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RUA NEWS 2008

Week 10 (17/6/08)

Welcome back for another week of RFL and FFL action. To try and combat our numbers problem we have come up with a solution to try and help. The following is from our Director of Umpiring Peter Hughes explaining the changes to how some under 18 and 2nd grade games are umpired.

At the RFL meeting Narrandera during the week, the club delegates accepted our proposal for mentoring of club umpires at showcase games for the remainder of the season.
That is from Round 10 (this weekend) RUA will provide a senior umpire from a nominated list and an observer to run with the home and away club umpires for the under 18 and reserve grade game.
The senior umpire will give on field coaching and direction to the club umpire, whilst the observer will provide constructive written feedback on the club umpire in both games. In the proposal, we have nominated that the club umpires will rotate qtr x qtr that is there will only be 2 umpires on the field at any time. For the first 3 quarters the club umpires will be one on and one off with the off field umpire sitting with the observer, talking about the game and receiving information such as positioning and back up needs that can be put into practice in the next qtr when they are on the ground. In the final quarter, the club umpires will run together and be observed by both our observer and the senior central umpire. This process is repeated for the reserve grade game if required.
For the remainder of the home and away games, clubs will provide a central umpire for each of the under 18 games other than the showcase game each week to run with one RUA umpire. Some clubs have stated that they do not have a club umpire for the 18's, for those clubs RUA will provide 2 umpires as normal.
Clubs that have found a under 18 umpire are:
Griffith, Ganmain, Mangoplah, North Wagga and Tigers
Clubs that have not found a under 18 umpire are: Eastern Hawks, Leeton/Whitton, Turvey Park, Narrandera and Coolamon.
As before stated, this arrangement will start this week.

So in brief:
1. Under 18 games other than showcase games the RUA will provide a single running umpire for home games of Griffith, Ganmain, Mangoplah, North Wagga and Tigers. RUA will provide 2 central umpires for home games of Eastern Hawks, Leeton/Whitton, Turvey Park, Narrandera and Coolamon for the under 18 games for the remainder of the season including this weekend.

2. Showcase games only
RUA will provide 1 senior central umpire for the 18s and reserves as well as an observer for on field and off field coaching/mentoring of club umpires

The list of umpires nominated for coaching/mentoring club umpires are:
Gene Hodgins, Tim Beard, Greg Walsh, Duncan Potts, Rob Wilson, Scott Crowley, Patrick O'Donoghue, Russell Walker and Mark O'Brien

Observers are:
Gene Hodgins, Peter Hughes, Rob Wilson and Tim Beard

Peter Hughes
RUA Director of Umpiring

Social Club

Thank you to the people who opened up their houses for the progressive dinner last weekend. A great time was had by all. It was good to catch up with everyone and the food was great!

The next event is the Mystery Bus Trip on the 12/7/08. Please let Ryan Dedini know if you would like to come. (Over 18’s only)