📅 Jan 17 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube “NOOO!!!” 😂 YES, the chaos of the #fiholympicqualifiers is upon us! Let’s talk about an intentionally-raised hit in mid-air, a goalkeeper slide tackle, the weirdest bully you’ve EVER seen, and interfering with the stick. In our new regular Skills Session, we’ll cover the issue of holding your whistle in your […]
Active Goalkeepers, Recovering Mid-Game, and EHCO Trophy! | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 142
📅 Jan 10 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Let’s slide all nice and easy into 2024. We’ve got a couple of clips showing off interesting goalkeeper choices that’ll get our brains back into umpire nerd mode. We’ll also discuss how to recover when you’re having a rough game, touch on the new FIH umpiring panels, and most importantly: […]
Men’s Junior World Cup Wrap-Up and Happy Holidays! | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 141
📅 Dec 20 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re helping Santa out with that Naughty or Nice List and figuring out who’s getting (Christmas) cards as we wrap up the Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup in Malaysia. There’s more misconduct(!), video referral protocol leftovers, and more close calls to learn from. But what’s the last live stream of […]
New Video Umpire Protocols at the Junior World Cups! | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 140
📅 Dec 13 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube New Video Umpire Protocols came into effect starting at the Women’s Junior World Cup, and have applied at Men’s Junior World Cup and the first mini-tournament of the new season of the FIH Pro League. What a time to be alive, says every rules nerd ever! We’re going to break […]
Women’s Junior World Cup – All The Clips | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 139
📅 Dec 6 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re through to the cross-over stages of the #WJWC2023 in Santiago, Chile and WOWZERS. Stick shields, body shields, first hits on PCs, dangerous shots and uses of the stick, intentionally playing the ball of the end line, 5m infringements on aerials and sideline hits… 9 clips in total (a Very […]
New Indoor Rules, Is This a Hit? | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 138
📅 Nov 29 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’ve got the scoop on how the Indoor Rules of Hockey change everything in 3 days…or not. A last gasp from the Hoofdklasse on this penalty corner play, and a quick shout-out to the women’s Junior World Cup, men’s Junior World Cup, and 2023-2024 FIH Pro League all overlapping in […]
Black Friday: WhatUpWednesday Edition | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 137
📅 Nov 29 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube What’s in store today? (See what I did there?) I’m trying something very different in honour of my first observance of the hallowed holiday of Black Friday. Be forewarned: this stream will NOT stay up for replay to the public! DUH DUH DUN…. Bonus: if you’re around at the end […]
Aerial + GK + PS, GK and the 23m Line, and Rugby Rules in Hockey | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 136
📅 Nov 15 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Aerials are hard; let’s figure out how to make them easier. Also, when a goalkeeper gets thiiiiis close to the 23m line and how we process the decision. Plus: do we even like rugby enough to include their time extension rule? (Is that what it’s called? 🤷♀️) Bonus clips and […]