Be an Umpire

We are the third team on the pitch and are proud of being part of the game of hockey. The club has to adhere to League regulations to provide umpires at every level.

So that we can participate in all these games we need a large pool of umpires. These umpires need to be of all levels from beginners to the very experienced.

To increase participation and create this community of club umpires, we are looking to build an umpiring hub that will look at supporting all aspects of umpiring where you will be able to discuss scenarios, rule interpretations, get tips and tricks and coaching to improve your confidence and performance.
This will help those who have never blown a whistle before to how to umpire a top level game.

It is about building a place and network where umpires can go to to ask for help and guidance.

We want to be a club that is known for its hospitality, respect on and off the pitch and a club where umpires and officials can come to and are made to feel welcome.

Increase Participation

• Create an umpiring community within the club
• Builds Respect within the Hockey Community
• Create Pride in being the Third Team,

The Aim is to:

• Encourage new umpires
• Give coaching to current umpires
• Develop umpires to become better umpires

Get involved Umpiring is a great way to be involved in hockey. It gives you the opportunity to give something back to the sport you love, whilst also helping to widen participation.  There are opportunities for everyone to umpire, whether you only want to umpire at your local club or progress to the international stage. Whatever your aspirations, you will receive support from England Hockey and the large number of fantastic volunteers involved in umpiring.

Get started As a new or inexperienced umpire, you should complete the Level 1 Umpire Award course. This will give you an excellent introduction to umpiring hockey and will equip you with many of the skills and confidence to do so effectively. You can book yourself onto a course here.

For those who will be going on to umpire Quicksticks (a four-a-side game for 7-11 year-olds) you can find a variety of useful documents here and insightful videos here that will help you deliver your sessions.

For those who will be going on to umpire In2Hockey (a six-/seven-a-side game for 10-14 year-olds) you can sign up to an online course here and also download a resource pack here.