Along with the major overhaul to the FIH website, the Umpiring Committee has released “V2” of the 2011 FIH Outdoor Umpires Briefing.
Congratulations, Nov. Upgrades!
A hearty congratulations to all of the November FIH Upgrades:
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.
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.
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 teams competing and FIH rules which limit consecutive days of games to two, there’s going to be a lot of time off.
WCQ Kazan Day 6: Second Game
For the second consecutive time, I was on the first game of the day. Keeping in mind my feedback from the first game, I was determined to sort out the positioning errors and at least get that part together properly. I was also very excited to umpire for the first time with Kang who I’d been at the JWC with last summer.
WCQ Kazan Day 5: Rest Day #1
Rest days are such a conundrum. We’ve been resting, meeting, preparing, eating and sleeping so much between the games over the last two days, we’re so anxious to get out into the world that we find ways to earn air quotes around “rest day”.
WCQ Kazan Day 4: First Game
It’s been stressed to me countless times by UMs and other mentors: you must have a great first game at a tournament. It’s your first impression with your UM, TD and the teams. That game will largely dictate how the rest of your tournament will go in terms of appointments and whether you’ll get further chances to show what you can do in big games.