The FIH upgrades are out for the month of April. Congratulations to all the umpires!
CLFHA 2015 Rules Updater Released
We’ve moved into the 21st century and charged into online education, folks! Members of the CLFHA* should go to this page to purchase access to the Rules Updater video presentation and then do their Rules Endorsement Quiz. This post also serves as the launching post for discussions on the material in the video. Not sure if you’re […]
HockeyWeekly and Jonas van ‘t Hek on EHL Body Cameras
Leading Dutch hockey magazine HockeyWeekly published a great article about the use of the body cameras in the EHL and interviewed Jonas van ‘t Hek for his insights.
FIH Upgrades – March 2013
Celebrating the latest promotions and retirements of FIH umpires:
EHL Umpires Wearing Body Cams Because They’re Rock Stars
Could the EHL’s coverage of hockey get any better? Apparently, bloody well yes.
Ask FHU: Advantage in the Circle
Advantage in the circle is definitely tricky. Haven’t we all been there when we’ve blown the whistle and as our arms extend to show a PC the ball trickles over the goal line? Immediately, you feel like this:
Top-notch Canadian officials at Jr. Pan Ams – Field Hockey Canada
Field Hockey Canada just put up a great article interviewing TD Madge Johnson, assistant Umpire Manager Chris Wilson and umpire Gavin Caldecott (with umpire Megan Robertson participating via a stunning photograph). Check the article out here.
Complete Guide to the 2013-2014 Rules of Hockey
So the new rule book is out but you’re hoping someone else has gone through all the dirty work of figuring out what’s been deleted, what’s been added and what it all means? You’ve come to the right place, because after all – we’re rules superheroes.
Where have you been, FHUmpires?
It’s been a long time since our last podcast, it’s true. 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 over a year ago.
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.
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.
WCQ Kazan Day 3: Opening Day
The appointments were handed out on Thursday afternoon so I knew early that I wasn’t on the first day of matches, just reserving the middle game of the three. For some umpires, this can be tough to deal with, especially after the Great Wait that we experience at these events. For me, I’ve learned to make the best of it and I just had recent experience where it worked out very well, so I felt good today watching the teams take the pitch for the first time.
WCQ Kazan Days 1-2: The Great Wait
Tournaments are a mental grind. Sometimes I wonder if umpiring the games is actually the easiest part – after all, we all have a lot of practise and preparation in doing that – but everything else is more of a challenge.
Hamish Jamson Back on the World Panel
Via England’s NPUA website, great news that Hamish Jamson has been promoted to the World Panel.
