After 11 years as chairman of the Dunedin Netball board, he stepped down from the position at last week’s annual meeting.
While "a little bit sad", he felt it was the right time.
That came not only in providing the chance for a fresh approach on the board, it allowed him to return to umpiring at the elite domestic level.
One of the country’s leading umpires, Bredin had been umpiring internationally, but was unable to commit to the ANZ Premiership last year.
This year he is back on board and looking forward to seeing what the competition had to offer.
"I’m excited to see what this new competition’s like, having taken a year off," he said.
"It’ll be cool to get back out on court and see how it all goes."
However, that is not the only commitment the chartered accountant ias working around.
In the end, the decision came down to not wanting to spread himself too thin.
"It just got to the point where with work, a young family and also trying to juggle both my umpiring in ANZ [Premiership] this year and my rugby refereeing commitments — something just had to give for now.
"So I felt the time was right to just step back a little bit from Dunedin Netball and let some other people pick up and run with it."
He will remain available for Dunedin Netball if it needs help and will continue to stay involved with the local umpires.
There were several things he had been proud of during his tenure.
The role Dunedin played nationally in the switch from regions to zones had been significant, as had the way the centre always tried to re-invent itself.
Likewise, the ability to stay financially healthy in tough times for sport was something to be proud of, as was being involved in the Dunedin Netball centenary.
He left the organisation in good financial health, having posted a $14,362 surplus for the 2017 financial year.
That came after a small deficit last year and, while pleased with the result, Bredin said it was important to delve deeper.
The organisation had received about $50,000 in funding last year, as opposed to the $12,500 the year before.
As an unreliable source of income, that meant it could not rely on that funding on an annual basis.
The centre had looked to reduce its costs as much as possible — notably in having representative players paying their own way to national tournaments.
Bredin’s replacement is to be decided by the board at a later date.
The centre will also look to increase revenue via development and holiday programmes to raise money.
Several key contributors to the sport were recognised at the meeting.
Lana Morrison, Nicki Paterson and Janine Southby all received Prestige Awards, while Colleen Hokianga and Dorothy Jacobsen were given Service Awards.
Certificates of recognition were given to Patrick Ah Kuoi, Abby Erwood, Sophie Erwood, Dani Gray, Sophie Johns, Stephanie Keoghan and Anita Van den Beld.
