SUMMARY of RESOURCES for Staffordshire Umpires as at 17:00 on 25jun21
Please bookmark and revisit this page periodically for updated information.
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| 10mar22 | Staffordshire ACO Play-Cricket website - no need to join unless you wish to access the members area. for CPD and other exclusive material. |
| 01jan22 | Details of forthcoming umpiring courses. including some at Fordhouses CC and Leycett CC as well as Derby, Solihull and Toft - you may need to change the filters to search for the one you want |
| 28jul21 | Links to CPD Modules added to SACO Website open to all ACO members. You will need to sign in with your usual ECB Play-Cricket credentails BUT, on your first visit, click join on JOIN in top right corner. It may take 24 hours for this to be actioned.. More about CPD materail below, |
| 14jul21 | Online umpiring courses in Hindi and Marathi |
| 25jun21 | Focus & Distraction CPD module announced |
| 27mar21 | Chairman's Newsletter March 2021 Before Match Technique Signals Technique |
| 19mar21 | International Examples of Obstructing the Field and Boundary Overthrows have been posted on Recently Updated Posts | Nompere Message Board for Cricket Umpires & Scorers (proboards.com) |
| 11mar21 | Basics of Umpiring Course: https://booking.ecb.co.uk/d/hjqwyk It’s Your Call Umpire Education Stage One Online: https://booking.ecb.co.uk/d/r7qw0 |
| 04mar21 | CPD modules withdrawn as restricted to ECB ACO members only - list of other ACO websites added |
| 24feb21 | Extracts from Play-Cricket and ECB Video Guidelines. NB Strongly reccommended that signs are posted around the ground and, ESPECIALLY that all players should sign a disclaimer before the start of the season. ECB Guidance to Clubs for use of Video & Cameras (adults & children) (contains sample form) Guidelines for Video and Camera Usage when children are present |
| 17feb21 | Another CPD module added LINKS NOW WITHDRAWN. |
| updated 31jan21 |
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| updated 28jan21 | List
of Social Media and other useful links |
Continuous
Professional Development Modulesthis Club Scorer Course (or
** CPD modules developed for ECB ACO by top officiating psychologist Duncan Mascarenhas are only available to ECB ACO members - links can be found on recent newsletters or from your County Education Officer. - or by joining Staffordshire ACO Play-Cricket website FREE..
* Umpire Communication
* Run Outs
* Conflict Management
* Umpire Verbal Communication
* Umpire Non -Verbal Communication
* Understanding Player Communication
* Focus & Distraction
* Coping with Pressure - TBA
* Mental Toughness - TBA
* PreGame Briefing - TBA
* Focus and Distraction Control June 2021
more to follow - hopefully
only 249 out of 742 umpires claim to have got all 4 answers correct and
another 249 were completely wrong!
Berkshire
ACO website has many useful links including the
South Central Region ACO Bite Sized Learning
added 07jan21
Latest COVID advice for Scorers updated 10:00 Sat 08aug20
Details, including syllabi, of all ECB ACO Umpiring Courses (although physical venues are not yet open for booking) can be found at https://www.ecb.co.uk/be-involved/officials/find-a-course/Umpiring-courses . .
We particularly recommend “Online Basics of Umpiring” course. this course is designed to provide you with all the skills needed to start umpiring. The course covers the basics, especially for those players who are required to umpire fior 5 or 10 overs. Even if you are an expert umpire, this is a useful short refresher course.
Anyone completing Stage One Umpiring (or Club Scorer Course) is entitled to Associate Membership of ECB ACO. Once you have completed the course, download the membership form here and return it to ecbaco@ecb.co.uk We would appreciate you completing the Direct Debit but no money will be taken before January next year (and you should receive a reminder before then). If you are 16 or over, then we shall need to do the simple DBS checks.
NB: ECB would like ALL regular umpires (and scorers) to hold a DBS Certificate as they may be involved with children for several hours. Please check with your Club’s Welfare Officer. By Regular, we mean controlling four or more matches per month, including both adult and youth matches.
There is also Laws of Cricket Online Learning at https://laws.lords.org/login/index.php . “create account”.Umpire
Stage One E-learning - this course is designed to
give an overview of the basic Laws of the game and how to apply them
and introduce the principles of field craft and match management. This
course is an ideal introduction for new club umpires, a refresher for
existing umpires and the first step for those who aspire to umpire at
higher levels. Click
here
to register.
A variety of cheaper unbranded items can be obtained from Acumen Books
A wide selection of interesting books is available from The Marine Sports of India
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If you have any other questions please email colinp@a-b.co.uk.
Colin Pearson, Staffordshire ACO County Scorer Officer.