The on-going Rainbow Paints Southern Region Netball League (SRNL) has received a timely boost following the arrival of English umpire Sylvia Court.<\/p>\n
Court, who is a volunteer working for Partners in Health in Neno District, has, so far, officiated the league\u2019s three games at Blantyre Youth Centre.<\/p>\n
The qualified umpire said she was excited to handle the local games.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am here in Malawi for six months and I am volunteering with Partners in Health. I am a qualified umpire in England and started umpiring about 10 years ago. I got B award five years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cI came to know about this league through a contact and they linked me to Annie [Hanjahanja, SRNL General Secretary]. They assessed me and they ended up allocating me some games. So, whenever I am free, I will be available to handle the games,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Hanjahanja said Court\u2019s arrival had eased their officiating woes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been hit by a shortage of umpires, and it is a blessing to have her. Otherwise, after our trial and investigations, which included checking her qualifications, we were convinced that she is a qualified umpire so we assigned her some games,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Serenity Stars netball team Chairperson, Dalitso Chinyama, said local umpires can learn from Court.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a good move and we hope that she shares notes with local umpires,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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