Umpire Development

The Raiders Umpire development program is for beginners. It helps you build skills and confidence so you can start umpiring.

Umpire training

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We run mandatory training on Wednesday nights to teach the key skills you need to umpire games. There are two sessions: 5–6pm and 6–7pm, depending on when you train.

Once you have the required skills, you’ll be given lower-level games with a mentor until you earn your West Umpire Award.

West Umpire Award

To get a West Umpire Award, you need to:

  • Score at least 70% on the Rules of Netball exam.
  • Umpire at least 3 games with a mentor
  • Show you understand positioning, vision, timing, and basic game management.

Find out more about Wests umpire program.

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National C Badge

After achieving your West Umpire Award, the next step is to work towards your National C Badge.

To get your C Badge, you need to complete the Netball Australia Foundation Umpire course and score at least 70% in the Rules of Netball exam.

You also need to:

  • Gain experience in higher level games
  • Umpire West's social competition on Monday nights
  • Manage games safely and keep play moving
  • Handle basic situations like late arrivals, no-shows, and stoppages
  • Use good positioning and vision
  • Call obvious infringements

Mentoring is available to help you work towards this badge.
Find out more on the Netball Australia umpire accreditation page. 

National B Badge

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After obtaining your C Badge, you can work towards your National B badge

To qualify for the B badge, you must:

  • Complete the Intermediate Umpiring Course
  • Score at least 90% on the Rules of Netball theory exam

You should also:

  • Apply for the West Development Squad
  • Gain experience in higher-level matches
  • Umpire at representative carnivals (junior, senior state age, GBNL)
  • Progress to the West High Performance Squad

To achieve the B badge, you must demonstrate you can:

  • Manage games effectively and ensure player safety
  • Identify infringements across the court and apply advantage when appropriate
  • Consistently recognise both minor and major infringements

For the practical assessment, you must be rated competent in all areas.

If you want to work towards this badge, contact the umpire development coordinator at raidersumpire@gmail.com.

Mentoring at Raiders

Once umpires earn their C Badge, they are expected to mentor newer umpires. Mentor training is available to help you achieve this.

Our mentoring program pairs developing umpires with experienced National badged umpires, especially when preparing for their National Badge or West umpire assessment.

Contact the umpire development coordinator at raidersumpire@gmail.com to sign up.

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