Officiating

All Officials and Umpires at the Netball World Cup 2023

Welcome to the Officiating Hub

Netball continues to grow around the world with over 20 million women and girls playing the sport which can be attributed to the success of major events such as the Netball World Cup 2023, FAST5 Netball World Series 2023 and the Commonwealth Games 2022. Through World Class Officiating, World Netball is committed to developing and improving officiating for international events.

There are two key strands to officiating:

  1. Match Officials (two umpires and a reserve)
  2. Technical Officials (scorers, timekeepers and any other officials specified for an event). 

As with coaching, the approach to Match and Technical Official development varies throughout the world.

A number of World Netball Members have developed resources for Match and Technical Officials. Many make these widely available and can be found via their websites or by contacting National Associations directly.

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International Umpire Appointments
For a match to be ranked on the World Netball World Rankings umpires must be appointed by World Netball. Click below to discover who the current International Umpire's are.
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Officiating Development
Each World Netball region has an Officiating Coordinator (OC), who supports World Netball’s International Officiating Manager (IOM) to lead International Officiating. Click below to learn more.
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International Umpiring Handbook
This is a handbook for use by those who hold the International Netball Umpire Award, International Talent Identified Umpire, International Netball Umpire Award Testing Panel, ITP Cadets and World Netball Members organising International Netball events.
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Technical Officials Manual
This Manual outlines the procedures authorised by World Netball (WN) for use by Technical Officials. The procedures are based on the International Score Sheet approved by World Netball.
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Officiating Advisory Panel (OAP) Strategy
This strategy sets out a framework for how the OAP will work with the other World Netball Panels, Working Groups and Officials to enhance, grow and inspire officiating around the world, with an ultimate purpose of creating a better world through netball.
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Officiating Scenario Videos
World Netball is proud to launch a new series of seven videos to support the development of umpires and umpire coaches. The creation of the videos has been led by an experienced group of representatives consisting of World Netball Officials and members from our Rules Advisory Panel and Coaching Advisory Panel.
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Structure of Officiating