Why are “long barrier” plays where the defender uses their body to play the ball interpreted as intentional fouls? Find out in this #FeatureFriday video, where we highlight one of the hundreds of clips in the fhu3t Clip Library. Find them all: 🟢🟡🔴🏑 As the ball carrier comes into contact, the defender plants his feet, […]
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 […]
Minor Updates to 2019 Rules of Hockey and Indoor Hockey
Yesterday, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) circulated very minor updates to the 2019 Rules of Hockey and Indoor Hockey, effective Nov. 1 2020. Any significant rule changes are still scheduled to be issued after the Tokyo Olympic Games and the Indoor World Cup respectively. Outdoor 4.2(c): knee pads that match the sock colour OR are […]
Attacker Offences During PCs | How to Apply the Rules of Hockey | #RuleyTuesday Ep. 16
Keeping track of the various offences attackers can commit during penalty corners and what each of their remedies are is a bit of a challenge. Burrow down to the key points in this handy #RuleyTuesday episode so you won’t be caught by surprise in your next game! Transcript Bothered by breaches during penalty corners? On […]
Penalty Stroke For Shoot-Out Trip | Hockey Rules and Interpretations | #FeatureFriday Ep. 15
Injectors injecting early on the penalty corner? Discover the remedy in this #FeatureFriday video, where we highlight one of the hundreds of clips in the fhu3t Clip Library. Find them all: 🟢🟡🔴🏑 A penalty stroke is awarded and upheld after video referral on this shoot-out attempt. The attacker avoids the jab tackle by the goalkeeper, […]
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, […]
Slide Tackles by Goalkeepers | How to Apply the Rules of Hockey | #RuleyTuesday Ep. 15
Why are the slide tackle interpretations different for goalkeepers as opposed to field players? Find out in this #RuleyTuesday episode. Related Episode: Sliding Tackles and Deflections | How to Apply the Rules of Hockey| Ep. 12 Transcript We’re still carrying a torch for slide tackles but this time we’re going to light up the goalkeepers […]