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Catriona Mills

CATRIONA IS A MEMBER OF THE HIGH PERFORMANCE UMPIRING GROUP AND HAS REPRESENTED NETBALL NI AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL AT NUMEROUS EVENTS OVER THE LAST SEASON. THESE INCLUDE THE MACCABIAH GAMES IN ISRAEL, NETBALL EUROPE U17 CHALLENGE IN GIBRALTAR IN NOVEMBER, NETBALL

EUROPE U17 CHAMPIONSHIP/CHALLENGE ANTRIM IN FEBRUARY AND HAS BEEN SELECTED TO UMPIRE AT NETBALL EUROPE OPEN CHALLENGE IN CARDIFF IN MAY. CATRIONA HAS ALSO UMPIRED BRITISH COLLEGES, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND V BRITISH ARMY, NI V UGANDA AND REGULARLY AT PREMIER LEAGUE AND SCHOOLS FINALS AMONGST A VARIETY OF OTHER COMPETITIONS AND AGE GROUPS ACROSS THE DOMESTIC COMPETITIONS.

Sonya Thomson

SONYA IS AN NNI AFFILIATED INTERNATIONAL UMPIRE WHO HAS WHO HAS DEDICATED COUNTLESS HOURS OF TIME AND COMMITMENT TO HER ROLE. ALONG WITH BEING A REGULAR UMPIRE FOR A LARGE MAJORITY OF PREMIER

LEAGUE GAMES, SONYA HAS UMPIRED AT NUMEROUS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. SHE IS A REGULAR SOUNDING BOARD FOR OTHER UMPIRES AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL AND HAS CREATED AN ATMOSPHERE THAT IS BOTH PROFESSIONAL AND APPROACHABLE.

SHE IS REGULARLY SEEN AT BELFAST LADIES TRAINING SESSIONS WORKING ON SPRINT WORK AND OFTEN COAXES US INTO TAKING ON THE BLEEP TEST TO ENSURE SHE IS ON TOP FITNESS FORM! A LOOK AT SONYA'S STRAVA WILL TELL YOU THAT SHE CAN OFTEN RUN BETWEEN 5 AND 10KM WHEN UMPIRING A MATCH!

Grainne Mackle

GRAINNE MACKLE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF PORTADOWN LADIES FOR OVER 2 DECADES AND HAS ACHIEVED ALOT OVER THE YEARS, NOT ONLY AS A PLAYER BUT AN OFFICIAL. ENSURING THAT SHE IS ALWAYS ON HAND TO HELP OUT NOT ONLY PORTADOWN CLUB BUT OTHER CLUBS AND NETBALL NI. ALWAYS WANTING TO IMPROVE AND ACHIEVE HER STATUS IN THE UMPIRING CIRCLES. SHE IS AN ASSET TO OUR SPORT. SHE MORE THAN DESERVES THIS NOMINATION FOR HER PURE DETERMINATION AND LOYALTY TO THE SPORT.

GRAINNE HAS TAKEN PART IN A NUMBER OF MAJOR TOURNAMENTS OVER THE YEARS. SHE TRAVELED TO THE ISLE OF MAN AND GIBRALTAR TO OFFICATE AND REPRESENT NI. GRAINNE IS WORKING TOWARDS HER INTERNATIONAL UMPIRING GRADE. EVERY FRIDAY EVENING DURING THE SEASON GRAINNE ALSO UMPIRES IN THE THE NI PREMIER LEAGUE.