(07-24-2017, 02:59 AM)BluePhantom link Wrote:Why do we need female umpires?
Just train them up so females umpire the female comp and men umpire the mens comp. Utter political cr*p!
There is a massive problem, there are no longer enough umpires at lower levels, too much abuse and not enough reward!
The AFL is determined to find a way to rectify the problem, the first part is to open the doors for half of the population. The next part will be big pay rises across the board, local clubs will suffer considerably, they won't have as much money to pay players because they'll be paying umpires!
I'd like to see cheap communications headsets become standard for all levels of senior umpiring. That would allow competitions to pair younger umpires with senior umpires. The technology is already there, and we should be making use of it.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"