It’s tough to keep up with the one area of the rule book that has changed literally every edition since 2009. Maybe earlier, but I didn’t check; I figure a decade of straight changes is enough. Here’s your guide to free hits inside the dotted line, and how similar they are to free hits everywhere…
Aerial Philosophy | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 13
Let’s face it: players’ skill and tactical awareness of the aerial pass has progressed so quickly over the last decade that umpires have been left in the dust. It’s time to step back and step in to a new way of looking at the 5m landing area and how the way we visualize it may…
Bringing Suspended Players Back | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 12b
It can get tricky determining when to bring suspended players back on the pitch, especially when they’re goalkeepers. This super-extended plus bonus question edition covers why the suspension duration needs to be certain, and why we bring them back immediately–unless the suspension expires after the award of and before the completion of a penalty corner….
Stick Obstruction on the Swing | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 12a
Here’s an unusually brief take on determining obstruction when the ball carrier is in the act of swinging, either on a shot or a pass. Spoiler alert: it comes down to shifting your focus to the defender YET AGAIN. (It’s almost like this is a pretty valuable umpiring technique to develop–just throwing it out there,…
Third-Party Obstruction on Goalkeepers | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 11b
Third-party obstructions are tricky at best, and now we need to track when they happen to goalkeepers too? Absolutely. Cooperation with your supporting umpire is key, so listen up to some techniques in this WUW excerpt. Thanks to fhu3t 🟢 Teamers Shelley Price and Stewart Cawthray for taking the time to bring this question up….
Penalty Corners Late in the Quarter | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 11a
How do you handle the end-of-time (not End Of Times, that’s more serious) horn/hooter/whistle/other random noise sounding during the penalty corner you’re running? As often if the case, you don’t, because you prevent such a disastrous occurrence from occurring in the first place. Get all the details on this WUW excerpt and let me know…
Upgrades vs Cards | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 10b
Why do umpires find it so easy to give upgrade penalties within the 23m area but not cards? When would you give them together? Why do you not give cards without the team penalty upgrade? It’s all here, plus a capital-R capital-A capital-you get the idea RANT. Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go…
Your Colleague Misses a Big Call | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 10a
You’re the supporting umpire and your colleague misses a big call in their circle. How do you communicate? What if you don’t have radios? Get some strategies here. Downloads Pre-Match Chat Card – No Radios Pre-Match Chat Card – Radios Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live! Join the fhu3t today! 🟢🟡🔴 🏑…