Our local CLFHA indoor competition got underway Sunday, and as per usual, we are all pretty rusty on indoor rules! In particular, a few questions came out of the day of matches regarding free pushes …
Professionalism Without Pay: The Modern Umpire’s Catch-22
In February 2017, long-time and now-retired Kookaburra Simon Orchard published a scathing op-ed lambasting top-level umpires who “severely lack the ability to consistently apply, enforce or define” …
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HWL Semi-Finals Debrief
After the action in London, Brussels and Johannesburg, most tongues are wagging about the fascinating results produced by teams such as the Italian women, or the Belgian and Indian men (all for …
Why Middleton’s Goal Was Legal (Even Though I Wish It Wasn’t)
As a career umpire, I've developed the skill of watching a match with an impartial eye. An essential skill, I believed, so I could be as accurate and fair as possible on the pitch. A few years ago, I …
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June FIH Upgrades
While we hold our collective breaths waiting for the madness that will be #Rio, we have (at least) one more upgrade list for our congratulatory missives. A hearty well done to all! …
May FIH Upgrades
It's a wee but mighty upgrade list month, so congratulations to the fine folks contained herein. Well done, everyone! …
