Book now for spring 2010 course places
Duration: 2 days
(Day 1 is the same content as the Introductory course)
Assessment: a 1 hour assessment using multiple choice
questions and an oral examination using images / video
clips
Qualification: on successful completion an ECB Level 1
Umpire certificate is issued to members of ECB ACO
Cost: The course is available for £25 to include all
materials.
Assessment costs are £20 discounted by 100% for Members of
ECB Association of Officials that is available for £20 to
include Insurance and CRB clearance check.
Who should attend?
The
course content is aimed at providing parents, club
officials and players with a greater understanding of most
of the key laws of cricket.
It is also aimed at those aspiring to Umpire regularly for
their club or in a competitive league and who may wish to
develop as an Umpire.
Officials wishing to attend this programme as a refresher
course may do so.
Contact: ceo@berkshirecricket.org
or phone 0788 586
3771
The objective of this course is to provide potential and
trainee Umpires with an understanding of the Laws of
cricket which will help people of all abilities to have the
confidence to be able to enjoy the game more and to feel
confident to stand as an umpire in a competitive cricket
match.
There is no prerequisite knowledge needed although any that
is held will determine the pace at which the tutor will be
able to move through the course content.
The Day 1
content will
be covered:
•
The Preamble - The
Spirit of Cricket
•
The role and
responsibilities of the Umpire before and during a match
•
Signalling and
working with Scorers
•
Defining the
Boundary, markings, runs allowed, overthrows,
•
Understanding the
Laws
•
Managing the match
•
Dismissals
•
Understanding the
ECB Fast Bowling Directives
•
Fair and Unfair
play
Day 2
content
will also include:
•
Fitness of ground,
weather and light
•
Suspension of play
for adverse conditions of ground, weather or light
•
Exceptional
circumstances
•
Overthrow or wilful
acts of fielder
•
No ball – Fair and
Unfair deliveries
•
Consistency of
decisions – understanding the Wide ball law
•
Consistency of
decisions – understanding the LBW law
•
Who’s ground is it
anyway
•
Remaining dismissal
Laws e.g. Law 37 Obstructing the Field
•
Restrictions on
fielders
•
Fair And Unfair
Play – the remaining points
Extras
ECB Fast Bowling Directives
Safety guidance on the wearing of cricket helmets by young
players
Fielding restrictions for young players
Team sheet cards and nomination of players
The Laws identified above
strike a balance in favour of what is most likely to occur
on the field of play and will enable individuals to deal
with most situations confidently. It is not expected that
any one Law will be covered in the depth that will be
needed for higher levels although the health and safety
aspects must be fully appreciated.
Assessment,
certificate and ECB ACO membership
The
candidates are to be assessed by members of their local
Association and the purpose of the assessment is for the
assessor to satisfy himself or herself that each candidate
would be able to cope confidently with the most important
and common incidents that are likely to arise in a cricket
match.
As stated above the assessment cost is offset by membership
of the ECB Association of Cricket Officials, ECB ACO.
Membership is recommended for Insurance and CRB clearance
benefits.
County Education Officer 21 October 2009
