In this #UmpireAtHome #TBT, Sarah Wilson explains how to decide if the ball has been intentionally played over the backline.
Keep Yourself in the Game | David Tomlinson | Field Hockey Umpiring Skills | #UmpireAtHome #TBT
Tomo talks about some mental tricks to stay in the game and how talking to yourself, your co-umpire and the players can make a big difference in your mental preparedness for all the possibilities a game will throw at you.
Refocusing After a Mistake | Michelle Joubert | Field Hockey Umpiring Skills | #UmpireAtHome #TBT
We’ve ALLLLLLLL been there: our mind wanders off to pixie land where self-annihilation plays. Do yourself a favour and have a listen to Michelle Joubert as she talks about how she refocuses her mind after potentially making a mistake. She makes a great point that this process can be different for everyone and offers up […]
Attacker Obstruction in the Shoot Out | Hockey Umpiring Skills | #UmpireAtHome #TBT
A perrenial hot topic is whether a player who turns their back to the goalkeeper during a shoot-out is obstructing. The captain of @Belredlions, @ThomasBriels, shares his thoughts in this #UmpireAtHome #TBT clip.
David Ellcock on the Regulations | Hockey Umpiring Skills | #UmpireAtHome #TBT
You may have noticed that our hockey rule book isn’t very extensive and often the nitty-gritty information of tournaments is in specific regulations for that level or even just that event. But how do regulations relate to umpiring? Here we have umpire and official David Ellcock explain how umpires can fall victim to big errors […]
Simon Mason on Umpire Briefings | Hockey Umpiring Skills | #UmpireAtHome #TBT
We’ve always wondered whether our commentary friends were ever involved in umpire briefings to help them with their ability to call the game. Find out whether that’s the case and how commentators like Simon Mason breach the communication gap with umpires in order to provide the most accurate picture to the hockey fan on this […]
Ayanna McClean on Player Reactions and Danger | Hockey Umpiring Skills | #UmpireAtHome #TBT
At times player reactions can give you a bit of information to help you feel confident about a decision, but are those reactions visible from the video umpire box? Ayanna McClean, our video umpire guru, talks about player reactions to danger and what she is looking for when it comes to danger and the ball […]
Adam Kearns on Moving Down the Control Elevator | Hockey Umpiring Skills | #UmpireAtHome #TBT
Sometimes it can be a hard decision between a green or a yellow card. What can make it even harder is when you have already awarded a yellow and then appear to have “gone backwards” to give a green. If you want to learn the subtle differences in breakdown play and how you can apply […]