The next Umpire, Measurer and Marker course will be held at the Capalaba Bowls Club on Sunday the 14/05/2023 and the 21/05/2023.
Applicants who are reaccrediting are required to attend on 13/03/2023 at 9.00 am. The reaccreditation process will take approximately 4- 5 hours.
The cost for reaccrediting is $33.00. The cost for accrediting is $25.00 for each of the marker/ measurer modules or $55.00 for the complete umpire component. It is necessary to complete all three modules to become an umpire.
Applicants who are accrediting are also required to attend at 9.00a.m. on each of the Sundays. The course will go from 9.00 a.m. to approximately 4.00 p.m. each day.
In both instances applicants are required to apply for the course through Bowls Queensland (BQ). Applicants are also required to acquire a current Law Book (either version 4).
Applicants will receive a training manual from BQ. It is imperative that applicants read this manual as questions will come from the manual for both the reaccreditation and accreditation courses.
Applicants are required to wear bowls shoes and bring a hat as there is ongreen work. Pen and paper are also required.
Meals are not provided, however available from the Sports Club.
John Kirkpatrick
Umpire Chairman
Gateway District Bowls Association.