Posts in category: Umpires & Officials

Join Sport Ireland Coaching as we explore the officiating pathway for females in Ireland and how can they can be improved.

Speakers on the day include Michelle O’Neill, a League of Ireland official and FIFA International Assistant Official and Maggie Farrelly, GAA and Ladies Gaelic Football official at provincial and national level.

Both speakers bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table and will discuss their experiences of progressing through the ranks of refereeing and officiating and their hopes for the future and the development of a pathway to encourage more women in to refereeing and officiating in all sports.

Registration for the event through this link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wV5-fdzBT9aDkZISRQuW2g

The webinar is open to all with an interest in women in sport and particularly suitable for anyone currently officiating, those who have an interest in the pathway and NGB staff interested in developing more female officials in their sport.

Joe, known to everyone as one of the sport’s gentlemen, died yesterday after suffering a stroke recently. He had a long involvement in table tennis in various roles serving the Bray & District League on the Leinster Branch for many years. His commitment to the running of the large Bray Open event every season was a significant contribution to the sport. In later years he was appointed as a Vice President of the Irish Association.

Joe umpired at the World Veterans Championships in Dublin in the 1991/2 season and later at Special Olympics events in Ireland. He qualified as an International Umpire and travelled to officiate at a number of international open events outside Ireland with his friend, the late Kiron Choudhury. He was Chairman of the former Leinster Umpires Association and played a major role with his friend, Kiron in the establishment of the its successor, the Irish Umpires Association.

In 2009 Joe’s long service and administration in the sport was formally recognised by the Irish Association when he was awarded the highest accolade in Irish table tennis, the Joe Veselsky Award.

The Association expresses its deepest sympathy to his wife Dorothy and family.  His funeral will take place privately on next Monday at 10.30am in “The Vevay”, Queen of the Peace Church, Bray, Co. Wicklow.

Certificates and badges presented to new International Umpires by chairman Rob Cowan at the Irish Junior Classification on Sunday

It gives me great pleasure to announce that we have had great success in the recent International Umpires Exam.

I am delighted to report that all 7 candidates passed.

The new International Umpires are: Adam Brown, Adrian Brown, Arnold Morgan, Jay McAllister and Jim Sterling from Ulster, and Terri McKeon and Con O’Ceadaigh from Leinster.

Congratulations and well done to all. It is a great achievement!!!

Certificates and badges will be presented at a TTI event as soon as they are received.

Vivienne Barry

Chairman

Umpires and Referees Association

Following the recent Umpires Refresher course, Table Tennis Ireland is pleased to announce that 6 Umpires passed the written and practical exams and have subsequently been awarded the status of National Umpires.

The successful candidates are: Adrian Brown, Adam Brown, Jay McAllister, Arnold Morgan, Con O’Ceadaigh and Jim Sterling.

Sajjad Haider passed the County Umpires exam.

Well done to all. Certificates and Badges will be presented at the Ulster Open.

Vivienne Barry

Chairman

Umpires and Referees Association

20th November 2015

The results of the recent County Umpires Course Exam,  held on 22/6/14 in Dromore, County Down, have just been released.

The following members from Ulster Branch, including two of the youngest candidates in the Province, Adam Brown 16 and Kenny Cloke 13, are to be congratulated on this achievement.  There is a constant demand for umpires at many events, and once these new candidates complete their training they should have ample opportunity to develop their skills and progress in umpiring.  Vivienne Barry was the course Tutor.

1. Adrian Brown
2. Adam Brown
3. Jane Cloke
4. Kenny Cloke
5. Will Fleming
6. John Holmes
7. Charlie Nugent
8. Jim Walker

ITTA UMPIRE AND REFEREES ASSOCIATION

NOTICE FOR PLAYERS AND COACHES

The following is a list of offences for which Yellow Cards will be issued:

1.       KICKING TABLE OR SURROUNDS

2.       THROWING BAT

3.       HITTING BALL DELIBERATELY OUT OF COURT,

4.       SWEARING

5.       DISRESPECTFUL BEHAVIOUR TO UMPIRE, REFEREE OR CONTROL TABLE STAFF

6.       VERY LOUD SHOUTING WHICH DISTURBS PLAY ON OTHER COURTS

7.       DIRECTING SHOUTING OR FIST PUNCHING TOWARDS THE OPPONENT

8.       DELAYING RETURN TO TABLE AFTER SET/TIME OUT

9.       SUPPORTERS OR COACHES HECKLING/DERIDING/SHOWING DISRESPECT TO OPPONENTS OR OFFICIALS.

10.   SPITTING

A warning may be given for a first offense, except No. 10 which will be an immediate Yellow Card.

Condition of Bats will be checked and any Bat found to be illegal or damaged will not be allowed.

In some circumstances the player may be allowed to use such a bat, on condition that the bat may not be used again.

A record of such bats will be kept.

Vivienne Barry

Chairman

17/10/2012

Kathleen Reynolds, John Finn, John Dempsey, Ronan Rooney and Rena McCarron Rooney have recently qualified as Irish County Umpires. Gregory Keogh is another County Umpire qualified recently, not in the picture.

They received their Certificates and Badges from the ITTA Secretary Kenneth Strong at the Butterfly Senior Nationals in DCU.

Congratulations to all and best of luck in your Umpiring careers.