Umpire Courses 2026 Season

The South Central Region of the ACO, of which Berkshire is a member, has initiated a CPD programme to run through the 2023 season to enable our officials to exercise their minds whether working by themselves or in teams using various technologies like the telephone, WhatsApp, Zoom etc.




BITE SIZE
Bite Size are a series of PowerPoint Slides to take us back to the very fundamentals of umpiring. These presentations provide an overview only.

For those starting out the Bite Size programme will not teach you everything you need to know, but it will give you some of the tools you need to start off.

As they will provide you with an understanding of some basic cricket umpiring techniques you may need to develop these skills through practical experience and more structured training should you so wish.

So, the aim of Bite Size is to:

Jog a few memories for established umpires

To give a few tips to the less experienced  

Maybe give players, and especially captains, a few ideas about what they should be looking for when they come to mark an umpire’s performance as many are asked to do on a weekly basis

Provide some food for thought and hopefully some light relief for the viewer


The list of modules is as follows:
(click on the module name to download the file):


including a short talk on nutrition by Chris Kelly.

           


     

                          

        

                                        


including a discussion on best practice for run outs
 by ICC/ECB Umpires between Richard Kettleborough and Paul Baldwin












Positioning Planing & Preperation Giving Decisions Understanding Playing Regulations Bouncers Beamers Injured Striker & Runners Movement & Positioning Record Keeping Ground Weather & Light Substitutes & Penalty Times

RUN OUTS (Continuing Professional Development) CPD
This button takes you to a folder containing FIVE files, including a README.PDF which MUST be read first.



LBW’s (Continuing Professional Development) CPD
This button takes you to a folder containing a series of SIX delivered for you to judge for LBW’s, plus a sample file and a README.PDF which MUST be read first.

Run Outs LBW's

There are also some information sheets produced by the South Central Development Team you might find useful




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