Netball C Award Umpiring Qualification. Newly qualified umpires are able to officiate in Division 3 of the adult league. The county umpiring secretary will inform newly qualified umpires when they are ready to move on to a high division.
Trainee umpires will officiate division three matches under the supervision of an approved mentor. Please note that there is no longer a requirement for trainee umpires preparing for their C award practical assessment to complete a fitness test submission as part of their application. However, in line with league requirements you must still have passed fitness testing in order to officiate and to be assessed within Northumberland Adult Leagues.
All county league umpires are required to undertake a fitness test in annually in September to be compliant with league rules. The county will organise 3 bleep tests for umpires and trainee umpires to attend. This county committee will not accept any bleep test result which has been carried out at an unofficial county fitness testing session.
The minimum NCNA County League bleep test levels for Season 2019-2020 have been set as;
Trainee umpires will officiate division three matches under the supervision of an approved mentor. Please note that there is no longer a requirement for trainee umpires preparing for their C award practical assessment to complete a fitness test submission as part of their application. However, in line with league requirements you must still have passed fitness testing in order to officiate and to be assessed within Northumberland Adult Leagues.
All county league umpires are required to undertake a fitness test in annually in September to be compliant with league rules. The county will organise 3 bleep tests for umpires and trainee umpires to attend. This county committee will not accept any bleep test result which has been carried out at an unofficial county fitness testing session.
The minimum NCNA County League bleep test levels for Season 2019-2020 have been set as;
DIVISION |
BLEEP TEST LEVEL |
One |
5.1 |
Two and Three |
4.1 |
Season 2020-2021 Fitness Testing - September dates to be released shortly.