📅 Aug 28 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re back, baby! It’s a European Championship Qualifier episode as we apply the RDI carding framework with breakdown tackles, 5m infringements, and captains’ responsibilities. There’s a nice third-party obstruction, an IG tackle and yep: a facemask striking an umpire. I’m days away from getting on my first flight towards a […]
EuroHockey U21 Championship Aerials, 5m and Dissent | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 164
📅 July 24 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube The #EHCU21 tournament has drawn to a close in Terrassa and let’s check the tape. Wait: there are aerials. But also! 5m infringements, and confirmation that indeed, “this is not soccer” (thank you, Nigel Owens #legend). We’re on the cusp of the Paris Olympic Games so you only have 3 […]
EHU21 Tackles, Intentional Fouls and an Aerial + Whistling | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 163
📅 July 17 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube The players of summer are here as we head to Terrassa for U21 European Championship action. We have some big tackles, intentional fouls inside the circle and…what’s this? An aerial into the circle? dies of shock 😆 In our skill session, we’ll talk about whistle technique and specifically, how do […]
An Aerial Into The Circle, Changing Your Mindset and Emotions on the Pitch, FHU News | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 162
📅 July 10 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube See you there! 🚨 Sign up now and nail those big calls with Mission Critical Positioning! ⏱ Chapter Markers:00:04:30 Chair Dancing 00:04:46 1. The O35s Overhead: WTN v NHR O35 Final, Vantage Hockey New Zealand National Masters Championship 00:42:40 2. Skll Session: “Noting” Your Mindset 01:02:07 3. Work Abroad Program […]
All About Aerials, Danger vs. PC, Defining Pushing | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 161
📅 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Today’s live stream is brought to you by the letters I and G, as we delve into all things aerial, picking a side with danger vs. PC, and where we’re getting into trouble with players “pushing”. We’ll also have a little tough love sesh on why you shouldn’t judge close-up vertical video […]
Intentional Fouls in the Circle, Stick Shielding, a Long Barrier | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 160
📅 Jun 26 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Complex #FIHProLeague clips abound this week as we dig into language around penalty stroke awards, adding personal penalties to long barrier fouls, and tease apart stick shielding. Also: find out why there’s such thing as a “friendly”. Live is best but replay folks are super cool too! See you on […]
Aerial Interceptions and Infringements, New Briefing and a Bizarre Video Referral | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 159
📅 Jun 19 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Back so soon? Indeed, as we have many Lee Valley #FIHProLeague happenings to wrap up. We have a few aerial interceptions and infringements to cover within the context of the new 2024 FIH Umpires’ Briefing, which we’ll also review for any notable changes. There’s a GK shoot-out obstruction, a rather […]
Free Hits At The 23m, Shots At Goal, Circle Battles At The #FIHProLeague | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 158
📅 Jun 16 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re going to nerd out over free hits at the 23m line, shots at goal (a perennial favourite!), and marking battles in the circle. Also, we’ll talk about changing your stick in the shoot-out, and the topic that never ends, dragging on the PS! This special #WhatUpSunday is only one-half […]
Nations Pro Cup League: All The Things | WhatUpWednesday Ep. 157
📅 Jun 5 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We have a probable goal penalty stroke, double green cards, obstruction on a chasing defender, card for an intentional 5m aerial infringement, first shot at goal on a PC…and that’s just the warm-up! Get ready for a rapid-fire, brain-exploding stream as we review action from the Nations Cups in Terrassa […]
Pro League Aerials, Mid-Air Hits and VRs | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 156
📅 May 29 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube The FIH Pro League is back! We get to revisit some balls hit and raised out of mid-air, complicated video referrals (hello, Pibworth Rule!), failed aerial interceptions and more. The Skill Session returns as we get tactical about putting our best Bobby McFerrin and Bee-Gees combo together to both look […]
Can a Shot At Goal Be Dangerous? Video Umpire Updates and More | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 155
📅 May 22 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Can a shot at goal be dangerous? Let’s find out together. Also, updates to the video umpire protocols just in time for the restart of the Pro League and start of the Nations Cups, an umpire taking matters into his own…feet…, and a question on how to treat gloves after […]
Runnin Ref x FHU Fitness for Every Umpire: Waitlist Opens Today!| #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 154
📅 May 15 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Have you ever wondered if you’re doing the best fitness preparation you can in the time you have for hockey umpiring? Want to make this next season your best and perform at your highest level? Looking to prevent injuries throughout the season so you can push for that big promotion? […]
Dragging on the PS, Disallowed Goal, Red Cards and More | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 153
📅 May 8 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube The Great Debate over dragging on the penalty stroke is on and on our 7th attempt, let’s settle it once and for all! (LOLZ) Also, we check in with a disallowed goal and some afters from the Hoofdklasse. Finally, we’ll catch up with podcasts from our friends at Let’s Stick […]
Hoofdklasse and Twitter Tackles, IG Dangerous Play | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 152
📅 May 1 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re back! We’ve got a socials-packed stream with goalkeeper tackles, a ball hitting an umpire for a goal, diving defenders and dangerous play with a ball in the air.Come one and all as the hamsters get back in their wheels and get this livestream spinning! ⏱ Chapter Markers:0:00 Chair Dancing […]
EHCO Interview, Umpire Gets Hit Right In The Social Media, Women’s Uniforms | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 151
📅 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Today we’re talking to Leandro Martinez-Zurita from the EHCO all about the second edition of the EHCO Trophy, an amazing U19 European club championship that FHumpires is honoured to be staffing with umpires, umpire managers and officials again! We’ll also touch on the regurgitation of clips on social media, and remember that […]
Hockey NZ Masters, Indoor Pan Am Cup, EHCO Trophy & UK Tour| #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 150
📅 Mar 24 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re recapping the exploits of the FHU3T at the Hockey New Zealand National Masters Championships, commentating on the live stream of the Indoor Pan Am Cup in Calgary, Canada, and looking ahead to the EHCO Trophy U19 European Club championship, and another UK speaking tour. It’s been a crazy month […]
3D Skills In The Circle | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 149
📅 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Join this interactive masterclass with Joep de Mol, Phil Roper, Keely Dunn and Ernst Baart about 3D skills in the circle. 🚨 Sign up now and nail those big calls with Mission Critical Positioning! ⏱ Chapter Markers: Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live. 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 Transcript 🎶 #hockeyumpiringvideos #fieldhockeyumpiringvideos […]
Indoor and Outdoor: Clips From Both Worlds! | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 148
📅 Feb 21 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube It’s a mix of indoor and outdoor today, starting with the PS shoot-out decision that 90% of folks are getting wrong. We’re talking through a decision matrix for intentional aerial infringements, another wandering goalkeeper and a few TBC because who doesn’t love a sense of mystery. Speaking of mystery: who’s […]
European Indoor Championships Pt. 2 | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 147
📅 Feb 14 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re reviewing weekend 2 of the European Indoor Championships with playing the outlet, playing the one-timer, and playing the ball out of the air. Many playings. In our weekly skill session, we look at, well, looking at our own performances in visualization and rehearsal. Oh, and there was that little […]
EuroHockey Indoor Championships Pt. 1 – Rules Explained | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 146
📅 Feb 7 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube The men’s European Hockey Indoor Championships lit up Leuven, and we have clips to discuss and questions to ponder! Saving the ball out of the air, playing the outlet, can a PC runner be drilled, when is a raised ball raised, and more. Our popular Skill Session is on a […]
Olympic Qualifiers 3/3 and Media Round-Up | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 145
📅 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re just not ready to Elsa those magical 80 matches, so let’s wrap up loose ends from the FIH #OlympicQualifiers with appeals for a ball played intentionally off the back line, fine lines between danger and playing with the body on a shot at goal, and why the 40s regulation is just […]
FIH Olympic Qualifiers Pt. 2 | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 144
📅 Jan 24 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube All 4 #FIHOlympicQualifiers have wrapped up in Ranchi, Valencia and Oman and we’ve got so many clips to learn from. From goalkeepers dealing with aerial passes into the circle, to obstructing in a shoot-out, to serious misconduct referrals, we’ll pull out principles we can apply on the pitch and make […]
FIH Olympic Qualifiers: Tackles, Hitting Raised Balls and Bullies | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 143
📅 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 […]
Red Card in Gold Medal Game, 3D Skills, 5m Infringements | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 135
📅 Apr 29 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’ve got…a red card in a gold medal game? Also, check out this shot at goal from a 3D skills that defies the definitions in the Rules of Hockey, and a tricky sequence of 5m decisions. Also, we announce our Black Friday deals so come through to find out why […]
Playing the Ball Intentionally Off the End Line Like You’ve Never Seen Before… | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 134
📅 Nov 1 🚨 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We fall back (see what I did there?) into current clip analysis and some really novel situations. Wondering how to call intentionally playing the ball off the end line? We’ll sort this out together and give you a comprehensive checklist with unusual clips to illustrate. Then we’ve got two […]
What Does An Umpire Error Mean, Team Returns Late After Halftime, Dealing with Dissent | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 133
📅 Oct 25 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’ll discuss how social media uses umpires for engagement farming, and how umpires pile on to the problem. There’s the dilemma of a team returning very late to the pitch after halftime, and we’ll talk strategies for players demonstrating their dissent through body language. We might talk about rule change […]
Aerial Goals, Bizarre PC Defence, Is This First Shot at Goal a Hit? | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 132
📅 Oct 18 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube It’s an All Socials Show! Thanks to all the fine humans out there who tagged and DMed me about these clips, this is for you. We’ve got a classic penalty corner first shot at goal and whether it’s a hit or not from the Hoofdklasse, and then a couple of […]
Sliding Tackles? Dangerous Shots at Goal, Intentional Aerial Infringements | Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 131
📅 Oct 11 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube The EHL KO16 is over, and I have questions. When is a slide tackle not a slide tackle? When is a shot at goal dangerous? When is an aerial infringement intentional? Bonus: spilling tea from the Hoofdklasse because they have some overflowing pots. Let’s get to some answers together in […]
#TheDebrief: Mike MacDowell
📅 20230928Umpire Notes:🟢🟡🔴 🏑Transcript20230928 Debrief Mike MacDowell[00:00:00] Mike MacDowell – Pitch: Long.[00:00:12] James Rollins: Good there, 55. Gone five.[00:00:24] Mike MacDowell – Pitch: Right on the edge.[00:00:25] Keely: And who are you umpiring with? Mike?[00:00:27] Mike MacDowell: James Rollins.[00:00:39] Mike MacDowell – Pitch: No.[00:01:00] Long.[00:01:26] Long. There’s nothing there. There’s nothing there, fellas.[00:01:43] James Rollins: […]
Tough Tackles and Ask Me Anything | Field Hockey Umpiring | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 130
📅 Sep 27 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube The Hoofdklasse is back is so are IG reels with vertical clips and lots of unverifiable comments! Let’s figure out a couple of tackles from HDM v Pinoke together. Also, I really have been over-preparing for shows lately and want to breathe a bit so how about we do an […]
#TheDebrief: Joran van den Bosse
📅 20230925Umpire Notes:Q1:0:20: Late whistle for the free hit for no 5 metres at aerial (I missed it, my colleague made the call). Then played the ball after the whistle, without an intervention from us. Throughout the opening phase I struggled with positioning when I could stay more central without interfering with the play and […]
Umpiring Rhapsody Replay | Reading Hockey Club
➡️ YouTube Fresh off a nearly record-setting UK leg (just behind Beyoncé and Taylor Swift in ticket sales), this #WhatUpWednesday is a replay of the last stop of the Umpiring Rhapsody Tour at Reading Hockey Club. 00:00:00 Introduction by the amazing Ginette Tessier 00:03:19 Free Hit Management: Rolling Balls 00:03:29 ENGvAUS 2022 Commonwealth Games Semi-Final 00:10:52 […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 129
📅 Sep 13 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Remember that time at bandcamp when I had all those Euros clips and couldn’t get to them because of that little Gold Medal game thing? Let’s do them now because I’m only just back from the #UmpiringRhapsody Tour and ain’t nobody got time for brand-new material. Also, I’ll review my […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 128
📅 Aug 30 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube If you somehow missed the drama that was the European Championship men’s final, I hereby challenge your life choices! We’re going to talk multi-layered decision-making, what it means for a goalkeeper to move their feet early on a penalty stroke, and just why video referrals are there. It takes a […]
#TheDebrief: Joep van Dijk
📅 20230828🟢🟡🔴 🏑Transcript[00:00:00] Keely: Did you make any notes as to anything in particular that you wanted to make sure that we cover? Or you just wanted to generally scan through?[00:00:25] Joep: Well, so, um, we’ve talked about the penalty corner and yellow card that happened in this game. Right. And then something similar, but […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 127
📅 Aug 23 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re halfway through #EHC2023 and we have SO much to cover! Dangerous shots at goal, because, obviously. Breakdown tackles and physicality galore, the ball hitting protective equipment, and is the end of goalkeepers moving early on penalty strokes? We spend 90 min highlighting the most interesting and thought-provoking scenarios from […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 126
📅 Aug 16 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re looking at some key moments from the Men’s Asian Champions’ Trophy that just wrapped up in Chennai, including a goal off the body and a wicked yellow card advantage played to a goal. There’s an intriguing PC collision from the Oceania Cup Olympic qualifier series in Whangerei, a GK […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 125
📅 Aug 2 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Did you hear about a mysterious one-page doc on FIH letterhead announcing a potential rules trial for the penalty corner? Are you panicking because you don’t know what to do? Relax, we’ve got you covered. Join us for an in-depth exploration of what we know and more importantly, what we […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 124
📅 July 5 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube This week, we’re living dangerously with a shot at goal and a 3D move. We have the secret formula to knowing when to add a card when you’ve already upgraded to a penalty corner. And: when is a tackler being shielded or is just breaking down play? It’s the end […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 123
📅 June 28 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube What’s up with all the dropped sticks? We’ll also roll through a few aerial scenarios, check out a ball played with the handle of the stick, and another first: PC equipment kicked back ON to the pitch. We’re in for another fast-paced episode so join us live to work that […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 122
📅 June 21 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Just about every thorny issue that can arise did in Pro League action this weekend…and that was just in the GBRvGER men’s game! We have so much to cover, including a ball hitting discarded protective equipment on the way to the goal, where is the free hit from on danger […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 121
📅 June 14 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Did you know video referrals can be controversial? Let’s uncover this amazing fact together. And what directions should be taken into account for the ball travelling 5m before entering the circle on a free hit? We’ve got sliding players, shepherding the ball off the end line, remedies for time-wasting, and […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 120
📅 June 7 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube When is an aerial over, when is obstruction a foul, and is this a back stick breakdown? And we have a trippy déja-vu with ball placement leading up to a goal. Make sure you stick around because after the live stream we’ll dive into the server for a replay experience […]