I somehow thing this is one small training manual in a series of small manuals, DVD's etc for a qualification and is probably copyright but it is okay with me if it is okay with the board admins. Frankly the more that is out and about on this the better.
A number of things in it are very good, some are ordinary to the highly trained person but they are aiming at a general audience.
There are a number of keys to good umpiring.
1. Knowing the Laws and Rules and HOW and WHEN to apply them.
2. Common Sense. (difficult to train in some people).
3. Focus. Now please understand that being Focused does not mean heavy concentration for the entire match. You can retain focus without greatly concentrating. This concept is the most difficult of all for folks to grasp and certainly for umpire trainers who often forget to ask the participants what training they have previously had. You concentrate from when the bowler is moving in to when the ball is dead from that action. You relax but stay in focus 9close or distant) until the next ball.
4. Positioning is important but tell those who umpire in front of cameras that. No going to a replay for most of our umpiring we have to get it right. Now positioning does not mean you hare offf to position ten metres on the crease watching for a run out every ball. If the ball is played directly to a short fielder then you can sense the reactions and not moving is often is the best method but carefull watching is needed. The number of umpires who sprint off for every ball and who are darlings of some coaches is a joke, ask them how they feel at the end of a 35 degree day and watch how their decision making disintergrates at the end of the day and how if they are umpiring a few days in a row how ragged they become. looks nice from the boundary, not pleasnat when you are with them.
Watch Simon Taufell, he is the absolute master. In other words live in the moment.
5. Always meet and greet the captains before the match.
6. be fair and firm when needed and relax with the flow when not.
7. Never give a get sqaure.
MANY CLUBS, CAPTAINS AND ASSOCIATIONS HAVE SOMEHOW FORGOTTEN THAT THE UMPIRE IS NOT THE ENEMY AND WILL USE ANY EXCUSE, MOSTLY IMAGINED TO TAKE THERE 'FRUSTRATIONS' OUT ON AN UMPIRE. THIS ADVENTURE INTO MADNESS WILL BE STOPPED ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. PERHAPS IT COULD START BY TRAINING EVERYONE IN THE 'SPIRIT OF CRICKET' NOT JUST PAYING LIP SERVICE TO IT.
having come of an unsavoury incident in another game that required a thorough investigation (about 5 hours of my time) it was found that the report was a figment of someones imagination (both player and spectator).
I will do an article on so called 'gunning' shortly.
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