Sunday 8 April 2018

Free State umpiring course wrap-up.

MSSA's new level 1 umpires.
JCS Private Centre played host to Mind Sports South Africa's level 1 umpire's course.

It was exciting to again see South Africa's top players participating in a umpire's course. Gordon McCormack, Yu-Hsien Lin, Leonard Loftus, Samson Thinene, and Joseph Mathlong (all having provincial titles under their belts) showed their competitive spi
rit by absolutely 'acing' the course.

All-in-all the Free State umpiring course was a huge success with all the partici
pants passing with flying-colours and enjoying the course.

Those that are now accredited as level 1 umpires are:

Name of player Club
Adrian van der Merwe Vereeniging Gimnasium
Armand Oosthuizen JCS Academy
Gordon McCormack Masters of Mind Sports
Joseph Mathlong North West University – Vaal
Leonard Loftus Masters of Mind Sports
Nelson van Wyk Masters of Mind Sports
Paula Loftus Masters of Mind Sports
Ruaan Swart Vereeniging Gimnasium
Samson Thinene North West University – Vaal
Yu-Hsien Lin North West University – Vaal

The next course shall be held on:

MPUMALANGA
Date 12 May 2018
Time 09h00 - 16h00
Venue HTS Witbank, Beyers Street, Die Heuwel, Emalahleni
Fee R300 per registered member (catering included)
Entry date 7 May 2018


The course shall include:
* Ethics
* Background to MSSA's systems
* Roles of the different umpires
* Entry
* Basic rules to the games
* Pairings
* Data capturing of results
* How results are further used

At the end, a test will be given, and those that pass will be accredited as umpires.


Any Registered Player who is 18 or older may register for such course through their member club.

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