United States Australian Football League Umpires Association – USAFLUA

 

 

The United States Australian Football League Umpires Association (USAFLUA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit sports organization dedicated to the development, growth, and enhancement of umpires for the game of Australian Football.

 

New Board is Seated after the 2024 USAFLUA Annual General Meeting

 

During the 2024 USAFL Umpires Association Annual General Meeting (AGM) new board members were elected for a two year term:

Jeff Persson – President

Tara Miller – Secretary

Mark Gall – Member at Large #1

Daniel Estes – Member at Large #2

Congratulations to Jeff, Tara, Mark, and Daniel!

 

2024-2025 USAFLUA Leadership

President: Jeff Persson – Term ends 2026
Vice President: Steve Arnott – Term ends 2025
Treasurer: Sid Caesar – Term ends 2025
Secretary: Tara Miller – Term ends 2026
Member at Large #1: Mark Gall – Term ends 2026
Member at Large #2: Daniel Estes – Term ends 2026
Member at Large #3: Bevan Main – Term ends 2025
Member at Large #4: Seth McElvaney – Term ends 2025
Member at Large – AFL Canada: Richard Ogilvie – Term ends 2025

 

2024 USAFLUA Accreditations Awarded

Congratulations are in order!  The following umpires earned accreditation this year at the Eastern/Central Super Regional, the Western Regional, or the USAFL Nationals Tournament.

Accreditation is a process and these umpires have shown not only the dedication to the profession of AFL umpiring, but the commitment to continue to grow and learn, to ask questions, to implement feedback, and to help their fellow umpires get better as well.  A huge thank you to all the umpire coaches that have supported these umpires and helped them earn these accreditations.
 
Boundary – Introductory Certification
  • Aiden Ogilvie
Goal – Introductory Certification
  • Christian Moore
  • Wayne Purcell
  • Jennifer Vandeveer
Field – Introductory Certification
  • Robert ‘Lloydy’ Bridges
  • Jay Hunter
  • Paul Iannello
  • David Martin
  • Ian McCormick
  • Rob Montanaro
  • Paul ‘Ren’ Renouf
  • Seth Sternberg
  • Brad Thompson
  • Brian Vrbicek
  • Andrew Wang
Boundary – Development Accreditation
  • Ellen de Vries
Field – Development Accreditation
  • Chet Ridenour
Goal – Advanced Accreditation
  • Andrew Mueller
Field – Advanced Accreditation
  • Stephen Butler
  • Shaun Rothe
And last but certainly not least, we proudly announce a first-ever for the USAFL UA…
 
Umpire Coach – Development Accreditation
  • Richard Ogilvie
Please join me in congratulating all our newly accredited umpires for 2024.
 
All these accreditations have been recorded in the UA database.  We recognize the year’s accreditations at our Annual Umpire Fete Saturday night after day one of the Nationals and they take effect the weekend of the tournament in which they were awarded.
 
We look for further great things from them and everyone in 2025.
 
PLAY ON!!
 
 

 

USAFLUA Pre-Nationals Umpire Clinic from Monday, September 16

If you missed the final USAFL Umpires Association virtual clinic of the year on Monday, September 16th, 2024, please see the link below to view the USAFLUA YouTube video.

 

 

 

USAFL Rule Changes and Interpretations

The latest USAFL Rule Changes and Interpretations can be found at:

2024 AFL-USAFL Rules and Interpretations Summary Chart MAY 24 Update

 

USAFL Umpire Virtual Clinic Video from May 7, 2024

Accreditation Update – New USAFL Rules – Interactive Field and Goal Umpire Positioning

 

 

Match Management Umpire Clinic Video

If you missed the Match Management Umpire Clinic in February, here is the video.

https://youtu.be/Xm7ANKR7ces

 

 

 

USAFLUA.org – The official site for Australian Rules Football Umpiring in the United States.

The United States Australian Football League Umpires Association (USAFLUA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit sports organization dedicated to the development, growth, and enhancement of umpires for the game of Australian Football.

 

 

 

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