For field hockey umpires, by field hockey umpires
A dangerous run down the left sideline leaves a defender chasing hard, and starting around the 23m starts to lean in too much with his shoulder, taking the ball carrier to ground and breaking down the play. The umpire upgrades the decision to a penalty corner due to the quality of the opportunity that was…
When an attacker breaks away via the through pass, the goalkeeper leaves his circle and plays the ball away legally with his stick. Given that goalkeepers are a bigger, more heavily-equipped player, they cannot cause danger for the field players and cannot use their larger bodies to block the ball or the movement of an…
ย A green card is given for this intentional use of the foot after the defender moves his back foot towards the ball after being beaten on the dribble. Watch for the player moving their foot into the path of the ball, as opposed to picking it up in an attempt to avoid it, and…
An upgraded penalty corner is awarded by the umpire after two loud stick tackles. The decision is referred to the video umpire, who determines that on the first tackle attempt, the ball carrier interposed her stick between the tacklerโs stick and the ball right at the moment of the attempt, creating the noisy clash and…
Itโs a small thing, but because itโs managed properly it prevents a problem from developing later in this game. With the blue team defending a 10min yellow card, they are presented with a 15m free hit. The defender takes a few valuable seconds off the clock in this setting, but before the time taken is…
On the first penalty corner of the game, the far right attacker breaks early into the circle prior to the injection. The umpire correctly stops the play, sends the injector to the centre line, allows her to be replaced and resets the corner according to the new 2019 rules. ย
