Profiles
Volume 7 Number 2
An uncanny ability to read the game and an incredible sense of timing once made Julie Ashton-Lucy one of the top hockey defenders in the country. Now those traits have made the Queenslander one of the best umpires in the world.
Volume 7 Number 1
This article profiles netball umpire Jacqui Jashari, who has been umpiring for 15 years and always strives for excellence.
Volume 7 Number 1
Andrew Scotford is the Umpiring Manager for Cricket Australia, this article outlines his philopshopy and thoughts on changing the face of umpiring.
Volume 7 Number 1
When Australian football referees Tammy Ogston and Mark Shield were named best referees in the Asian region late last year, it marked a turning point in Australian football.
Volume 6 Number 2
It’s taken the birth of triplets to slow down internationally recognised basketball referee Megan Thompson, but it will not sideline her for long.
Volume 6 Number 2
What does a former Olympic athlete do when she’s looking for adrenalin, excitement, fascination and continuing involvement in her sport? If you are Allana Slater, you become an international gymnastics judge.
Volume 6 Number 1
Walking onto the pitch of a packed stadium in front of 60,000 boisterous fans during one of the world’s biggest sporting events — the 2006 FIFA World Cup — was the pinnacle of a 15-year journey for Australia’s assistant referee Ben Wilson.
Volume 5 Number 2
On the outside, cycling commissaire (referee) Tomlinson Tomlinson appears calm, measured and in control, but just underneath the surface burns a passion for the sport he has devoted a decade of his life to as an official.
Volume 5 Number 1
Being referred to in a strangely affectionate way as that ‘bloody mongrel’ is something Neville Lawrance has come to accept after 23 years as a softball umpire.
Volume 4 Number 1
Ironically, Australia’s most recognised squash referee Chris Sinclair knows she’s done a good job when no one notices her.
