The 23-year-old tax consultant will make his debut in the ANZ Championship when the Southern Steel plays the Central Pulse in Wellington on Monday evening.
"I'm getting more and more nervous as the day gets closer,'' he said.
"I had a run-around [on Tuesday night] and the realisation was the next time I'm doing this it will be in Wellington and on TV.''
Bredin has been an umpire for the past six years. He controlled two National Bank Cup matches last year and officiated in the national championship semifinal between Otago and Auckland.
So he is no rookie but the ANZ Championship is a step up. And with the games televised live on Sky, there will be a lot of pressure on the umpires to get it right.
Which is why it is surprising to hear Bredin talk about flexibility. You could be forgiven for building a profile of someone who is both an umpire and a tax consultant as dry and likely to interpret every last word of the rule book literally.
"I definitely would not describe myself as someone like that on court,'' he replied, when asked if he dotted the i's and crossed the t's.
"I'd like to think, in today's game, all the New Zealand umpires are letting the players dictate what is going on, rather than being black and white.
"While the rules are there, the umpires are making more of an effort to understand how they actually evolve in a game.''
Bredin, who grew up in Gore, played netball as a youngster but, as always, had a passion for officiating. When he was at primary school he organised a rugby competition and refereed it.
And with three international umpires, Alison Cormack, Bobbi Brown and Colleen Bond all based
in Gore at the time, Bredin had plenty of encouragement to pursue his dream.
"All three of them were very supportive and remain so up until this day. I'm lucky enough now that two of those umpires are in the ANZ Championship squad with me.''
Cormack and Brown are both on the umpiring panel and Bond is assisting in coaching umpires.
Bredin got a lot flak during his early umpiring days. People did not take him seriously at first.
"There has been a bit of that [flak] over the years, but that went away pretty quickly once I started to show people I could actually do what I was out there to do.
"Nowadays, I have got no problems at all. I've got the respect of the players and spectators and it's great.''
While Bredin has earned respect, the money has been slower in coming. The umpires do get paid but, it is fair to say, it is the love of the game which motivates them.
"We are all doing it because it is something we enjoy. All of us, outside of the ANZ Championship, turn up on Saturday at eight o'clock in the morning and umpire club netball, and that is for no money.
"We are umpires because we want to give back to netball and this is our way of doing it. It is very much for the love.
"The fact we are getting some remuneration is good because we have to train just as much as the players,'' he said.
Bredin also works for Netball Otago part-time as an umpire development officer and worked with the Steel franchise during the pre-season to help players adjust to the new rules.
Bredin is one of only two male umpires in the ANZ Championship. Cantabrian David Pala'amo is the other.
