How To Become An Umpire

[fatbury]

My time of playing is up ...

Is there a section on how to become and umpire or somewhere I can find such information. I am in England (Wiltshire) and wish to one day be the new Dicky Bird

Help?

 

[Richard]

CF would be the best bet.

 

[fatbury]

CF???? what does that mean?

 

[Richard]

Coaching Forum. This thing 'ere, in fact, courtesy of some Mod.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Check out www.umpires.tv

 

[micoach]

You want to contact the ECB Officials Association (used to be called the ACU&S).

http://www.ecb.co.uk/ecb/ecb-association-of-cricket-officials/

They can tell you about courses and the like.

 

[fatbury]

In case anyone else was interested

I am going to partake the new ECB ACO Level 1 Course in January

Start umpiring this summer

And then do the BTEC course from October - Internationally approved one.

The Sky's the limit!

 

[PhoenixFire]

Never knew that you could do a BTEC in cricket umpiring. Or is it just general sports officiating?

 

[Neil Pickup]

It's in cricket umpiring - tis a new scheme which has hit Oxfordshire in the last few months: we are using the graduates/trainees/students as umpires in the District festival (or at least planning to, I think).

 

[dtfromnj]

what about if outside UK

I am in NJ USA can I go through some type of course from here perhaps online?

 

[kingkallis]

I am in NJ USA can I go through some type of course from here perhaps online?

Yes you can. SMWW can be handy for you. I know their sales person Gaurav Kamboj and he can be really helpful.

Cricket - SMWW Sports Agency

Contact them and see if you can get some information from them.

 

[CricketGuy007]

How did this course go? Have you started umpiring in any high profile club matches?