On Saturday 29th February the AETA held its annual Umpire Course, which was free of charge to its members. 46 students from red belt and above took part in the day course that took place in Ash, Surrey.
Attendees revised the rules for judging Patterns, Power Test, Special Technique and Sparring. Lots of time was allocated to practical practice with attendees receiving coaching on their scoring and central refereeing from the AETA’s experienced International Umpires. The course was run by Master Lear and was designed to prepare the attendees for the first AETA League event of the season that takes place on 15th March in Redhill.