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GNA to host Regional Umpires Seminar
The Guyana Netball Association (GNA) will bring off its first major activity for the year when they host a Regional Umpires Seminar and Workshop sponsored by The Americas Federation of Netball Associations (AFNA).
The Workshop will be held at the Guyana Olympic Association from tomorrow to Sunday.
Lavern Fraser-Thomas
Activities will get underway tomorrow at 17:00hrs, on Saturday at 10:00hrs and on the final day, Sunday, at 16:30hrs and will move outdoors also on Sunday from 18:00hrs to the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall Tarmac where Practical and Warm up sessions will take centre stage.
The facilitator will be Ms. Veronica Harris, Umpire Trainee/Tester of Barbados who is also a member of the Umpires Advisory Panel of AFNA.
AFNA is an affiliate of the International Netball Federation (INF) formerly (IFNA) and it is responsible for Netball in the Americas and the Caribbean. INF has five Regional Federations and was founded in 1960. The Other affiliates are Oceania Netball Association, Confederation of African Netball Association, Federation of Europe Netball Association and Asian Federation of Netball Association.
Vice President of the Guyana Olympic Association, Mr. Noel Adonis will be giving the charge to the participants and declaring this workshop open. President of the GNA, Ms. Lavern Fraser-Thomas will also be presenting some brief remarks. Secretary Warren Wilson will chair the afternoon’s proceedings.
According to the GNA, the purpose of activity is for Beginners and Preliminary Umpires who are interested in being trained as umpires for further development.
The objectives are to have a pool of preliminary umpires who will be motivated and equipped to move on and become qualified umpires. To identify at least one person in the country who will be able to maintain continuous assessment of the umpires and to maintain contact and provide feedback and guidance to umpires.
Some topics that participants will be lectured on are: umpire protocol, becoming an umpire, starting the game, footwork, substitution and team changes, throw-in and short pass, over a third, discipline and setting penalties, contact and obstruction. There will also be Group Work Sessions and presentations by the participants.
Participants are expected from Emani Netball Club, Eagles Netball Club, All Stars Netball Club, Fearless Flyers Netball Club of Essequibo, Doves Netball Club of Berbice, Bank of Guyana and other interested former and present netball players.
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