Congratulations to Yvonne Morgan from Netball North Harbour who gained her International Umpire Award on Sunday night while officiating at the ANZ game between the Magic and the Steel.
This is an extremely difficult award to achieve and Yvonne is to be commended for the years of hard work, patience and persistence she has put into gaining this.
Very few umpires achieve the high consistent standard of performance required for this award and currently in New Zealand, in this small elite group, there are only 8 other umpires.
We are very fortunate that within our Netball Northern Zone we have 4 IUAs, Bronwyn Meek, Fay Meiklejohn, Yvonne Morgan and Lisa McPhail who currently resides in England. We are also very fortunate that Bronwyn, Fay and Yvonne spend many hours coaching and assisting developing umpires who are working through the NNZ Umpire pathway.
Yvonne, this is a wonderful achievement, you are an outstanding role model for the many umpires who may have that same ultimate goal – to be an International Umpire.
The Netball Northern Zone wishes you every success with future international appointments. Enjoy the World Youth Championships in Glasgow, England later in the year.
