It's not easy to distinguish between attacking stick blocks and defensive stick obstructions, but we've got a few tips here to help. As always, shift your focus to the defender's stick, and practice …
Goalkeepers Outside Their Circle | How to Apply the Rules of Hockey | #RuleyTuesday Ep. 18
Where can goalkeepers actually go outside their circle? What can they do? Most importantly, why the heck won't they just stay home, gosh darn it! Get the answers here on this #RuleyTuesday …
Jab Tackle Intentionally Off The Back-Line | Hockey Rules and Interpretations | #FeatureFriday Ep. 17
Do you doubt your decision-making when you try to determine which tackles play the ball off the end line intentionally? This jab tackle to penalty corner award may help. On #FeatureFriday, we …
The Shoot-Out Behind the Scenes | Sarah Wilson | Hockey Umpiring Skills | #UmpireAtHome #TBT
Who doesn’t love a good discussion about the shoot-out? But here are a couple of different questions that we at FHumpirs really enjoyed getting Sarah Wilson’s perspective on. For example: can anyone …
Advantage on Dangerously-Raised Balls | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 14.a
There's a difference between intentionally-raised aerial passes and 5m infringements, and accidentally-dangerous deflections––and it has big ramifications for how and why we'd play advantage or no …
Free Hits Inside the 5m Dotted Line | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 14.b
It's tough to keep up with the one area of the rule book that has changed literally every edition since 2009. Maybe earlier, but I didn't check; I figure a decade of straight changes is enough. Here's …
