It's been a long time since our last podcast. Lots has been happening in the umpiring world but even more for one FHUmpire, John Hrystak, who welcomed his beautiful daughter Brynn into the world just …
Revised FIH Outdoor Umpires Briefing Released
Along with the major overhaul to the FIH website, the Umpiring Committee has released “V2” of the 2011 FIH Outdoor Umpires Briefing. Changes are highlighted in yellow in the briefing and …
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Congratulations, Nov. Upgrades!
A hearty congratulations to all of the November FIH Upgrades:Outdoor Promising Umpire List: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) & Chen Hong (CHN) Outdoor Grade 1: Andrew Kennedy (ENG)Outdoor …
We Know Turf Hurts – Now There’s Proof
We’ve all felt that umpiring (and obviously playing) on turf is harder on our joints that old-school natural grass, but now you can point to a study to prove it. A former college football wide …
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WCQ Kazan Day 8: Third Game
Third game, yet again the first match of the day. I think there may be a pattern here. This time I was lucky enough to draw Lisa Roach as a colleague.Now, I can write this in public because I know …
WCQ Kazan Day 7: Rest Day #2
Wednesday has brought about our second rest day of the tournament. It seems like we’re having a lot of rest here, but it’s a function of the structure of a qualifying event like this. With only 6 …