1. EDUCATION AND TRAINING
DECISION MAKING

2. MY THOUGHTS CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER UMPIRES CONFERENCES AND TRAINING NSW UMPIRE NEWSLETTER

3. COMPONENTS OF DECISION MAKING
KNOWLEDGE (LAWS)
INFORMATION/DATA-PROCESS
GUT INSTINCT

4. ACCURATE CONSISTENT CONFIDENT
YOU NEED TO BE
ACCURATE
CONSISTENT
CONFIDENT

5. CONCENTRATE “UP” CONCENTRATE “DOWN” NEVER SWITCH OFF
CONCENTRATION
CONCENTRATE “UP”
CONCENTRATE “DOWN”
NEVER SWITCH OFF

6. TO HELP FOCUS NSW BALL 1 “OPEN THE OVER WELL” BALL 2,3,4,5 “THIS BALL”
BALL 6 “FINISH THE OVER WELL”

7. THE NEXT BALL IS THE IMPORTANT ONE
UMPIRE IN THE PRESENT
THE NEXT BALL IS THE IMPORTANT ONE

8. DECISION MAKING UNDER PRESSURE
FOCUS ON WHAT YOU SEE NOT THE SITUATION

9. THERE ARE NO BRAVE DECISIONS.
ONLY CORRECT ONES

10. STICK TO YOUR ROUTINES

11. ANSWER ALL APPEALS THE SAME WAY
TAKE TIME TO CONSIDER YOUR DECISIONS

12. 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

13. SOME TRICKS AND TELLS Ball “flies” off the bat and “plops” off the pad
Batsman instinctively looks behind when he’s edged it.

14. 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

15. MISTAKES
NAME IT
CLAIM IT
TAME IT

16. MISTAKES
PARK IT

17. REVIEW