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2024 Rule Updates

Click below to view PDF and video's of the rule updates.

Advantage	Centre Pass Checks	Contact
Foul Play	Game Management	Goal after Whistle
Player Safety	Playing the Ball	Short Pass
Tactical Changes	Throw In	Toss Up Removal

Officiating Video Scenarios - click here to view

World Netball is proud to launch a new series of seven videos to support the development of umpires and umpire coaches. The creation of the videos has been led by an experienced group of representatives consisting of World Netball Officials and members from our Rules Advisory Panel and Coaching Advisory Panel.

The video scenarios will cover the following areas:

Footwork – pivot
Advantage
Contact – Holding and Pushing
Contact – Causing Contact
Contact – Interference
Playing the Ball
Interference of the Shot

The NNZ Zone Theory Exam is the next step for umpires who hold a Centre Umpire Award and are looking to attain the Zone Umpire Award.

Exam	Applications Open	Applications Close	Exam Date
Zone Theory 1	25 March 2025	28 April 2025	19 May 2025
Zone Theory 2	10 June 2025	14 July 2025	4 August 2025

Exams cost $55 and payment details will be sent to applicants to pay online after registrations have closed.

Please note important information from the Community Umpiring Guidelines:

Registrations must be completed by 5pm on the closing date.
Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
All exams will be conducted online.
Candidates must sit their exam without help from another person, unless use of a reader-writer or other special conditions have been authorised.

Student umpire exam candidates, please DO NOT use your school email address to register for Sport Tutor, as this will not be accessible after you have left that school. Please use your personal email address instead. All umpire exam candidates should also enter Netball Manurewa, rather than their school or club, so that they can be approved by Netball Northern Zone.

The NZ Theory Exam is the next step for umpires who hold a Zone Umpire Award and are looking to attain the NZ Umpire Award.

Exam	Applications Open	Applications Close	Exam Date
NZ Theory 1	16 April 2025	19 May 2025	9 June 2025
NZ Theory 2	24 June 2025	28 July 2025	18 August 2025

Exams cost $55 and payment details will be sent to applicants to pay online after registrations have closed.

Please note important information from the Community Umpiring Guidelines:

Registrations must be completed by 5pm on the closing date.
Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
All exams will be conducted online.
Candidates must sit their exam without help from another person, unless use of a reader-writer or other special conditions have been authorised.

Student umpire exam candidates, please DO NOT use your school email address to register for Sport Tutor, as this will not be accessible after you have left that school. Please use your personal email address instead. All umpire exam candidates should also enter Netball Manurewa, rather than their school or club, so that they can be approved by Netball Northern Zone.

Umpire Fitness Testing

Netball New Zealand have Community Umpiring Fitness Testing Guidelines.

All umpires wishing to be appointed to NNZ events must provide current Yo-Yo Test results as per the table above. Current means within two weeks of the fitness testing deadline.

Please contact the NM Office to learn more about Umpire fitness testing dates/times for 2025.

These are the levels that umpires need to meet as a minimum standard:

Umpire Level	Yo-yo Test Level	Fitness Test Deadline
Umpires selected by the NNZ Umpire Selectors for the NNZ Open Champs	15.1	1 August each year
Umpires selected by the NNZ Umpire Selectors for the NNZ Secondary Schools Champs	14.5	1 September each year
All umpires appyling for NNZ U18 champs	14.5	1 June each year
Umpires prior to screening for NZ B or NZ C, including endorsement	14.3	Within two weeks of the most recent fitness testing deadline
All other Umpires (recommended)	13.2	N/A

The Rules of Netball Application is the FREE International Netball Federations' official app for the Rules of International Netball including Fast5.

With this application you can review the rules, match guidelines and umpire hand signals along with the latest rules' updates and clarifications.

The application features a mixture of text and images to develop your knowledge and skills which will be extended to include examples and animations to build understanding of how the Rules should be applied during a Match.

A must-have for umpires, coaches, players and netball fans around the world.

App on Google Play App on Apple App Store

Compatibility:

Android5.0 and up

iPhoneRequires iOS 11.1 or later.

iPadRequires iPadOS 11.1 or later.

iPod touchRequires iOS 11.1 or later.

MacRequires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.