START OF PLAY USE YOUR RULE BOOK TO...

10-15 MINUTES DURATION

RULES IN ACTION

START OF PLAY UMPIRE WORKSHEET

RULES IN ACTION

WHAT TO DOSTART OF PLAY• Priortothesession,photocopyenoughofthe

Start of Playworksheetssothereisoneperpair.

• Usingtherulebook,pairsaretocompletetheworksheet.

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UMPIRE COACHING TIPS ASK THE UMPIRES• TheCentrePasswhistleshouldbeblownas

quicklyaspossibleonceplayersarepositionedtoprevent‘breaking’.

• Toolsofthetradeinclude:whistle,voice,handsignals,CentrePassring/band.

• TheSanctionforaplayerenteringtheCentreThirdpriortothewhistlebeingblownforaCentrePassisaFreePass.

• TheSanctionistakenwheretheinfringementoccurred,e.g.intheCentreThirdwheretheplayerfirstcrossedtheTransverseLine.

• TheactionforaballcrossingtheSideLineintheCentreThird,untouched,onaCentrePassisaThrowIn.

• What‘toolsofthetrade’doyouhavetocontrolthestartandrestartofplay?

• WhyisitimportanttoblowtheCentrePasswhistleasquicklyaspossibleonceplayersarepositioned?

• WhatistheSanctionforaplayerwhoenterstheCentreThirdpriortothewhistlebeingblownforaCentrePass?

• WhereistheSanctionawarded?

• WhatistheactiontakenbytheumpireifaballfromtheCentrePassgoesuntouchedovertheSideLineboundingtheCentreThird?

RULE REFERENCE 8

ACTIVITY OBJECTIVETo provide umpires with a basic knowledge of the positioning of players for the start of play and how to start play.

AREA REQUIREDYour choice of indoor or outdoor playing area.

EQUIPMENT REQUIRED1 Rule book per umpire.1 Whistle per umpire.1 Start of Play worksheet per umpire.1 Pen or pencil per umpire.

RELATED SANCTION AND ACTIONFREE PASSTHROW IN

• UsetheAsk the Umpiresquestionstopromotefurtherdiscussionaroundtherule,andreinforcethemostimportantaspectsofthelearningbyreferencingtheUmpire Coaching Tips.

5. WhatistheSanctionawardedoractiontakenbytheumpire,andwherearetheytakenifamemberoftheteamtakingtheCentrePassfailstoreceivetheballlegallyand;

Itpassesoverthetransverseline,thenovertheSideLineintheGoalThird?

ItpassesovertheSideLineintheCentreThird?

6. WhatwouldtheumpiredoifamemberoftheopposingteamtouchedorcaughttheCentrePassintheCentreThird,orintheGoalThird,orwithfeetastridetheTransverseLine?

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UMPIRE NOTES

RULES IN ACTION

1. FOR THE START AND RESTART OF PLAY

MusttheCentreinpossessionoftheballstandwhollywithintheCentreCircle? ¡YES ¡ NO

MaytheCentreinpossessionoftheballhaveonefootgroundedintheCentreCircleandtheotherfootliftedintheair? ¡YES ¡ NO

MaytheCentreinpossessionoftheballhaveonefootgroundedintheCentreCircleandtheotherfootgroundedoutsidetheCentreCircle? ¡YES ¡ NO

WhereshouldtheopposingCentrebe?

IstheopposingCentrefreetomovebeforethewhistlehasbeenblowntostartplay? ¡YES ¡ NO

Wherearetheotherplayerspositioned?

Aretheotherplayersfreetomovebeforethewhistlehasbeenblown? ¡YES ¡ NO

AretheotherplayersallowedtomoveintotheCentreThirdbeforethewhistlehasbeenblown? ¡YES ¡ NO

2. PENALISING INFRINGEMENTS AT THE START AND RESTART OF PLAY

Topenaliseaninfringementatthestartandrestartofplay,istheumpirerequiredtoblowthewhistlefortheCentrePass,thenblowitagainfortheinfringement? ¡YES ¡ NO

3. WHEN TWO OPPOSING PLAYERS SIMULTANEOUSLY ENTER THE CENTRE THIRD BEFORE THE WHISTLE HAS BEEN BLOWN FOR THE CENTRE PASS, WHAT WOULD THE UMPIRE DO:

Ifneithermakescontactwiththeball?

Ifoneofthemtouchesorcatchestheball?

1. Playisstarted ofeachquarter/halfandaftereachbya.

TheCentrePassistaken bytheofeachteam.Ifata

theballisstillintheCentre'shandsandnoplayerfromthathasbeenpenalisedwasblowntoendthe,

thewillberulednottohavebeen.

2. AfterthewhistlehasbeenblownmaytheCentretakingtheCentrePass:

GroundonefootoutsidetheCentreCirclebeforethrowingtheball? ¡YES ¡ NO

GroundonefootoutsidetheCentreCircleandlifttheotherfootfromwithintheCirclebeforethrowingtheball? ¡YES ¡ NO

Jumpfrombothfeetandlandononebeforethrowingtheball? ¡YES ¡ NO

3. WithinwhattimeaftertheumpireblowsthewhistlefortheCentrePass,musttheCentrewiththeballreleasethepass?

4. WouldamemberoftheteamtakingtheCentrePassbejudgedtohavereceivedtheballlegallyifthatplayer:

LandswiththefirstfootwhollywithintheCentreThird,thengroundstheotherfootintheGoalThird? ¡YES ¡ NO

JumpsfromtheGoalThird,touchestheballintheairandlandsintheCentreThird? ¡YES ¡ NO

LandsonbothfeetsimultaneouslyastridetheTransverseLine? ¡YES ¡ NO

POSITIONING PLAYERS FOR START OF PLAY

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USE YOUR RULE BOOK TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING