PROUDLY SUPPORTING AFLNT UMPIRING

PROUDLY SUPPORTING AFLNT UMPIRING

SPONSORS PROUD SPONSORS OF AFLNT UMPIRING CONTENTS PAGE 3 - INTRODUCTION PAGE 4 - BENEFITS OF UMPIRING PAGE 5 - NTFL PAY SCALE PAGE 6 - NTFL UMPIRING ASSOCIATION MESSAGE PAGE 7 - NTFL UMPIRING TRAINING INFORMATION PAGE 8 - AFLNT DEVELOPMENT UMPIRING PATHWAY For more information on Umpiring in the NT please contact AFLNT Umpiring Development Officer Brodie Rayner (p) 8980 4824 (e) Brodie.rayner@aflnt.com.au

INTRODUCTION Welcome to all new potential NTFL Umpires, First I d like to say thank-you for considering the exciting challenge of Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Umpiring and for your willingness to give umpiring a go as a part our Target 200 recruitment campaign. I hope this 2014-15 NTFL Umpiring Introduction Booklet gives you a insight and valuable information into umpiring NTFL Football. Our ever expanding TIO NTFL competition now has over 45 NTFL matches every weekend which includes Premier League, Division 1 & 2, Women and junior grades of U/18, U/16, U/14, U12 and Youth Girls in the 3 Umpiring disciplines Field, Boundary and Goal. This results in 238 BARE minimum of umpiring appointments each weekend to successfully run our NTFL competition and that s why we are pleased you have chosen to become umpires. The 2014/15 TIO NTFL competition begins on the weekend of the 3rd of October and goes for 12 rounds before we get a 2 weekend festive season break (27th December & 3rd January off) and then the run home begins from Saturday 10th of January 2015 to mid March when Grand Finals are played. It doesn t matter if you don t know much about Australian Football or umpiring as we will provide you with the necessary skills through regular coaching and mentoring sessions. You just have to be willing to give it a crack and you will be surprised at how well you go. NTFL umpiring group is a progressive and evolving group and we hope you can join us as we embark on our 2014-15 NTFL season. We have a Female Umpires Liaison Officer (FULO) Kelly Tellam to help make our new female umpires feel more welcome and accommodated, we try our best to work around your weekend availability as we have many shift workers amongst our umpiring group. We have set-up a great and supportive coaching staff network for this up-coming NTFL season lead by our NTFL Umpires Advisor Ray Hocking. He will coordinate the coaching panel across our 3 Umpiring Disciplines in the aim of providing match day coaching within our group to continually develop our diverse and supportive umpiring group. It s not just the coaching staff that provides great assistance to the group, with our strength and Conditioning, medical staffing helping umpires achieve their fitness goals and the NTFL Umpires Association (celebrating their 50th year) run numerous social functions through-out the season that help bond our fantastic group together even more. I look forward to our new potential umpires taking up the rewarding challenge of NTFL umpiring and joining our NTFL team for the wet season in 2014-15. Yours Sincerely, Mark Noonan Umpiring Manager AFL Northern Territory

BENEFITS OF UMPIRING Umpiring is for everyone as it doesn't matter if you re 13 or 65, male or female, an athlete or not, anyone can have a go at umpiring either in the Field, on the Boundary or in the Goals. We cater for all people across the Top End and it s a great way to develop leadership and confidence and make new friends. You will receive free coaching and mentoring and most important you can have some fun, get fit and paid for it. Umpiring is very rewarding and also a great way to improve your fitness levels, meet new people and increase your knowledge of the game. Although umpires umpire football because they love the game there are also some financial benefits to Umpiring. Umpires can earn anywhere from $25-$163 a game (Please refer to the Pay Scale on the next page) and all NTFL umpires uniforms are provided FREE of charge consisting of a shirt, shorts, socks, hat, wristbands, AFLNT umpiring training singlet and a whistle. There is also a chance to represent the Territory at the National U/12 & U/15 School Championships as well as the AFL NAB U/16 & U/18 National Championships. AFL Northern Territory has a structured pathway for umpires aiming to progress through the ranks from Auskick to the AFL. (Please refer to Page 8 for the latest AFLNT s Umpiring Development Pathway) JOIN OUR NTFL TEAM FOR THE WET SEASON IN 2014-15 & be a part of an extraordinary group of men, women and juniors from all different backgrounds who love the exciting challenge of Umpiring Australian Football. So what are you waiting for???

NTFL UMPIRING PAY SCALE Match Payments 2014/15 Minor Round Games GRADE No. of Ump. Field Boundary Goals Premier League 3 $163.00 $91.00 n/a 2 n/a n/a $81.00 Division 1 adults 2 $101.00 $70.00 $50.00 3 $90.00 $59.00 n/a U18 2 $80.00 $61.00 $43.00 3 $67.00 $52.00 n/a Division 2 adults 2 $76.00 $48.00 $41.00 3 $62.00 $43.00 n/a U16 Div 1 Hickman 2 $68.00 $42.00 $37.00 3 $55.00 $38.00 n/a Women 2 $68.00 $42.00 $37.00 3 $55.00 $38.00 n/a U16 Div 2 Leverence 2 $62.00 $34.00 $28.00 U14 Div 1 Gunderson 2 $47.00 n/a $24.00 U14 Div 2 Lewfatt 2 $42.00 n/a $22.00 U12 Atkinson 2 $27.00 n/a $15.00 (1/2 Field) Youth Girls 2 $27.00 n/a $15.00 (1/2 Field) Emergency League $54.00 Interchange League $43.00 Semi & Preliminary Finals match payments increase by 50% from Minor Round Games Grand Final match payments increase by 100% from Minor Round Games.

NTFL UMPIRES ASSOCIATION 50 years ago a group of guys got together and formed an Umpiring Association. It became the Northern Territory Football League Umpires Association. Every year since, new people with a passion and love of our great game have come along and joined this group to make it bigger and better. Will you be joining us this year? We have a great group of people- young and old, male and female, from all walks of life. We are current and ex-players, Defence personnel, teachers, students, nurses, public servants, labourers, even politicians- all with a passion for Aussie rules. We are central umpires, boundary umpires, goal umpires, coaches, water carriers, interchange stewards and sports trainers. We have lots of opportunities for anybody with any level of ability and fitness. Not sure what to do? We will teach you and give you the best spot at the ground to watch all of the action. Many shy young people have joined our association to grow in confidence and become school leaders and confident young adults. We pride ourselves in the nurturing environment that teaches these young people to take charge in this great game; 'Tomorrow's leaders today' could be our catch cry. Hayden Kennedy, the senior coach of the AFL Umpires has had a season with us, as has multiple Grand Final umpire Brett Rosebury, before going on to bigger achievements. Every ex-player I have spoken to, who has taken up umpiring always had the same regret I didn't start umpiring early enough! Make a start now! So come and join us for fitness, fun, finance or friendship. You might learn something along the way about yourself and Aussie rules. Our big 50 th year celebration awaits- come and be a part of it! Ross Ebbott President NTFL Umpires Association

NTFL UMPIRING TRAINING DETAILS The NTFL Umpires train as a group every Monday and Wednesday evenings at TIO Stadium, Marrara from 5.40pm. We cater for all types of fitness abilities and for all ages as we currently have umpires from 13 years up to our oldest who is 71 with our own umpires personal fitness trainer. We also have a great team environment with our two (2) training shirt teams were we have all types of fitness challenges from relays to a mini-triathlon to tunnel ball games as the training shirt teams battle it out for the progressive team trophy each season. Monday night is our main Skills training session were we practice in our 3 umpiring disciplines League Panel Field, Boundary and Goal groups and work on all areas of our game to better our-selves and the group. We practice many drills and also conduct DVD coaching sessions during to NTFL season to help equip you with the right tools you need to umpire. Wednesday night is when we conduct our main fitness training session were work on improving on our fitness, as it key part of umpiring to ensure we are in the best position to adjudicate a decision is side onto to the contest in the field or on the boundary. In the goals we have to get under the flight of the footy or straddle the goal line to make sure we get the right score. Every 2nd Wednesday night will now be the Junior & Senior Field Umpires skill drill sessions for our social and multi-umpiring discipline umpires for those who don t have time for 2 training nights a week or need more recovery from their weekend s game.

AFLNT UMPIRING DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY AFLNT UMPIRING DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY AS OF JANUARY 2014