What We Do
NIACUS Exchanges
Each season umpires from NIACUS are involved in exchange visits with other associations in Ireland.
NIACUS sends four umpires to the North-West and four umpires come to the NCU to experience standing with different colleagues and the chance to umpire teams from a different area.
Each NIACUS umpire on the exchange stands with a colleague from the North-West. The eight umpires involved usually meet for a group breakfast before heading off to umpire the matches.
NIACUS has a similar exchange with the Leinster umpires and this provides fantastic opportunities for our umpires to officiate at different venues in Leinster.
The Leinster umpires on the exchange enjoy visiting grounds in the NCU and seeing how we do things in NIACUS. Any NIACUS umpires who would like to be considered for one of the exchange visits should make our Appointments Secretary aware of their interest.
NIACUS umpires who are on the Cricket Ireland umpire Panels can be considered for an exchange with the ECB. In recent years Irish umpires have umpired at Yorkshire and Hampshire.
If you have any queries about making yourself available for an exchange visit, just ask one of our NIACUS Committee members and we will explain how it works and how enjoyable the exchanges can be.
Why go on an exchange visit?
NIACUS sends four umpires to the North-West and four umpires come to the NCU to experience standing with different colleagues and the chance to umpire teams from a different area.
Each NIACUS umpire on the exchange stands with a colleague from the North-West. The eight umpires involved usually meet for a group breakfast before heading off to umpire the matches.
NIACUS has a similar exchange with the Leinster umpires and this provides fantastic opportunities for our umpires to officiate at different venues in Leinster.
The Leinster umpires on the exchange enjoy visiting grounds in the NCU and seeing how we do things in NIACUS. Any NIACUS umpires who would like to be considered for one of the exchange visits should make our Appointments Secretary aware of their interest.
NIACUS umpires who are on the Cricket Ireland umpire Panels can be considered for an exchange with the ECB. In recent years Irish umpires have umpired at Yorkshire and Hampshire.
If you have any queries about making yourself available for an exchange visit, just ask one of our NIACUS Committee members and we will explain how it works and how enjoyable the exchanges can be.
Why go on an exchange visit?
- - Stand with a colleague from a different association
- - Experience officiating at a different venue in an area outside the NCU
- - Meet with other officials for a pre-match breakfast
- - Umpire players you have not umpired before
- - See how they do things in other associations in Ireland
- - Manage to deal with different regulations
- - Enjoy the experience