AFL Umpire Coach Professional Development Program
E-Newsletter
2009 – Week 19
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Through the AFL Umpire Coach PD program the Australian Football League along with each State
Umpiring body is continuing to commit to its promise of providing stronger support and training to Umpire
Coaches throughout Australia. The AFL sees Umpire Coaches as having the greatest influence over the
environment in which an umpire participates in, and sees the coach as the key person in providing
support for all umpires within their group.
Umpire Appreciation Day
Clubs, Umpires’ Associations and the Victorian Amateur Football Association joined forces to stage a very
successful Umpire Appreciation Day on Saturday 20 June in VAFA Division 2 game, Williamstown CYMS vs
Old Westbourne.
With the support of AFL Victoria, AFL Umpires Association, AFL Game Development and VAFA the day
provided the opportunity for players, coaches, officials and supporters to show their appreciation of the
people who umpire their matches.
The program for the day included;
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Luncheon for guests.
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Official welcome by Bill Deller, CEO of AFL Umpires Association and Dean Macleod, Secretary of
Williamstown CYMS.
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Guest speakers, Grant O’Riley, Chairman of AFL Victoria and Bruno Conti, Chairman of VAFA.
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Both teams line up and shake hands with umpires.
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Peter Schwab, CEO of AFL Victoria tossed the coin.
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Coaches and captains shake hands with umpires after the game.
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Post match presentations and awards.
Both Grant O’Riley and Bruno Conti complimented Williamstown CYMS for hosting the day and felt that an
Umpire Appreciation Day should become an annual event in all competitions in Victoria and hopefully
nationally.
Umpires being welcomed onto the ground by both teams.
Peter Schwab with VAFA umpires, Patrick Newson, Kirra Miriklis,
Russell Davidson, Andrew Green, Alistair McDonald, Alistair Kyrkou.
Essentials of World Class Coaching
Over the next 10 weeks we will delve into 10 essential characteristics for world class coaching. Wayne
Goldsmith from www.sportscoachingbrain.com has found that successful coaches across various sports
share similar characteristics. Umpire coaches should take the time to consider whether they have each
characteristic and how they can enhance this characteristic in their coaching. The 9th essential
characteristic of a world-class coach is ‘a passion for winning – a desire to be the best’.
Source: Wayne Goldsmith, www.sportscoachingbrain.com
Goal Umpire Quiz
This week we have provided a set of 30 questions for goal umpires. This quiz was handed to AFL level
goal umpires by the AFL’s Goal Umpiring Technical Consultant, Neil McLean. Goal umpire coaches may
wish to hand these questions to their umpires and get them to complete them over the next week. We
will then provide the answers in next week’s e-newsletter.
Questions
1. When does a goal umpire signal a score?
2. A trainer attending a player is struck on the shoulder by a ball kicked by an attacking player
and the ball then bounces across the goal line. What is the decision? Who decides?
3. An attacking player has his hands on the ball on the ground and a team mate kicks the ball
across the goal line.
a. What is the score?
b. What indication is given by the goal umpire?
4. What are the 5 duties of a goal umpire as listed in the RULE BOOK?
5. What happens if, after a consultation, a g/u is unable to decide whether the ball has crossed
the behind line or the boundary line?
6. Ball hits a goal post, g/u taps chest, but play continues up field – what do you do?
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What happens if, after consultation, g/u is still unable to decide if the ball has crossed a score
line?
8. Goal umpire taps chest for a behind and a boundary umpire signals o/b......what happens?
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As the ball crosses the goal line it touches a protruding flag. What is the decision & the
procedure?
Player is infringed against after kicking for goal, f/u blows whistle and ball crosses the behind
line....f/u runs towards g/u. What does the f/u want to know?
When can a g/u change his/her decision about awarding a goal or a behind?
What is the procedure for changing a recorded score?
Ball kicked by attacking player, siren sounds, ball continues bouncing towards goal line.
Forward is shepherding an opponent, ball bounces awkwardly, hits forward on the boot and
crosses the goal line.
a. What is the result?
b. What if defender punches ball across score line?
Defender kicking off after a behind attempts a short pass to a team mate in back pocket, ball
slides off boot and crosses behind line. What is result and what is g/u procedure?
The ball strikes the forward directly on the knee and then crosses goal line untouched. What is
the result and what is g/u procedure?
Ball kicked long towards goal. Defender gets first grab directly above the goal line, ball
bounces straight up and is grabbed again and held by the same player still directly above the
line. He then plays on. What is the g/u procedure?
Defender, from a mark or a free-kick, kicks from behind the goal line. The ball hits the goal
post and bounces into the arms of a forward who kicks ball through goals. What is the result
and what does g/u do?
Defender marks ball and then backs across the behind line. What does goal umpire do if the
player....
a. Runs away from his line of kick towards the goal line?
b. Runs off line & handballs across the boundary line?
A defender climbs on the shoulders of a team mate as forward kicks for goal. What happens?
F/u bounces ball which crosses goal or behind line. What happens & what does g/u do?
G/u has received all clear and records a behind. Boundary umpire then informs f/u that ball
was out of bounds back on the wing.
a. What will f/u do?
b. What will the f/u do if he had paid a 50m penalty before the b/u informed him?
What would a g/u do if he/she observes f/u’s lining up a team for a count?
There are 26 reportable offences listed in the RULE BOOK list 5 offences for which goal umpires
may make a report.
G/u hears the siren as player kicks for goal, then receives all clear from f/u. What does g/u do
& why?
G/u observes a defender shaking a goal post whilst ball in transit towards goal. What is result
if…
a. Ball hits the goal post?
b. Ball goes through for a goal?
c. Ball doesn’t make the distance?
d. What does the g/u do?
A defender has marked or gained a free kick near the behind post, backs across the boundary
line, then runs off his line and crosses the behind line to take his kick, & f/u blows whistle.
a. What does the g/u do?
b. What does g/u do if f/u does not notice?
Defender, after mark or free kick, backs across the behind line, runs off his line towards the
goal line to bring ball back into play, and f/u does not notice. What does g/u do?
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When can a defender kick ball into play after a behind has been scored?
What does g/u do if ball crosses behind line and does not receive an all clear &
defender kicks in without signal being given?
29. G/u notices a reportable offence occur out on the 50m line just before the half time siren. What
is the g/u’s procedure?
30. Whilst ball is in transit towards goal, g/u notices an attacking player shaking the goal post.
What is the procedure?
Umpire Coach Advice – Coaching Briefs
Roger Crowhurst, Umpires Coach for the Black Diamond AFL Umpires Group provides his umpires with
coaching briefs that are designed to re-enforce the key points from coaching sessions as well as provide
something his umpires can print off and refer to as required. This week we have provided the first of the
coaching briefs; holding the ball.
AFL Umpiring Development would like to thank Roger for this contribution. Umpiring groups may like to
consider producing similar coaching briefs to reflect the key points from their coaching sessions.
Holding the Ball
Holding the ball is a critical component of the game. Umpires must reward the tackler but at the same
time protect the ball player. Today, we would like to take you through the five crucial components of
holding the ball...
The critical thing to remember before you pay a free kick for holding the ball is that we must protect the
ball player. In other words, the tackle must be legal.
This is the obvious starting point before discussing the five components of holding the ball.
Part 1 - Reasonable Time/No Prior Opportunity
Players that have had no prior opportunity need to be given a reasonable time to dispose of the football.
In this situation, an attempt to kick or handball is acceptable and play on will result.
Part 2 - Prior opportunity
A player must immediately dispose of the football by way of kick or handball once legally tackled. If,
when the player is legally tackled, there is no immediate legal kick or handball a free kick results. An
attempt to kick or handball in this instance is not good enough.
Part 3 - Diving on the ball
In this situation the onus is on the player who dives on the ball. Once he is legally tackled, the player
must immediately and successfully knock the ball on otherwise he will be penalised for holding the ball.
Part 4 - Taking on the tackler
Umpires need to be really strong in this area. When a player attempts to take on a tackler and is legally
tackled, we must be strong and pay holding the ball. We must also be strong and award a free kick
against any player who is legally tackled and then bounces the football.
Part 5 - Taking the ball from the ruck
When ruckmen take the ball from a ruck contest they are deemed to have had prior opportunity and must
legally kick or handball immediately. In this situation an attempt to kick or handball is not good enough.
However, the tackle must still be legal.
If you have any coach advice you would like to submit to the network of umpire coaches please email
them to [email protected]. We encourage umpire coaches to submit their advice.
Ask the Ump
In this section coaches are invited to send in questions which are answered by the AFL Umpiring
Department (Jeff Gieschen, Rowan Sawers and Peter Howe). The idea is that this provides an
opportunity for umpire coaches from across the country to seek technical advice on any area of umpiring
they may be interested in learning more.
Please send your questions to [email protected].
Umpire Coach Activity
If you have any coach activities you would like to submit to the network of umpire coaches please email
them to [email protected]. We encourage umpire coaches to submit their activities.
Umpire coach activities from last year can be found on the AFL website by clicking here.
Heading Overseas?
If you have an umpire that is heading overseas and may be interested in umpiring or helping some of the
locals out, we would like to hear from you. Please email [email protected] with the
umpires name, email address, phone number and overseas destination and we will aim to put them in
touch with the local group to get things started.
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