Another disturbing report of assault on a hockey umpire, this time out of East London, South Africa: Former South Africa hockey player Reece Basson, who hit an umpire during match in East London two weeks ago, will officially know his fate tonight when United Hockey and Border Hockey meet to discuss his sanction… In the […]
Being Fair Without Losing Control: NHL’s Paul Stewart
Game management is universal across sports. Today’s good learnin’ comes from the ice version of our sport, where long-time top referee Paul Stewart offers his advice on managing the even more volatile personalities known in the NHL. My method for dealing with such situations was to take control. I was a communicator: These are my ground rules, […]
Updates to Dartfish.tv
In case you missed it, the FIH’s Dartfish video library has been updated with 6 new videos. Unfortunately it’s only 6, but since these are the first new videos we’ve seen in the last 4 years, we’ll taken them! The two topics covered are breaking on penalty corners and playing the ball above the shoulder. Hopefully we’ll see […]
7 Habits of Exceptional Team Players » Referee Mindset
Here’s a great article on the tangible benefits of taking a team approach to umpiring. It took me too long to realise how important TEAM is for officiating. I used to compete. Compete with my peers, with players, coaches, spectators, … everyone! I knew it was beneficial for me since competition makes thing more effective […]
Getting The Early Stuff Right | #askfhu
#Askfhu is our ongoing series of posts that focus on a single umpiring issue that you may have been or likely will be faced with at some point in your career. We’ll focus on giving you tangible and effective strategies to deal with the situation. We also want to hear about your experiences and suggestions […]
It’s Raining Golden Whistles
It’s a big day for FIH umpires Deon “Floppy” Nel (RSA) and Nor Piza Hassan (MAL), who both achieved their Golden Whistles (officiating 100 senior international matches). Nor Piza is umpiring at the South East Asian Games and Floppy at the Argentina Hockey World League Semi-Finals. Here are some great shots of Nor Piza’s ceremony […]
Day 3 at the Argentina Hockey World League Semi-Finals
Umpiring Seminar in Trinidad & Tobago – Pan American Hockey Federation
In keeping with the Trinidad and Tobago Hockey Board’s (TTHB) commitment to the development of hockey, the TTHB hostedtheir annual Umpiring Seminar on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th May, 2015 at the National Hockey Centre, Tacarigua. Wonderful to see umpiring development coming on strong in the PAHF region. Thanks to Renée Cohen for taking the time out […]
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