🗣 Jakub Mejzlik 🇨🇿 Fresh off this weekend’s #FIHProLeague ESPvBEL double-header, Tokyo appointee Jakub Mejzlik joins us on #UmpireAtHome. We’re going to talk showing personality on the pitch, batting above your country’s weight on the international stage and, maybe, I don’t know, a couple of things that happened in Valencia. 😉 Have a question, dilemma… More
#UmpireAtHome Ep. 20 with Céline Martin-Schmets
🗣 Céline Martin-Schmets 🇧🇪 #UmpireAtHome in January continues with more #shedhockey! Céline Martin-Schmets has established herself as one of Europe’s top indoor umpires after the 2020 European Indoor Championships where she took charge of the uber-exciting final between Belarus and the Netherlands with Wales’ Cathy Wright. Make sure to bring your questions (and banter) to… More
#UmpireAtHome Ep. 19 with Lee Barron
🗣 Lee Barron It’s the return of #UmpireAtHome with English superstar indoor umpire Lee Barron, who will talk over his most recent finals appearance at the 2018 Indoor World Cup Final and all things shed hockey. #UmpireAtHome highlights issues facing hockey umpires right now, and through discussion, explores umpiring skills and how to interpret the… More
David Ellcock on the Regulations | Hockey Umpiring Skills | #UmpireAtHome #TBT
You may have noticed that our hockey rule book isn’t very extensive and often the nitty-gritty information of tournaments is in specific regulations for that level or even just that event. But how do regulations relate to umpiring? Here we have umpire and official David Ellcock explain how umpires can fall victim to big errors… More
Simon Mason on Umpire Briefings | Hockey Umpiring Skills | #UmpireAtHome #TBT
We’ve always wondered whether our commentary friends were ever involved in umpire briefings to help them with their ability to call the game. Find out whether that’s the case and how commentators like Simon Mason breach the communication gap with umpires in order to provide the most accurate picture to the hockey fan on this… More
Ayanna McClean on Player Reactions and Danger | Hockey Umpiring Skills | #UmpireAtHome #TBT
At times player reactions can give you a bit of information to help you feel confident about a decision, but are those reactions visible from the video umpire box? Ayanna McClean, our video umpire guru, talks about player reactions to danger and what she is looking for when it comes to danger and the ball… More
Adam Kearns on Moving Down the Control Elevator | Hockey Umpiring Skills | #UmpireAtHome #TBT
Sometimes it can be a hard decision between a green or a yellow card. What can make it even harder is when you have already awarded a yellow and then appear to have “gone backwards” to give a green. If you want to learn the subtle differences in breakdown play and how you can apply… More
Alison Keogh on the Hard Work of Changing Face | Hockey Umpiring Skills | #UmpireAtHome #TBT
Sometimes the hard yards are not done on the field, or even in a gym. You may be doing the work when you receive pointed and seemingly personal criticism, and decide to address the problem head-on. Ali Keogh describes a period of intense self-reflection brought on by comments made by umpire managers about her facial… More