Umpire Utensils
Learning and Developing
We are looking to fill your kit bag with information on where you can build your confidence and learn from each other.
Coaching
Create opportunities for our umpires to be coached and get coaching
Assessments
For new umpires to gain their Level 1 Assessed umpire status
For current Umpires to help with their progression / maintain their level
Information Sharing
Encourage discussions, sharing information, create a place to go to with questions
Creating an Umpiring Community
Be an active member of the Third Team to help and support each other
Courses
More Level 1 Courses will be run, An introduction to umpiring course will be available and we will be promoting the England Hockey Online Training Courses.
Online Resources
Links to resources from reputable sources that will help to widen the vision and discussion for umpires, rules and participation
We have some senior / experienced umpires in the club who will be helping with pulling together information and generally supporting all the umpires in the club.
We will have a set of umpire radios that will aid in the development and coaching of umpires.
Before The Match
Like players having to learn and practice their skills, Umpires have to do this as well.
We are not perfect, and no one has a perfect game but if umpires, players, coaches, spectators, alike are given the opportunity to better understand the interpretation of the rules and being able to join in with the communication on and off the pitch, it will become an enjoyable experience for all participants.
Players will make many mistakes in a game i.e kicking the ball, missing tackles, giving the ball away, missing goals, not marking…..the list goes on.
However they will not be shouted at in the same manner as an umpire would be for making one or two mistakes.
And yes those mistakes, in the eyes of a player, could “cost us the game” but what about the player that missed the open goal, the player that gave away that short corner…did they not cost their team the game?
Like players, umpires go out onto the pitch to umpire their best game possible, and like players, it doesn’t always turn out the way they wanted it to.
Learning and Development
We are looking to fill your kit bag with information on where you can build your confidence and learn from each other.
Coaching
Create opportunities for our umpires to be coached and get coaching
Assessments
For new umpires to gain their Level 1 Assessed umpire status
For current Umpires to help with their progression / maintain their level
Information Sharing
Encourage discussions, sharing information, create a place to go to with questions
Creating an Umpiring Community
Be an active member of the Third Team to help and support each other
Courses
More Level 1 Courses will be run at the clubhouse, An introduction to umpiring course will be available and we will be promoting the England Hockey Online Training Courses.
Online Resources
Links to resources from reputable sources that will help to widen the vision and discussion for umpires, rules and participation
We have some senior / experienced umpires in the club who will be helping with pulling together information and generally supporting all the umpires in the club.
We will have a set of umpire radios that will aid in the development and coaching of umpires
Umpire Links
England Hockey have launched the Hockey Hub which will be a place where you can read Hockey rules; check your understanding and see video clips
Click on link to go to Hockey Hub
Once you have registered you can access 3 different parts of the Hub whether you are a Coach; Umpire or Teacher
The Umpire section which include sections:
- Rules of Hockey
- Decision Communication
- You Are The Umpire
- Umpiring the Aerial Ball
- Umpiring the attacking free hit
There is now a handy app that you can download for your Android or you iPhone. FIH have produced the application which has all the latest rules that you can now store on your mobile phone
Follow the link to download the app to your mobile phone:
Here are some videos explaining the new rules:
1) Hockey WA Rule Changes 2015Hockey WA Rule Changes 2015
2) FHA: Inside the Hash Line – what you can and can’t do when you are taking free hits inside the 5metre line
3) Different Scenarios of Free Hits with in 5 metre line What defenders and attackers can and can’t do
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