Inactive Umpire Update

Inactive umpires are starting to be removed from the public areas of the association website. If inactive, for what ever reason (e.g. retired from umpiring, moved away from Devon, haven’t done the required games with a valid reason, etc.) then the umpires name is no longer listed on any of the public pages. Once an ‘inactive’ umpire has been ‘reactivated’ then their name will be listed once more. On being made inactive any association with a club is also removed meaning the club involved has one less associated umpire.

To date 22 umpires have been removed from the website.

This is likely to RISE SUBSTANTIALLY on 1st September, our deadline day for all remaining inactive umpires and umpires who have failed to be assessed for Level One within 12 months of passing their examination (currently about 30/40 overall).

Remember, leagues rules state that BOTH umpires for league games must be qualified (certain exemptions apply for a few lower leagues where 1 qualified and 1 awaiting assessment umpire is allowed).

I know that this year we will see an even tougher attitude from the leagues, possibly leading to bigger fines and point deductions in extreme cases.

If you want to comment then please do so here . . .

Paddy