Category: Officiating News

Bench Officials Course

Welsh Netball will be holding a Bench Officials course on Saturday 13 January at Cardiff House of Sport. The course will run from 11am until 4.30pm and costs £25 for affiliated Welsh Netball members and £55 for unaffiliated attendees.  Taking this course will open up opportunities to become involved with bench officiating for Wales international […]

Welsh Netball Umpires to Officiate at U17s Netball Europe

Welsh Netball is pleased to share the news that two of its Talent Identified Performance Umpires have been named to officiate at the upcoming Under 17s Netball Europe Open Championships. Rhian Edwards and Becky Scott have both been confirmed as umpires for the tournament taking place in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, next year in March. […]

Alison Davies to Umpire at Cardiff’s Netball Europe Open Championships.

Alison Davies to Umpire at Cardiff’s Netball Europe Open Championships.

Welsh netball umpire Alison Davies continues her successful year of elite umpiring at the Netball Europe Open Championships in Cardiff this October.  Alison, along with five other umpires have been invited to officiate at the upcoming netball Championships which will see Wales, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Fiji take the court to showcase world class […]

2017/18 Membership Now Open

2017/18 Membership Now Open

Welcome to a brand-new netball season! We’re offering another price freeze on membership packages for 2017/18 season.  New benefits! Free DBS checks for all eligible coaches and volunteers (equivalent of £7.50 worth of savings) 10% discount off any products at orthotix.co.uk 10% discount off biomechanical assessments at Ace Feet in Motion clinics. Find your nearest […]

Port Talbot School Teacher Awarded Highest Netball Umpiring Qualification.

Port Talbot School Teacher Awarded Highest Netball Umpiring Qualification.

Alison Davies of Fforestfach has received the International Umpiring Award [IUA] from the International Netball Federation at the recent Netball World Youth Cup.  The IUA is the highest qualification level that can be achieved by a netball umpire.  Alison is currently the only umpire in Wales that holds the IUA status. On her recent achievements, […]

Sul y Tadau Hapus to the Netball Dads: Mark’s Story.

Sul y Tadau Hapus to the Netball Dads: Mark’s Story.

1.       When did you start coaching?   I attended the same UKCC Level 1 Course as Jason Hale in January 2015.  I was offered to do the course by Cath Hares, who at the time was the local area sports development officer. I then started coaching in 2015 for Tredegar Senior Netball Club.  I volunteered […]

Welsh Netball’s Alison Davies to Umpire at Netball Summer Quad Series.

Welsh Netball’s Alison Davies to Umpire at Netball Summer Quad Series.

One of Welsh Netball’s most established umpires, Alison Davies, has accepted an invitation to umpire at the Summer Quad Series in Lisburn, Northern Ireland later this month. Netball Northern Ireland will host Barbados, Singapore and Ireland in an exciting week of International netball from the 19th-23rd June. Alison, who is a full time P.E. Teacher […]

Two Welsh Netball Umpires to Represent at Israel’s Maccabiah Games 2017.

Two Welsh Netball Umpires to Represent at Israel’s Maccabiah Games 2017.

Two of Welsh Netball’s top umpires will represent Wales at Israel’s 20thMaccabiah Games in July this year.  Rhian Edwards and Ann Burt-Williams were nominated by Welsh Netball and selected by a European officiating panel to umpire at the event. Both A Award umpires Rhian Edwards and Ann Burt-Williams have built a rich amount of experience […]

Independent Competition Pathway Review 2017

Independent Competition Pathway Review 2017

Over the coming weeks we will be conducting an independent and comprehensive member review of the competition pathway across Wales. The main aim is for Welsh Netball to gain a clear understanding of the member ‘voice’ to help steer any needed changes to help grow and further develop the game.    Welsh Netball has outlined a desire to […]

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