{"id":814,"date":"2023-12-19T07:49:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T20:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aflseclubhub.com.au\/umpires\/?p=814"},"modified":"2023-12-19T07:55:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T20:55:27","slug":"814-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aflseclubhub.com.au\/umpires\/814-2\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL South East &#8211; Umpiring Update &#8211; Staff Announcement &amp; 2024 Return to Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear 2023 &amp; 2024 AFL South East Registered Umpires,<\/p>\n<p>A couple of key bits of information for you going into the festive period.<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of AFL South East Umpiring Department &amp; Administration, we wish you a very safe holidays and look forward to seeing you all in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Please note the AFL South East Office is closed from December 22, 2023 until January 15, 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Umpire Operations Coordinator \u2013 Staff Announcement<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>We would like to announce to the AFL South East community, the appointment of Ryan Mann, who will begin the role of Umpire Operations Coordinator on <strong>Monday January 15th, 2024.<\/strong><br \/>\nRyan joins AFL South East after graduating from Deakin University with a degree in Business &amp; Sports Management.<\/p>\n<p>He is currently on the Development List of the State League Umpires as a Field Umpire after umpiring in the SMJFL &amp; SFNL.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan\u2019s employment has been with Bunnings Warehouse &amp; Clayton Bowls club, along with internships at the Whitehorse City Council &amp; SMJFL and a role with AFL Victoria as an Umpire Development Officer.<br \/>\nHe is passionate to begin his career in Umpire Operations and is enthusiastic about what the AFL South East Umpiring group can achieve.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ryan can be contacted for all umpiring matters from January 15, 2024 at <a href=\"mailto:ryan.mann@aflse.com.au\">ryan.mann@aflse.com.au<\/a> &amp; 0402 422 168<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>RETURN TO TRAINING \u2013 2024<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Seniors (MPFNL Men\u2019s &amp; Women\u2019s) <\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Monday 5 February 2024. 6pm.<br \/>\nTraining will be every Monday and Wednesday until 27 March (except Monday 11 March)<br \/>\nAll training will take place at SUA HQ \u2013 Kannanook Reserve, Seaford.<br \/>\nTraining reverts to one night per week from Wednesday 3 April.<\/p>\n<p><em>Juniors (FDJ, SEJ &amp; MPJ Regional Competitions)<br \/>\n<\/em>Information will be distributed upon return to office with AFL South East confirming with Junior coaches timing &amp; locations across the South East, Frankston &amp; Mornington areas.<br \/>\nThis will be sent through necessary channels and all are welcome to attend Senior Training if you wish to get started in early February.<\/p>\n<p><em>Key Coach Contacts<br \/>\n<\/em>With practice matches getting underway in March 2023 before the Season commencing on Easter Weekend for Seniors &amp; late April for Juniors, please get in contact with your Coaches for availability &amp; any training information.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>MPFNL Senior Field \u2013 <\/em><\/strong>Russell Davidson &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:Russell.Davidson@Haileybury.com.au\">Russell.Davidson@Haileybury.com.au<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><em>MPFNL Senior Boundary \u2013 <\/em><\/strong>Adam Holland &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:umpire.snrboundary@aflse.com.au\">umpire.snrboundary@aflse.com.au<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><em>MPFNL Senior Goal \u2013 <\/em><\/strong>Dean Jones \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:umpire.snrgoal@aflse.com.au\">umpire.snrgoal@aflse.com.au<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><em>Juniors Frankston \u2013 <\/em><\/strong>Xavier Willis \u2013 <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"mailto:umpire.jnr@aflse.com.au\">umpire.jnr@aflse.com.au<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><em>Juniors South East \u2013 <\/em><\/strong>Darren Murray \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:umpire.jnr@aflse.com.au\">umpire.jnr@aflse.com.au<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><em>Junior Mornington \u2013 <\/em><\/strong>TBC \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:umpire.jnr@aflse.com.au\">umpire.jnr@aflse.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>COMPULSORY UMPIRE EDUCATION MODULES (USER GUIDE ATTACHED)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The completion of the educational module will be a mandatory requirement for all umpires and umpire coaches participating in the 2024 Season, the educational module will need to be completed prior to April 30, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Any umpire or umpire coach who has not completed the required education module by <strong>April 30, 2024 will not be available<\/strong> for appointments until the education module is completed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Attached is a User Guide for all Umpires to assist in their completion of the modules.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>On-Field Uniform 2024 <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Further information will be provided to all AFL South East Umpires in January 2024 regarding the 2024 On-Field Uniform, with work being undertaken to make this process as simple for Umpires as possible.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>SUA Membership <\/em><\/p>\n<p>As always, the AFL South East administration &amp; Umpiring Department support and recommend all Registered Umpires become SUA Members, so head to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sua.org.au\">www.sua.org.au<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Register to Umpire in 2024. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>After growing from 409 umpires in 2022 to over 625 umpires in 2023, we are have already seen a <strong>15% <\/strong>increase at the same stage as last year in registrations for <strong>2024. <\/strong><br \/>\nSo if you haven\u2019t re-registered for 2024, get on board now!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are already registered, how about getting your friends, family or over the holiday period get your network to register and be a part of the growing Umpiring community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>RETURNING UMPIRES (Re-Registration)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log into your existing OfficialsHQ account via https:\/\/app.officialshq.com (UC \u2013 South East\/SUA)<\/li>\n<li>Required re-registration will pop up on dashboard &#8211; update\/fill in information for each section (General, Working with Children, Banking Details, Medical etc).<\/li>\n<li>Choose your role preference (multiple roles can be selected &#8211; field umpire, boundary umpire, goal umpire, etc).<\/li>\n<li>Complete re-registration and agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions<\/li>\n<li>Registration complete!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>NEW UMPIRES (Registration)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Umpire registration through OfficialsHQ consists of two parts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Head to https:\/\/registration.officialshq.com\/ complete Steps 1-4 (UC \u2013 South East\/SUA)<\/li>\n<li>You will receive an email from OfficialsHQ to verify your details (check your Junk box). This is an important step in the registration process as this verification link will expire after 72 hours.<\/li>\n<li>If you miss the 72 hour window &#8211; don&#8217;t panic! Go through to the login page and select &#8220;Forgot Password&#8221;. This will re-trigger the confirmation of your details email and allow you to complete the verification.<\/li>\n<li>Registration complete!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear 2023 &amp; 2024 AFL South East Registered Umpires, A couple of key bits of information for you going into the festive period. 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