by Chris Stead, Riddell Umpires Media Manager
The Riddell Umpires have just launched their Umpiring Is For Everyone
campaign. The campaign is aimed at recruiting new umpires no matter
their background.
Within the Riddell Umpires we have a group that covers a large
demographic. We have males and females of all ages, we have family
members, people that have played football at varying levels and we have
people that never played the game. We also have a members from a range
of ethnic and religious backgrounds.
We only have to look our campaign photo to see the evidence. Brittany
(far left) is new to umpiring, has never played the game and is yet to
umpire a game while Eric (2nd from the left) standing alongside her is a
life member of the Riddell Umpires and is a veteran of 828 games. One of
the most recognizable figures in the photo is Addam Icely (4th from the
right). Addam has played football at a range of levels. He was a member
of the Western Jets and once played on the MCG. He has also played in an
RDFL premiership for Gisborne and now enjoys staying involved with a
whistle on his hand. Billy Mitchell (far right) is senior field umpire
and is our junior coach. He is joined by his brother Jiaya (green shirt
in the centre) who is a boundary umpire and new junior field umpire.
Brittany Giles (green shirt in the centre) joined umpiring when her dad
Steven was the senior coach. She now runs the boundary and has taken up
junior umpiring. Lita Cooney (2nd from the right) is the most
experienced female umpire at the Riddell Umpires. In 2013 Lita became
the 1st female to reach 500 games. The photo also includes Harley
Darmanin (3rd from the left) who is our 1st year development coach,
Darwish Chahine (4th from the left) who took up umpiring to be involved
in the game he loves and Ti-Arne Hickey (3rd from the right) who is our
Female Liaison Officer.
It doesn't matter who you are or where you have come from, if you have a
love of our great game and you want to keep fit while making tax free
money, then why not consider becoming an umpire. At the Riddell Umpires
we can almost guarantee that if you do, you will find someone that
started out in a situation not much different to yourself. So why not
give it a go today?
Visit the Riddell Umpires website for more information at www.riddellumpires.com.au
Last Modified on 11/03/2014 10:21