International Umpiring Handbook

Gina Campton at the Netball World Cup 2023 with World Netball official in the background

This is a handbook for use by those who hold the International Netball Umpire Award (INUA), International Talent Identified Umpire (ITID), International Netball Umpire Award Testing Panel (ITP), ITP Cadets and World Netball Members organising International Netball events.

Published documents and information can be accessed by clicking on the names listed below.

Please note, World Netball Members, Regions and Officials can find further resources regarding the Event Notification Process, by logging into the WN Global Learning Hub, here. 

International Umpiring Handbook
WN ITP & ITP Cadet Procedures
WN Procedure for the ITP Programme – Approved January 2021WN Procedure for the Coaching of Umpires on Rankings Games – Approved January 2017Guidelines for Populating WN Match Assessment Report Form
[WN OAP to formulate]		Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for ITP and ITP Cadet
[WN OAP to formulate]
WN INUA & ITID Procedures
WN Procedure for the INUA and ITID Programme – approved February 2017 WN Procedure for INUA Testing – Approved July 2021
WN Umpire and UAP Appointment Procedures
WN Procedure for the Deployment of Umpires and UAP from 1st June 2025

WN Guidelines for Requesting Umpires for Team Training at International Events		World Netball Procedure for Event Notification and Appointment of Officials to Rankings Matches from 1st June 2025
WN Officials Appointments – Selecting umpires for international events

WN Officials Appointments – Selecting UAP for international events		WN Umpire Performance Ranking System
[WN OAP to advance]
WN Forms for International Umpiring
WN Match Assessment Report Form – Approved January 2017
WN Umpire Event Report form – Approved 2017

WN UAP Event Report form – Approved October 2016WN Event Organiser Event Report Form – Approved January 2017
WN Rules of Netball and Codes
WN Rules of NetballWN Codes of Conduct
WN Umpire Fitness Standards
WN Fitness Standards from May 2024WN Umpire Fitness Form (Revised May 2024)
WN ORG, OC & OAP
WN Officials Representative Group (ORG) Terms of Reference WN Officiating Coordinator (OC) ProgrammeWN Officiating Advisory Panel (OAP) Terms of Reference
Considerations for International Netball Events
Considerations for International Netball Events