EDUCATION AND TRAINING DECISION MAKING
MY THOUGHTS CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER UMPIRES CONFERENCES AND TRAINING NSW UMPIRE NEWSLETTER
COMPONENTS OF DECISION MAKING KNOWLEDGE (LAWS) INFORMATION/DATA-PROCESS GUT INSTINCT
ACCURATE CONSISTENT CONFIDENT YOU NEED TO BE ACCURATE CONSISTENT CONFIDENT
CONCENTRATE “UP” CONCENTRATE “DOWN” NEVER SWITCH OFF CONCENTRATION CONCENTRATE “UP” CONCENTRATE “DOWN” NEVER SWITCH OFF
TO HELP FOCUS NSW BALL 1 “OPEN THE OVER WELL” BALL 2,3,4,5 “THIS BALL” BALL 6 “FINISH THE OVER WELL”
THE NEXT BALL IS THE IMPORTANT ONE UMPIRE IN THE PRESENT THE NEXT BALL IS THE IMPORTANT ONE
DECISION MAKING UNDER PRESSURE FOCUS ON WHAT YOU SEE NOT THE SITUATION
THERE ARE NO BRAVE DECISIONS. ONLY CORRECT ONES
STICK TO YOUR ROUTINES
ANSWER ALL APPEALS THE SAME WAY TAKE TIME TO CONSIDER YOUR DECISIONS
SOME TRAPS DELIBERATE INFLUENCE OF PLAYERS Appealing for leg side delivery to avoid being wided. CONFIRMATION BIAS Player playing across the line must be LBW
SOME TRICKS AND TELLS Ball “flies” off the bat and “plops” off the pad Batsman instinctively looks behind when he’s edged it.
Assist with the calling of no balls (height) USE YOUR PARTNER Assist with the calling of no balls (height) Tap leg to indicate the ball hitting the pad to assist with leg bye or run
MISTAKES NAME IT CLAIM IT TAME IT
MISTAKES PARK IT
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