📅 May 3 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube When a tackle is shown on an IG Reel, can you make it a constructive conversation? When a free hit attack is played directly into the circle, where do you take the FHD? What should you do when a player drops a stick? And finally, should parents be forced to […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 116
📅 Apr 26 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Join us for some Pro League lessons as we review a collision in the circle, grey areas with yellow cards for going to ground, and how to handle that attacker releasing their shot at the circle line. We’ll also uncover how top-class umpires manage a match with cards and how […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 115
📅 Apr 19 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’ve all just about dried out and warmed up from Amsterdam, so it’s time to do a thorough debriefing on our inaugural fhu3t pilgrimage to the hallowed European Hockey League #EHL Finals and the EHCO Trophy. Hear the stories of how it all went down, how our incredible team of […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 114
📅 Mar 29 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’ll squint at a fuzzy video of a sliding attacker on a goal and then a goalkeeper slide on an attacker (because we like to be fair). Then there’s that Secret Coach article that has everyone abuzz on umpire abuse, safety vs. flow with a head injury, and the thorny […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 113
📅 Mar 22 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Have you ever wanted to find out what happens when a coach who’s a little feisty with umpires picks up a whistle themselves? We’re talking to Jaco Botha today, a new umpire who has done just that! Join in as we chat about what motivated him to join the #thirdteam […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 112
📅 Mar 16 19.00 GMT We’ve got a penalty corner height of the first hit shot at goal, free hit aerials over the circle, a diving tackle, and what happens after an aerial interception goes wrong. Mix in a milestone or two, PC equipment outside the 23m and get ready for a Rant of the […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 111
📅 Mar 8 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Have you met the Pro League? Things happen, like penalty strokes and their takings. Cards get thrown all over the shop. It’s pretty fun to talk about, ngl. We’ll also get into the thorny issue of when talking to players can be coaching. Let’s dive in! 🚨 Sign up now […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 109
📅 Feb 8 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube By the time we go live we’ll be almost 4 days and 48 matches into the #IHWC2023 in Pretoria! Even if you’re not (YET) an indoor umpire, you’ll learn about stick blocks and free push infringements, as well as indoor-specific rules like trapping, hitting, and playing the ball in the […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 110
📅 Feb 15 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube The whole of English Hockey Twitter is abuzz with that Ben Rhydding goal vs. Brooklands, we take a look at a goal from the Indoor Hockey World Cup, and wrap up the themes we saw during both the Men’s Hockey World Cup #HWC2023 and the #IHWC2023. Your contributions to the […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 108
📅 Feb 1 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re wrapping up the final days of an amazing tournament today with clips on sliding players, goalkeepers moving their feet defending penalty strokes, a thrown facemask, and deliberately playing the ball with the body. We’ll also talk about what we learned from the tournament on the whole and what are […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 107
📅 Jan 25 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube The Men’s Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar/Rourkela is through to the quarter-finals and consolations, with no shortage of plays to discuss! We’re going to focus on dangerous shots at goal, a couple of sliding players (not tackling for once!), aerial interceptions, and a lil side helping of player management. Get […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 106
📅 Jan 18 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube The first 5 days of the #HockeyWorldCup2023 are in the books and we’ve got a few topics to discuss, including a few aerial interceptions, intentionally played off the end line, a double yellow card, and an attacker in the net. Whether you bring it up and bring it on with […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 105
📅 Jan 11 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube What do you think of this pass in a Den Bosch v Amsterdam duel that led to a spectacular goal? We’ll deal with a question regarding a goalkeeper without a stick, and finally, what to do when a player accuses an umpire of bias. See you there! 🚨 Want a […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 104
📅 Jan 4 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re working through the KNHB Indoor Hockey Quiz live together! 1. Join the fhu3t Community on Discord2. Slide into the 🤔 │ KNHB-quiz channel3. Play along for bragging rights: do you agree with Keely? 😉 4. Dutch speakers can check the KNHB answer session 🚨 Want a comprehensive course in […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 103
📅 Dec 21 19.00 GMT➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpQz1RKVhJs 🚨 Want a comprehensive course in indoor hockey? Sign up now for $5 off until Jan 11! https://fhumpires.com/l1i ⏱ Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 Chair Dancing 00:02:27 Make Sure To Let Me Know My Audio Is Muted 00:04:06 That First Time I Turned My Mic Back On 00:20:04 That Time Showing Full-Screen […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 102
📅 Dec 14 19.00 GMT➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGQucmmXH_w It’s all indoor all the time on today’s #WhatUpWednesday! We have a bevy of clips to sort out from the weekend’s European Hockey Indoor Championships, including one of the most shocking ends to a final I’ve seen–but not for the reason you might think! Get in on the live discussion […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 101
📅 Dec 7 19.00 GMT➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6Pc8in7rCE Throw all your cards on the table as we discuss two dangerous plays from the FIH Hockey Nations Cup in Potchefstroom, why penalty corner injections need to be taken immediately, and how to differentiate between fakes and intimidation. The live chat is the place to be so mark your calendars, […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 100
📅 Nov 30 19.00 GMT➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiMCgCO1nMo What should we do when goalkeepers remove their helmets during a game and the play isn’t nearby? Then, two instances of goalkeeper collisions with attackers from the same game. What’s the call when an attacker takes too long before taking the penalty stroke? And a few more fun scenarios to […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 99
📅 Nov 23 19.00 GMT ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba1dM4s3QiY We’re truly going global for this #WhatUpWednesday. From a big call in the NCAA tournament in the US, to a tackle in the Hoofdklasse, and indoor youth action in Australia, we’re taking it all on. If you miss the live session don’t worry, there’s always #replaysquad! 🚨 Upgrade your […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 98
📅 Nov 16 19.00 GMT ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba1dM4s3QiY How do we judge danger on 3D skills (and yes, that Jorrit Croon Blomendaal goal was 🔥)? We’ll work on indoor questions, with using the top edge of the stick and we’ll review the latest updates for the indoor rules. Also, what do we look for when the stopper […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 97
📅 Nov 9 🚨19.00 GMT🚨➡️ https://youtu.be/XXN6q4-o6Ro We review a video review for a free hit at the 23m hit to the circle, a lob shot on a penalty corner, a feint by an injector, and another red in the Hoofdklasse. Also: should we card players for endangering umpires? It’ll be a wild one this week, so […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 96
📅 Nov 2 🚨19.00 GMT🚨➡️ https://youtu.be/dlQtN1eVMlE We’ve got an Oldie But Need To Keep Revisiting, Thanks TikTok! with a goalkeeper kicking a free hit. Check out a sliding tackle with nary a goalkeeper in sight, and what does it mean to take the sting out the game? Plus two very big announcements, so you’ll want to […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 95
📅 Oct. 26 18.00GMT➡️ https://youtu.be/0XDk6KcRIfI We’ll find out: can a rebound bounces off the turf and be dangerous? What happens when knee pads are worn outside the 23m after a PC? And what’s the best (ONLY) way to conduct a penalty stroke and why is this a Rant of the Week? Plus: a 3d tackle, a […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 94
📅 Oct. 19 18.00GMT➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2v0a5H_g0s How do we handle situations where two players are involved in a collision? We have two examples to work on it! Plus: checking on the latest updates to the outdoor Rules of Hockey, what’s up with facemasks in indoor hockey, and we act as the video umpire for the Let’s Stick […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 93
📅 Oct. 12 18.00GMT➡️ https://youtu.be/XuUg-UEbmcA A question over danger while shooting at goal: what could possibly go wrong? 😆 Plus, more of our one-sided smear campaign against goalkeepers, bewilderment with aerial free hits over the circle, and what happens when there’s a foul outside the circle and carries into another foul inside the circle. It’s a […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 92
📅 Oct 5 18.00 GMT ➡️ https://youtu.be/jDgtr0owITE Have you seen this thing called “social media”? People have SO many questions about field hockey umpiring decisions, so we’re going to give them the answers––together. We’ll check on the legality of a penalty stroke, ooh and ahh at a Masters red card, pronounce upon a couple of goalkeeper […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 91
📅 Sep 28 18.00 GMT➡️ https://youtu.be/MacbZmWfCvk 1. Join the Discord ➡️ https://fhumpires.com/ds 2. Grab the link to the fhu3t answer form ➡️ https://discord.com/events/8448076645… 3. KNHB ➡️ https://survey.alchemer.eu/s3/9048849… Test yourself against Keely live on Round 2 of the KNHB Quiz: Goalkeeper Edition! If you thought Round 1 was a blast of learning straight to your cerebrum, just […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 90
📅 Sep 14 18.00 GMT➡️ https://youtu.be/V92uW_ZXIZ0 We’re diving into some mindset work on recovering from your mistakes, what happens when you give a card at a penalty corner, and more tips to start your new season on the right foot. Also: how not to handle a country-wide uniform ordering oversight. ⏱ Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 Chair Dancing […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 89
📅 Sep 7 18.00 GMT➡️ https://youtu.be/Lrk1luU-6BU After we review a couple of overhead smashes on goal, we’ll talk about preparing for the upcoming UK/EUR season, and why shirts matter. We’ll also take a hot minute to review all the things we learned from last week’s show with Brendan Creed and go through your questions. Make sure […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 88
📅 Aug 31 18.00 GMT ➡️ https://youtu.be/WGoqrp9trA8 What happens when you put a GB/England player and a retired umpire in a virtual room together to battle it out over how to improve the video referral process? I don’t know either, so you’d better join in this #WhatUpWednesday to find out! Find Brendan Creed: IG ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/brendancreed18/ […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 87
📅 July 27 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube It’s a review of 00:00:00 Chair Dancing 00:02:27 Welcome 00:04:29 #CWG2022 Wrap-Up Topics 00:06:54 Thank you for buying me rosés! 🍷 00:12:17 1. Commonwealth Games Hockey Competition – Disciplinary Hearings 00:25:08 2. Red Card + Yellow Card – Canada v England Balraj Panesar and Chris Griffiths 00:40:22 3. Goalkeeper Trip […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 86
📅 July 27 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube It’s a review of ⏱ Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 Chair Dancing 00:02:27 Topics! 00:06:20 1. Advantage and Video Referral – Foot on a Penalty Corner 00:34:39 2. Aerial Interceptions and Intentional Fouls 00:52:56 3. Two Yellows Cards to the Same Player 01:01:46 4. Potential Red Cards 01:14:19 5. 10′ Yellow Card […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 85
📅 July 20 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re wrapping up themes and takeaways from the #HWC2022, combing through the 2022-2023 #FIH Umpires’ Briefing, and sorting out the most central of calls: how to manage the centre pass? 😉 Let’s do this! ⏱ Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 Chair Dancing 00:04:48 Introduction 00:08:41 Topcis 00:09:50 #HWC2022 Learning Points 00:45:54 Managing […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 84
📅 July 14 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We take on the 2nd half of pool play and the #HWC2022 quarter-finals from Terrassa and Amstelveen with balls played intentionally off the end line and not, free hits reversed, and the new facemask rule in action. See you there on a special day but usual time! ⏱ Chapter Markers: […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 83
📅 July 8 17.00 GMT➡️ YouTube It’s a special day and time for our first WhatUpRestDay all about the HWC in Terrassa and Amstelveen. We’ll work through as many clips as we can from the first 6 days of competition and make sense at least some of the chaos coming our way. Bring your questions because […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 82
📅 June 29 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube ⏱ Chapter Markers: Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live. 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 Transcript #thirdteam #fieldhockey #hockey #umpire #umpiring #FIH #FIHumpires #umpirelife #hockeyumpiretips #hockeyumpiringvideos #fieldhockeyumpiringvideos #hockeyedumpiring #hockeyumpiringrules
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 81
📅 June 22 17.00 GMT➡️ YouTube ⏱ Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 Chair Dancing 00:02:27 Warm-up 00:10:36 Q1 00:27:19 Minor tech difficulties, skip this! 00:30:47 Q2 01:00:27 Q3 01:25:18 Q4 Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live. 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 Transcript #thirdteam #fieldhockey #hockey #umpire #umpiring #FIH #FIHumpires #umpirelife #hockeyumpiretips #hockeyumpiringvideos #fieldhockeyumpiringvideos #hockeyedumpiring #hockeyumpiringrules
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 80
📅 June 15 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube ⏱ Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 Chair Dancing 00:02:27 Topics! 00:05:41 Brought to you by: the Communication Skills Workshop! 00:07:42 What We’re Doing on Our Summer Vacation: Women’s World Cup and Commonwealth Games in the Discord 00:16:15 We Almost Didn’t Go Live Today and Tales of Burnout 00:19:29 Why You Mad, Bro? […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 79
📅 June 8 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Let’s talk clattering goalkeeper tackles, danger on dragflicks, and the height of the first shot hit on the penalty corner. We’re throwing lots of clips into the mix so please use your seatbelts and keep your hands and feet inside the livestream! And: I watched Hockey5s so you didn’t have to. […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 78
📅 June 1 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube It’s just going to be one of those streams, friends. We’ll chat about the probable goal situation from NEDvARG, too many players from PAKvJPN, and how communication skills saved the day in BELvFRA. Also, remember that time at band camp when I said non-neutral appointments were like Wu-Tang Clan? Get […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 77
📅 May 25 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube This #WhatUpWednesday is full of penalty stroke decisions: one not given for an unintentional foul. one given on a goalkeeper foul, and one given after one-one-thousand, two-one-thousand…Plus: a penalty corner given for a stick lift, and much more! ⏱ Chapter Markers: 0:00 Chair Dancing/Tea Making 2:27 Intro 3:10 Agenda 4:08 […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 76
📅 May 18 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’ve got action from the Hoofdklasse women’s semis, with a penalty stroke call on the line and a first hit on the penalty corner goal. We’ll follow it up with some Pro League video referral action and explore one of the toughest judgment calls for playing the ball with the […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 75
📅 May 11 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re going to cover what angles mean on 5m infringements, how attempted aerial interceptions should be handled, and what constitutes a red card. Also, let’s have a confab on what y’all are going to do on your summer vacation! Submit your penalty corner feedback to the FIH: fhumpires.com/fihpc ⏱ Chapter Markers: […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 74
📅 May 4 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re picking up that goalkeeper tackle from a U14 NEDvENG match a few weeks ago, a 3D dribbling situation from the Bundesliga last weekend, and the FIH is looking for YOUR input on the penalty corner. Crack open a soda and let’s get to work! Submit your penalty corner feedback […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 73
📅 Apr 27 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re going over that Loughborough penalty stroke and no-goal decision, a junior boys’ goalkeeper tackle that brings a player to ground, and more. The real questions are: what are we going to learn from these clips, and are you here for this? ⏱ Chapter Markers: 0:00 Chair Dancing 2:27 […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 72
📅 Apr 20 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Six days of Easter stroopwafel-infused carnage monopolized the attention of hockey fans worldwide and we have “a few clips” to work through. We’ll take bets at the beginning as to how many we’re getting through in only a #KeelyHour including: how to play a long advantage before stopping for […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 71
📅 Apr 13 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’ll work through issues with playing advantage in a shoot-out and answer all of your questions great and small about how shoot-outs work. Then, discussion points around a back-stick inside the 23m, goalkeeper obstruction vs. danger and some third-party obstruction shenanigans. See you in the live chat! ⏱ Chapter […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 70
📅 Apr 6 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube This week, we’ll review the rules for goalkeepers losing their helmets, how to gauge obstruction, deciding whether a foul occurs inside or outside the circle, and double-playing the ball on the penalty stroke and the penalty corner injection. It’s a full slate so don’t be late for the live […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 69
📅 Mar 30 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re discussing whether to card captains when teams return to the pitch to resume play late, what to do with goalkeepers who waste time and how to manage suspensions, and finally! Yes, finally! Is the handle of the stick legal to play the ball? As always, we will thrash […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 68
📅 Mar 23 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Let’s work through penalty strokes given and not and a couple of shoot-out video referrals for stick blocks and goalkeeper tackles. If that’s not enough, we’ll talk over tactics for working with captains when teams are late for the restart of the game, and maybe we’ll get to that […]