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2015 FIELD UMPIRING BOOKLET 2015 Field Umpiring Booklet Page 1 Contents Section A: Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 3 Section B: Code of Conduct ................................................................................................................ 3 Section C: Uniform and Match Day Items ........................................................................................... 4 Section D: Commencing the Match .................................................................................................... 4 Section E: Field Umpiring Information ................................................................................................ 5 (a) One Umpire System............................................................................................................ 5 (b) Two Umpire System ........................................................................................................... 7 (c) Selected Laws of the Game ................................................................................................ 9 (d) Signals ............................................................................................................................... 11 Section F: After Game Requirements ............................................................................................... 14 2015 FIELD UMPIRING BOOKLET Page 2 Section A: Introduction This booklet covers helpful information for new field umpires. It is not intended to cover all aspects of field umpiring, but rather to provide new umpires with a basic knowledge of field umpiring to allow them to commence their umpiring. We encourage all umpires to attend the weekly training and coaching sessions which will give you the best opportunity to umpire at your full potential. Section B: Code of Conduct Signing up to become a field umpire with the DRJFL does not merely mean that you arrive at your appointed match and officiate; you also have a responsibility to perform your duties in a professional manner at all times. As an DRJFL umpire you are expected to abide by the following guidelines: Appointments and Unavailability Your match appointments will be handed out every Monday evening after every training session and meeting. Appointments will then be re-posted via the DRJFL junior umpire facebook page. If unable to attend meetings or do not have access to facebook, please call any the coaches by Thursday 12pm. If for any reason you are unable to umpire any particular day during the season, you must give any of the coaches at LEAST two weeks’ notice, via the unavailability book or personal interaction..In situations where you feel you are unable to umpire (ie. become ill), you should immediately contact any of the coaches. Dress Standards, Uniform and Appearance All umpires are expected to arrive at their match in a neat manner and suitable footwear (no thongs). Your umpiring uniform should also be clean and well-presented with clean white boots or runners, a tucked-in shirt and garters or tape to hold up your socks. Behaviour All DRJFL umpires are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times. This includes at umpiring functions, training and on match day before, during and after the match. Remember, you are not just representing yourself but the entire umpiring group and the League as well. All umpires who also play football in the DRJFL are expected to be respectful of the officiating umpires. Any umpire that receives a yellow or red card whilst playing in the DRJFL or who is suspended by the Tribunal will automatically be suspended from umpiring at any level for a period of time proportional to the severity of the offence. Umpires shall not make derogatory comments about any other umpire, player, coach or official through any medium whether verbally, online, in print etc. These kinds of comments are unacceptable from any umpire and will be treated with the utmost seriousness. 2015 FIELD UMPIRING BOOKLET Page 3 Section C: Uniform and Match Day Items The following items should be part of your checklist for your bag on match day: o o o o o Umpire Shirt White Underwear Towel Whistle + 1 Spare Pens o o o o o Umpire Shorts Plain White Undershirt Clean Boots and Runners Red and Yellow Cards AFL Laws of Game book o o o o Umpire Socks Wristbands Garters/Tape Drink Bottle Section D: Commencing the Match 1. Arrive at the ground at least 30-45 minutes before the commencement of your match. 2. If possible, it is always a good idea to check the ground condition before the game starts to determine if runners or boots are required. Half-time or three-quarter-time of the game before is the best time to check the ground. 3. At least 20 minutes before the start of the match, visit both clubs and request the two footballs from the home club. The away team captain will select which ball to use for the match. 4. Introduce yourself to each coach and/or team manager and ask to meet the captain. Make sure you remember the captain’s name and number so that you can call them into the coin toss by name. 5. Ensure that no players are wearing boots with sharp edges that could be dangerous or that have any metal on them. Under no circumstances are players allowed to take the field whilst wearing dangerous boots. 6. Players must also completely remove all jewellery that they are wearing. No player may play with jewellery. Placing tape over the top of their piercing is not acceptable. 7. Approximately 5 minutes prior to the start time, inform each team that you are going out onto the ground and then proceed onto the field. 8. When you are about 20 metres inside the field, hold the ball up above your head until the timekeepers acknowledge you with a blast of the siren. If no siren is given, you can take the ball down after 10 metres or so and continue walking to the centre circle. 9. Where boundary and goal umpires have not been supplied by the DRJFL, ensure that both team managers have supplied the required umpires as the game cannot start until the boundary and goal umpires are in position. 10. About 2 minutes before the start of the match, call both captains in to the centre square and ask someone close by (an umpire escort or goal umpire perhaps) for a coin to decide which end each team will kick towards. The away captain calls heads or tails and the winner of the toss chooses which end they will kick towards first. 11. After the coin toss, both teams should move into position. Once they are ready to commence, hold the ball over your head and when the siren is blown, blow your whistle and throw the ball up to commence the game. 2015 FIELD UMPIRING BOOKLET Page 4 Section E: Field Umpiring Information (a) One Umpire System Position at Ball Ups Figure 1 below shows the position from which the field umpire commences to walk in to throw the ball up to start the quarter or restart play after a goal (point A). After the contest, the umpire will run in the direction of the ball (towards point B), aiming to keep 20-25 metres away and side on to the contest. Point C shows the position the umpire should adopt for a field ball up around the ground. After throwing the ball up, the umpire should run backwards towards the centre corridor and be prepared to move quickly to the next contest. X X XX C A KEY: X – Players Path of ball Path of Umpire B FIGURE 1 Positioning in General Play In Figure 2 below, point A shows the original position of the field umpire at a set kick who is positioned at a 45° angle in preparation for the kick down the ground. Once the ball is kicked, the umpire should be looking at the players contesting the mark and be moving to the position 20-25 metres and side-on to the contest (point B). The positioning 20-25m away and side-on to the contest should be maintained for all contests around the ground as it gives the umpire the best position from which to observe the entire contest. X X A B FIGURE 2 2015 FIELD UMPIRING BOOKLET Page 5 Position for a Set Kick at Goal Figure 3 below shows the positioning for a set kick at goal. Once the umpire has awarded the free kick or mark, they should run in to set up the mark. The player kicking for goal should be lined up in a straight line between the centre of the goals and the player on the mark. The umpire should then run backwards to the position shown at point A, approximately 20-25 metres from the mark and on the opposite side of the goal square to the kicker; just be wary of forwards leading out of the goal square who may run into you. If the player on the mark is within the goal square, the kick can be taken from directly in front of goal. Mark A FIGURE 3 Positioning for Boundary Throw-Ins Figure 4 below shows the positioning for a boundary throw-in. Point 1 is the initial position of the field umpire, approximately 15 metres from the boundary umpire on the “long” side of the ground and 5 metres from the boundary line. As the ball is thrown back into play, the field umpire should begin running in an arc and arrive at point 2, 20 metres away and side on to the ruck contest, just as the ball hits the ruckmen’s hands. After the contest, the umpire should sprint back inside play to point 3 in preparation for the next act of play. 1 2 XX 3 FIGURE 4 2015 FIELD UMPIRING BOOKLET Page 6 (b) Two Umpire System Position at Ball Ups As with the one umpire system, the umpire recommencing play walks in to throw the ball up from point A. The second umpire (known as the No. 2 umpire as they are not currently in control of the play) is positioned just off the point of the centre square. The umpire giving all clear after a goal normally becomes the No. 2 umpire at the time the ball is thrown up. After the ball up, the first umpire will generally keep control of the play except when the ball clearly travels in the direction of the No. 2 umpire (see Figure 5 below). B Change of Control A FIGURE 5 Change of Control A long kick clearly towards No. 2 umpire will generally result in a change of control. The umpire handing over control should continue to move up the ground and be prepared to move quickly to take control of a set kick. If the ball is in dispute, the umpire should retain control and No. 2 should adjust their position accordingly. Position for a Set Kick at Goal Point A in Figure 6 shows the position the umpire adopts when a set kick at goal is likely to score after they have run over to set up the mark. Point B shows the position that No. 2 adopts. Point C shows No. 2 umpire’s position for a set kick at goal that is not likely to score whilst Point D shows the umpire’s position. Mark Mark B D A C FIGURE 6 2015 FIELD UMPIRING BOOKLET Page 7 Positioning for Boundary Throw-Ins Figure 7 below shows the positioning for a boundary throw-in. As for the one-umpire system, point 1 is the initial position of the field umpire, approximately 15 metres from the boundary umpire and 5 metres from the boundary line. As the ball is thrown back into play, the field umpire should begin running in an arc and arrive at point 2, 20 metres away and side on to the ruck contest, just as the ball hits the ruckmen’s hands. After the contest, the umpire should sprint back inside play to point 3 in preparation for the next act of play. The umpire’s initial position should be on the opposite side of the No. 2 umpire; the only exception is when the throw-in is less than a kick from goal. Point B shows the position of No. 2 umpire for the throw-in. 1 XX 2 3 B FIGURE 7 Positioning for Kick-In after a Behind Figure 8 below shows the positioning for a kick-in after a behind. Point A shows the position of the umpire approximately 20 metres away from the goal square which will allow the umpire to clear the area within 5 metres of the goal square. As the ball is kicked, the umpire should run to a position 20-25 metres away and side-on to the next contest. The No. 2 umpire should initially be positioned at point B, outside of the forward arc and observing any huddles that form at the kick-in. After the kick, No. 2 umpire should adjust their position to remain a kick to a kick-and-a-half away from the umpire, depending on weather conditions. XX B A FIGURE 8 2015 FIELD UMPIRING BOOKLET Page 8 (c) Selected Laws of the Game 1. The most important aim for a field umpire is to always protect the player going for the ball. This means a player must receive a free kick if they are: o held or tackled without the football o pushed in the back o tackled above the shoulders or below the knees o bumped above the shoulders when bending down to pick up the football 2. The holding the ball rule is one of the most difficult to interpret. The following flowchart should be used for guidance in paying holding the ball: Player is tackled Is Tackle Legal? YES NO Has the player had prior opportunity? YES Does the player correctly dispose of the ball immediately? NO YES Play On NO Tackled player receives free kick Holding the Ball Is the ball pinned in the tackle? YES Ball Up NO Does the player make an attempt to dispose of the ball? YES Play On NO Holding the Ball 3. Where a player has been awarded a set kick and an opponent causes a further infringement, the free kick should be paid where the infringement occurs or a 25/50 metre penalty imposed from the original set kick, whichever causes the greatest penalty. 4. Where a stretcher is brought onto the ground for an injured player, the match needs to be stopped until the player is off the field. Play must also be stopped when a badly injured player is on the ground and the ball is likely to travel towards them. 5. When a free kick is paid and a teammate of the recipient takes the ball to an advantage, the advantage should be paid. If the siren sounds after the advantage is taken, play comes to an end and the quarter is over. 2015 FIELD UMPIRING BOOKLET Page 9 Note that advantage can only be taken from a free kick and cannot be taken from a mark. 6. Play in any quarter comes to an end when any one of the field umpires hears the siren. The umpire immediately blows their whistle and extends both hands above their head. Any set kick awarded before the siren sounds may be taken by that player whilst 25/50 metre penalties for major infringements (i.e. running over the mark) can still be awarded. A score will be recorded when the ball has been disposed of and is in transit before the siren sounds. The score will still count even if it is touched so long as it is not assisted over the line by a player of the same team. A kick heading over the boundary line on the full will not result in a free kick being awarded. 2015 FIELD UMPIRING BOOKLET Page 10 (d) Signals Starting the game Ball up End of the quarter/ game Holding the Ball All clear- one behind All clear- Goal 2015 FIELD UMPIRING BOOKLET Page 11 Contact too high Shepherding Running too farmore than 15 meters without a bounce Holding the man 2015 FIELD UMPIRING BOOKLET Trip Push in the back Page 12 Kicking to the danger of Time on 2015 FIELD UMPIRING BOOKLET Page 13 Section F: After Game Requirements At the conclusion of the match, you need to complete the match report and collect all the required paperwork for your match If a report is made by yourself or any of the DRJFL umpires, the tribunal report form must be completed with all relevant details. If possible, have another DRJFL umpire check the details on the report form and then sign the page. When multiple reports are made, a separate report form must be completed for each report. When the club delegates arrive with the paperwork, you should inform them that a report has been made and ask for a delegate of each club to be in attendance before the report is read out. The report must be read out by the umpire making the report and if the umpire chooses to give the option of a set penalty, the reported player has 15 minutes to either accept the offer or challenge the report at the tribunal. The reported player’s delegate should then return with the opposite team’s delegate to inform you of the decision. Finalise the paperwork and then have both delegates sign the report form. Leave all paperwork together for the match and place neatly inside the large envelope left by the home club. Inform Steve Walter of any reports by phone (0408 997 005) by no later 11am Monday morning after the game. 2015 FIELD UMPIRING BOOKLET Page 14