March 2010 Umpire Newsletter No 4

WOMEN IN UMPIRING

One International woman amongst a male dominated International umpire world

Christiane Gle is the only woman qualified as an International Umpire

-          President of the League (Alsace) in France

-          International umpire since 2004

-          Umpire at  the 2004 and 2006 World Championships

We have in Australia a number of women qualified as umpires, 7 women out of our 30 umpires or 23% only.

-          Monique Thibault is our only woman “National Umpire and State director of umpiring in NSW.”

Christiane Gle as an umpire has found that she receives the same respect from players and committee members alike, she indicates that she is very proud as a woman to umpire in her league, Nationally or Internationally.

She feels that in umpiring at least woman are the equal of their male counterpart and she would love to see more women getting involved in umpiring and in all aspect of Petanque administration.

Australia is one of the Petanque countries where the number of licensed women is very high, Australia is regularly given as an example by the FIPJP for this fact.

Umpires need to be protected and respected by their National Federation and all committee members alike so to allow all players to enjoy the game in a friendly and safe atmosphere and in total respect of rules and regulations.

Hopefully we will see in the coming years a change in the approach in Australia with more women getting involved as National or State committee members, coaches or umpires.

This would create a better and friendlier environment for our game.

February 2010 Newsletter No 3

In this February Newsletter, I will address a number of subjects relating to ‘rules and their application, approach and attitude of players and umpires” during International competition, those comments are valid as well in our National scene.

Join some entertaining and enthusiastic Petanque players on Saturday afternoons during the winter months and Friday evenings during summer daylight savings months at the Hawthorn Bowling Club, located adjacent to beautiful St. James Park, at 1 Wood Street, Hawthorn. We have a BYO food and wine picnic lunch under our marquees on Saturday afternoons during the Standard Time (Fall, Winter) months and a Twilight social petanque/barbecue on Friday evenings during Daylight Savings Time months (Spring, Summer).

The Camberwell Petanque Club is widely known as Victoria’s most convivial and fun-loving petanque club, whose members enjoy playing the game, quaffing some good wine and eating some good food amidst entertaining company. With over 70 members, CPC is the metropolitan Melbourne area’s fastest-growing petanque club.

For more information, please contact:
Peter Cuthbert, president, at 0407-540-160         0407-540-160,
or Trish Ritman, secretary, at tritman@ozemail.com.au or 9815-0443;
Terry Barter, vice-president, at terrybarter@optusnet.com.au or 9803-3330
or Sue Gray at suzigray@bigpond.com or 98536861

The Camberwell Petanque Club’s pistes and clubhouse are located at 1 Wood St., Hawthorn, on the edge of beautiful St. James Park. Check out our website at www.pisteup.com .