Steve Arnott

Steve has long been one of the premier umpires in the league since he started officiating USAFL matches in 1999.  Steve started umpiring in 1988 after moving from Melbourne to Sydney. After moving to the USA in 1991, he begin umpiring as soon as learned of the USAFL.   In those early days his city, St Paul, Minnesota, did not have a team so he traveled extensively to umpire. He served as the first Umpires Coordinator and then as the Umpires Coach for 5 years. He has been critical in building the fraternity of umpires – as he is often quoted the “esprit de corps” of umpires.