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Playing Advantage: The Podcast
"Playing Advantage" is the podcast for field hockey umpires, by field hockey umpires. John Hrytsak and Keely Dunn are two Canadian FIH umpires who love what they do so much, they decided to start their own website dedicated to other obsessive-compulsives with the whistle who can't stop talking about the ins and outs of one of the hardest but most rewarding jobs in sports.
John and Keely cover every aspect of umpiring, including tips and strategies to improve areas of your on-pitch performance, aspects of preparation like mental and physical fitness and the latest interpretations and ways to look at the rules. They'll also answer listener questions, so if you've had an unusual scenario or are uncertain about how the rules might apply in a certain situation, John and Keely will give you the right guidelines to help you make a better decision next time.
Cards
The use of cards as a means of managing play is unique to our sport. We use a three card system to penalize rough or dangerous play.
But how do we use them effectively?
In this episode John talks about how we use them and times when they are appropriate.
Posted Aug 5, 2010 by John Hrytsak | 0 comments |
Managing the Aerial Ball
John is joined by Matt Harrison to discuss some listener mail on the subject of aerial balls and how to manage them.
Posted Jul 20, 2010 by John Hrytsak | 0 comments |
Training
Umpiring is physical, and to be able to do your job you need to be fit. When your body is in shape your brain makes better decisions, something that I think we can all agree is something important for officials in any sport.
In this episode we talk about:
- types of training specific for umpiring hockey
- fitness tests that are required at national and international levels
- our current exercise regime
Posted Jun 28, 2010 by John Hrytsak | 2 comments |
Blog Headlines
Pan Am Indoor Cup - Day 7: The Finals
When you travel to tournaments as an umpire you want to do as many games as you can, do a good job and have fun (on and off the pitch). There are always challenges, and if you’ve been reading my posts from Venezuela you will be aware of them.
Posted Aug 15, 2010 by John Hrytsak | 1 comments | | Read more
Pan Am Indoor Cup - Day 6
Day 6 was the longest day of the tournament with semi-final and qualification matches on both the men’s and women’s sides. When all was said and done 11 straight hours of hockey was played. Let’s just say I don’t envy the Umpire’s Manager his job, especially when he is on his own.
Posted Aug 14, 2010 by John Hrytsak | 0 comments | | Read more
Pan Am Indoor Cup - Day 5
Last day of pool play can bring some interesting challenges to the umpiring crew of any tournament. This can be particularly so if the teams in any pool are too close to call. The last day can be the deciding day of who plays who in the semi-finals.
Posted Aug 13, 2010 by John Hrytsak | 0 comments | | Read more
