CAT Workshops
A pool of knowledgeable, competent Umpire Coaches and Umpire Coach/Assessors is required to enable umpires to develop and achieve high standards of umpiring and accreditation.
The Umpire Coach Assessor (CAT) workshops are an important part of this in that they help give the umpire coaches the skills and knowledge to develop umpires at each level. All umpire coaches must attend one workshop each year to stay current.
Training of Coaches and Assessors
Netball New Zealand values the time and skills this group of people bring to umpiring and will provide ongoing training and development opportunities.
It is possible an individual may wish to focus on coaching alone and not be involved in assessing. That option is available when applying for accreditation.
Netball New Zealand has developed a training programme for umpire coaches and assessors, which will be delivered by approved facilitators. A structured framework will cater for new coaches through to coaches of talented umpires.
There are three levels of workshops as detailed below:
Introductory Training – 6 hour workshop
This will include:
- An examination of the roles of assessor, coach and mentor
- An explanation of umpire-centred coaching
- An overview of the priority order of development
- The styles of coaching
- What Centre, Zone and NZ umpires do
- Understanding the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Report writing.
Level One - 4 hour workshop
This will include:
- An examination of position, vision, timing and effective questioning
- How to recognise patterns and causes
- The assessment requirements at various levels
- An understanding the game and how to coach to the level
- Other current topics.
Update – 2 hour workshop
This is for Coaches and Assessors who have completed both Introductory and level one. The 2-hour workshops will cover:
- Rule changes and interpretations
- Other current topics of interest and recent trends.
Follow-up practical support will be provided by NZUDG and identified Zone personnel. They will provide specific feedback to the coach.
Each Zone will keep records on each coach and assessor.
