Auckland Netball Centre

GET INVOLVED

Netball Umpiring is a fantastic sport for people of all ages and levels of experience. Get fit, have fun, and build confidence and communication skills that extend far beyond the netball court. Umpiring is a great way to be involved in the game, whether it's for a love of netball or to support your friends and children. We are always looking to grow our umpire community and welcome newcomers with open arms!

Auckland Netball uses an Umpire training Group to service the umpire requests schools make (Year 1-8) and requires allocated umpires for Secondary School Premier, Club Premier and Senior games. If you would like to get involved in umpiring at Auckland Netball Centre please contact our Umpire Lead.

All School, Club and ANC umpires who will be umpiring in the 2025 season are required to please complete the Umpire Affiliation Form below.

Umpires contribute greatly towards the successful competitions at Auckland Netball and we are very fortunate to have a number of long-standing and experienced umpires as part of our netball community. We thank these umpires for their contributions and in supporting the developing, up and coming umpires.

If you have any questions please contact our Umpire Lead, Lorraine Hill E: umpirelead@aucklandnetball.co.nz

Just getting started? Whether you are a School or Club umpire, Team coach or Parent who is wanting to support your team, we are happy to help you understand more about umpiring and the rules. These courses are a great way to start.

Check out the upcoming courses page above, to enrol in the ‘Introduction to Umpiring’ workshops ANC run during the year. The pathways will help to guide you through umpiring journey.

Have an umpire qualification already? If you hold a Centre Award, Zone Award or higher, we welcome you to contact us to find out how we can support you on your umpiring journey at ANC.

We run Workshops and Discussion groups during the season and have an active Umpire committee and experienced Coaching panels who will further support you as you progress.

Those wanting to do higher level games (Club Senior/Premier and Secondary School Premier) will need to be affiliated to gain priority in allocations appropriate to their level of qualification, plus access umpire group communications about competitions and tournaments, Zone and NNZ pathways, and further development opportunities.

Every year Auckland Netball has many young aspiring umpires learning to umpire and needing support on game days. Often, they are young umpires who have completed their Introduction to umpire course and are still building their confidence.

Support/Coaching involves encouraging young umpires who may be struggling to blow the whistle loud and strong, answering any of their questions at breaks and managing any potentially challenging sideline situations.

If you are interested in becoming an Umpire coach or Mentor, we run training workshops throughout the year and have information to support you as you help these up coming umpires.

Auckland Netball has always had a great group of people from the community that have put their hand up to help support, coach and allocate umpires across our competitions and within our community.

The committee is made up of volunteers that work together to complete many tasks including allocating umpires to games, supporting umpires with coaching and assessments, sideline support, communication with umpires, and helping to create a positive and friendly umpire community culture.

We NEED this support in order to keep our competitions running smoothly and help develop our aspiring umpires.