1. Welcome
2012 Season Launch

2. Season 2012 Official Welcome First Year Umpires AFLBJ Structure
Buddy System
AFLBJ Structure
Administration
AFLBJ Website
Regular Season Manual
Game day Admin
Club Contacts
Google Unavailability
Confirming Appointments
Coaches
Accreditation
Training
Leadership Group
Close/Breakout Groups (1st Years, All other Umpires, Parents)

3. Official Welcome
Deion Menzies
President
AFL Brisbane Juniors

4. First Year Green Shirt Umpires
All first year Green Shirt umpires please get ready to come up to the stage
Jacob Amore
Ryan Bailey
Jason Bennett
Mitchell Blashak
Joel Buningh
Issac Farrell
Zachary Howarth
Cameron Manthey
Cameron O’Sullivan
William Saxby

5. Buddy System
We will ask umpires during training to match up with green shirt umpire as a buddy
The Buddy will run with their green shirt umpire at training during March and April
Green Shirt Umpire will have their buddy run with them in their first two games.
Buddy is there for the Green Shirt Umpire if they have any queries anything the buddy can’t answer they will contact coaching group on behalf of Green Shirt Umpire

6. State Umpire Development Officer AFL Queensland
Simon Devine
State Umpire Development Officer AFL Queensland 6

7. Umpire Coordinator - 2012 Pierce Field
Played in the Northern Riverina FL in Country NSW until U/17s
Started umpiring in 2003
Umpired with AFL Sydney from
Premier Division List
Umpire Coach with Sydney City Juniors – 2010
Umpiring Development Manager with AFL Cairns – 2011
AFLQ Community Umpire Coach 7

8. AFL Brisbane Junior Board of Directors
AFLBJ Structure
Deion Menzies
Tim O’Sullivan
Carmel Gould
Jo Price
Jonathon Wallace
AFL Brisbane Junior Board of Directors
Cherie Brockwell
AFLBJ General Manager
Tony Saunders
Pierce Field
AFLBJ Competition Coordinator
AFLBJ Umpire Coordinator
Ian Sippel
AFLBJ Umpire Head Coach
Steve Davis
James Price
AFLBJ Umpire Coaches
Lachlan Chambers
Leader 1
Leader 2
Leader 3
Leader 4
Leader 5
AFLBJ Leaders
All AFLBJ Umpires

9. Ian Sippel - AFLBJ Head Coach
Coaches
Ian Sippel - AFLBJ Head Coach
Has umpired with AFLBJ since 2001
This is his 5th year of umpire coaching
3rd year of AFL Umpire Coaching PD Program 9

10. Steve Davis – Assistant Coach
Coaches
Steve Davis – Assistant Coach
Coached for 5 years U8’s – U12’s
4th year as Club Umpiring Coordinator
Umpiring for 4 years with AFLBJ
3rd year as an Umpire Coach for AFL Brisbane Juniors
2nd year of AFL Umpire Coaching PD Program 10

11. James Price – First Years Coach
Coaches
James Price – First Years Coach
Played from age 9 – 18
Umpiring for 9 years
3 Years as a Junior Club Umpire
7 years with AFL Brisbane Juniors
3rd Year of Umpiring Coaching (1st year of AFL Umpire Coaching PD Program) 11

12. Lachlan Chambers – First Years Assistant Coach
Coaches
Lachlan Chambers – First Years Assistant Coach
Played from age 6-16
Been Umpiring for 8 years
Was a leader of the umpiring group season 2010
Development Squad Member 2010
2nd Year as an Umpires Coach

13. Administration ANY UMPIRE SPECIFIC ISSUES
Umpiring questions, clarification of rules, training etc
ORANGE SHIRT UMPIRES – Contact Ian Sippel or Steve Davis
GREEN SHIRT UMPIRES – Contact James Price or Lachlan Chambers
ANY ADMINISTRATION ISSUES
Reports/behaviour of players/coaches, pays, work cover, uniforms etc
CONTACT PIERCE FIELD

14. AFLBJ WEBSITE www.aflbj.com
All information you need to know can be found on this website
Latest News on Umpiring in AFLBJ
Umpiring Manuals
Representative Umpiring information
Calendars (Training, Games, Events)
Etc

15. GAME DAY ADMIN CHANGES
After your game you MUST text the results of your game/reports to AFL BJ on
You must also complete the Umpire Results form which is found under the Umpiring section of the AFLBJ website when you get home.

16. GAME DAY ADMIN CHANGES Text Example:
Ian Sippel, U14D1, Morn vs Asp , report Morn No.4 striking OR
Ian Sippel, U14D1, Morn vs Asp 16

17. GAME DAY ADMIN CHANGES UMPIRE RESULTS FORM Umpire Name Ian Sippel
Date /2/12
Age Group & Division Under 14 Division 1
Match Result Morningside Black vs Aspley Gold
Player Votes 3 votes Morningside no.1
(must be on the teamsheet) 2 votes Aspley no.2
1 vote Morningside no.3
Match Incidents No reports or send offs
(you were involved in) or Morningside no.4 yellow card
Aspley no.5 red card & reported or for striking Morningside no.7
Other comments Morningside coach very loud and abusive, spoke with the Ground Marshall who calmed down the situation
Aspley runner warned for spending too much time on the ground
Both teams play hard but fair and were respectful 17

18. THIS INCLUDES BOTH FIELD UMPIRES FOR TWO UMPIRE SYSTEM MATCHES
GAME DAY ADMIN CHANGES
ALL UMPIRES MUST SEND TEXT AND COMPLETE ONLINE FORM
THIS INCLUDES BOTH FIELD UMPIRES FOR TWO UMPIRE SYSTEM MATCHES
ANY MAJOR INCIDENTS/REPORTS MUST BE COMMUNICATED TO PIERCE VIA MOBILE PHONE CALL ASAP ON GAME DAY 18

19. Unavailability Same process as 2011 Playing and umpiring
Pierce Field your team details
Permanent and Casual Unavailability
Google Calendar
Sign in top right hand corner
Username
Password aflbj2012
Click on more on the left hand corner
Then click calendar
A walk through is available on the AFLBJ website
THIS IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

20. Confirming Appointments
Confirmation
Umpires must reply by to confirm their able to do their appointments.
An will be sent Tuesday night with appointments Link
Date
Time
Age group and Division
Venue
Example of appointment sheet
Fri
7:00:00 PM
U14-1
Coorparoo Navy V
Redland Black
Coorparoo No.1
Simon Devine
James Price
Sun
12:00:00 PM
U16-3
Alexandra Hills
Calamvale
Ian Sippel
Umpires Confirmation should look like this - to be sent by 10am Thursday
Simon Devine Confirming appointments
Fri 7th May, 7pm, u14-1 Coorparoo
And
Sun 9th May, 12 Midday, 16-3 Alex Hills
Fri
7:00:00 PM
U14-1
Coorparoo Navy V
Redland Black
Coorparoo No.1
Simon Devine
James Price
Sun
12:00:00 PM
U16-3
Alexandra Hills
Calamvale
After Confirmation sent
Once received by coaches/Coordinator your name should be in blue
If it isn’t in Blue after 24 hours of sending please contact coach/coordinator by phone ASAP
If there is No name in the box and the cell is RED this means umpire is required

21. ACCREDITATION
As of season 2013 all umpires will need to be accredited or undertaking accreditation
Except green shirt umpires
This year we will be rolling out as many accreditations as possible and the coaches will assess all sections required.
Time will be placed aside at the end of training to attend to accreditation matters

22. AFLBJ Umpire Head Coach
Ian Sippel
AFLBJ Umpire Head Coach 22

23. Training
See calendar on AFLBJ website under umpiring section for dates and venues
Compulsory sessions always rotate between Coorparoo and Zillmere (Rain, Hail or Shine)
Northside session always at Zillmere (if called off due to weather will be ed before Tuesday at 3pm)
Southside session at Coorparoo till further notice (if called off due to weather will be ed before Tuesday at 3pm)
May have a pool session at Yeronga pool mid year
Appropriate Clothes
Runners, Shirt, Shorts, Jacket
Water Bottle
Whistle
Towel/Change of Clothes
Umpire Manuals (from AFLBJ website)
Regular Season Manual Available NOW!
Don’t forget to tell us if you’re not coming!

24. Welcome
Chris Kamolins
AFL Field Umpire 24

25. Chris Kamolins AFL Field Umpire
Commenced career with Diamond Valley Football League in Melbourne in 1990
VFL U/18s TAC Cup Grand Final in 2002
VFL Reserves Grand Final in 2003
VFL Grand Final 2004
Elevated to the AFL list in 2005
Is now one of two Queensland based AFL Field Umpires

26. Chris Kamolins AFL Field Umpire26

27. AFLBJ Umpire Leaderships
An Initiative of the coaches to:
Open Lines of Communication between umpires and coaches.
Encourage team/Competitive spirit at training
Recognise the role within our group
Have responsibilities both within/outside the group
Leaders will have the following responsibilities:
Become a go to person for umpires to discuss issues they may not be comfortable to speak to the coaches about
Lead groups at training sessions
Meet with the coaching group on a monthly basis
Write one web story per month for the AFLBJ Website
Assist coaches in the promotion of other programs (JFUP, SBUA)

28. AFLBJ Umpire Leaderships
Congratulations
2012 AFLBJ Umpire Leaders

29. AFLBJ Umpire Leaderships
Congratulations
2012 AFLBJ Umpire Captain
Alex Whetton

30. 2011 National Schoolboys All Australian Umpire
South Africa Trip
Alex Whetton
2011 National Schoolboys All Australian Umpire 30

31. Thank You for Attending!
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Thank You for Attending!