Are you getting ready for #Tokyo2020? ME TOO. But first, we have a #WhatUpWednesday dive into a few more questions out of the queue! 1. Which comes first: playing the ball directly into the circle or infringing 5m? 2. Goalkeeper uses the back of their blocker (Jason) 3. Does a Second Yellow Card Equal a… More
#TalkingTokyo Preview
Just days away from the start of the #hockey competition at #Tokyo2020, we’re going to have a quick chat about what’s happening in FHumpiresland. Find how all the ways *you* can get the most out of this once every 4 (or 5) year opportunity for your umpiring. 00:00 Chair Dancing02:21 Introductions 12:20 Let’s Talk Tokyo… More
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 40
Thanks to the ridiculously good-looking people who brought this week’s questions up on various social media channels. Don’t forget you can always slip in the Discord server with your questions and issues, bandy about some ideas and general hang with your fellow #thirdteam peeps. ➡️ http://fhumpires.com/discord 0:00 Warm-up0:41 FIH Academy Workshop: Let’s Go Tokyo –… More
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 39
We’re shooting the shots on goal on penalty corners and pressing all the buttons on the control elevator on this week’s #WhatUpWednesday. Bring your super-powered #thirdteam brains and sharp-witted banter to the livestream on YouTube and indulge in the afters on the official FHumpires Discord server! 00:00 Chair Dancing02:10 Introductions 05:00 Upcoming FIH Academy Workshop… More
#WhatUpWednesday Ep. 38a – Primary areas of responsibility in the circle
20:12 Why do you not whistle in the other D? 🎮 Feel free to join us over on the Discord server! Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live. Join the fhu3t today! 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 Transcript To Follow #thirdteam #fieldhockey #hockey #umpire #umpiring #FIH #FIHumpires #umpirelife #hockeyumpiretips #hockeyumpiringvideos #fieldhockeyumpiringvideos #hockeyedumpiring #hockeyumpiringrules
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Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 38
As always, I have a list of your questions and will get to only half of them in twice the amount of time it should take. This is the way. 00:00 Chair Dancing 02:15 Introductions 12:50 Announcements 17:09 Podcast – Talk Hockey Radio 20:12 Why do you not whistle in the other D? 28:42 Q&A… More
Umpire Watches – #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 37d
What are the latest options for timing matches? Check out the Referee Store’s stock of digital watches and learn about Martijn de Kekem’s Sticky app for Apple or Samsung Galaxy Watches. Question from Joe Ottaway: Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live. Join the fhu3t today! 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 Transcript To Follow #thirdteam #fieldhockey…
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Players Stepping Off Pitch to Deceive – #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 37c
In WUW Ep. 34 we answered the question of what to do when players briefing moved off the pitch while dribbling or ducking around defenders to lead for the ball. Now, we have attackers deliberately stepping off the pitch to deceive the opposition as to whether they’re involved in the game. Question from Simon Webb:…
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Dissent and Blame Culture – #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 37b
Was dissent worse than normal at the Eurohockey Championships 2021? And what do we do about dissent that moves into blaming the umpire territory? Question from Simon Webb: Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live. Join the fhu3t today! 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 Transcript To Follow #thirdteam #fieldhockey #hockey #umpire #umpiring #FIH #FIHumpires #umpirelife #hockeyumpiretips…
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Ball Placement – #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 37a
We work through a ball placement on the free hit incident from the NEDvESP match at the 2021 Eurohockey Championships 2021 and try to pin down what actually is an unfair advantage gained on a ball that isn’t taken from the exact spot of the foul. Question from Phil Stubley: Check out when the next…
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Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 37
We’re going to blaze through a bunch of questions this week so buckle up for the breeziest and busiest #KeelyHour ever! 00:00 Chair dancing 02:20 Introductions 04:20 Stream description 14:30 Announcements 20:22 Q&A 20:41 Ball placement at a free hit 44:34 Was there more dissent at the Euros? 56:17 How to deal with players stepping… More
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 36
We give wrapping up ALL THE THINGS from the EuroHockey Championship 2021 in Amsterdam the old college try. A #KeelyHour? Try a #EuroDay! Many Many Video Referrals How Do You Determine a Backstick? Dissent In Big Tournaments What Does Gender Have To Do With Good Umpiring? I’m here for this, are you? 👋 ➡️ Please… More
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 35
Since the #EHC2021 has literally been the most boring tournament ever, this is going to be a 5min livestream with me saying hi and bye. Unfortunately, I have nothing at all to say about: 1. Goalkeeper cards and penalty corner and substitutions 2. Field player equipment rules on penalty corners 3. Video referrals and who… More
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 34
00:00 Chair dancing Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live. 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 Transcript To Follow #thirdteam #fieldhockey #hockey #umpire #umpiring #FIH #FIHumpires #umpirelife #hockeyumpiretips #hockeyumpiringvideos #fieldhockeyumpiringvideos #hockeyedumpiring #hockeyumpiringrules More
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 33
🎬 Top Clips from the Socials 00:00 Chair dancing02:28 Introductions 16:50 Announcements23:45 Managing player confrontations on the pitch 01:06:00 Danger in the circle or an advantage goal01:25:20 Should umpires be invisible? Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live. 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 Transcript To Follow #thirdteam #fieldhockey #hockey #umpire #umpiring #FIH #FIHumpires #umpirelife #hockeyumpiretips #hockeyumpiringvideos… More
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 32
This week: a red card, shoot-outs instead of penalty corners, and biased umpires? Just a normal show for y’all!🎬 Top Clips from the Socials 00:00 Chair dancing 04:08 Introductions 06:08 Announcements 28:10 Is This a Red Card? SV Kampong v HC Bloemendaal Tulp Hoofdklasse Heren Final Game 2 49:20 When Shoot-Outs Are Used Instead of… More
Pro League Special Q&A | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 31
⏪ Review of the 🇬🇧v 🇩🇪 Men’s Game🔮 Preview of 🇬🇧 v 🇩🇪 Women’s Game🎬 Catch up on some social media shenanigans 0:00 Warm-up Chair Dancing 2:29 Intro 19:50 GBRvGER Yellow card for too many players 20:56 GBRvGER Breakdown from behind just in front of the 23m 34:28 GBRvGER Ball placement on the 15m free… More
Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 30
❓When a “Friendly” Is Unfriendly🎬 Top Clips from the Socials 0:00 Warm-up Chair Dancing 2:28 Intro 14:40 Thank you fhu3t Green members 19:49 Tips for a Level 1 Assessment 26:55 Unfriendly Friendlies and Tests 41:23 INDvAUS Danger into goalkeeper 55:36 SCHCvAMS Diving physical tackle in the circle 1:07:03 @hockeyboi_rhyan: How do you deal with unruly… More
Q&A | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 29
❓Q&A 🎬 Various #FHUreactions 0:00 Intros and Announcements, Announcements, Announcements22:59 How much of the ball can be higher than 460mm above the goal line on the first hit shot on a penalty corner?27:14 If a defender is carded during a penalty corner, does the team defend the subsequent PC with one fewer?36:30 Can players wear… More
Understanding Team Tactics | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 28
💡How Understanding Team Tactics Can Make You More Effective (Take 2!) 🎬 Various #FHUreactions We talk over issues like different team presses and how to position yourself and properly plan for likely tendencies of both the pressing and pressed teams, how teams use time-wasting tactics as a form of clock management, and so much more!… More
Aerials, Stick Blocks & GK Slides – #FHUreactions | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 27
Aerials, Stick Blocks & GK Slides – #FHUreactions All the #FHUreactions! 16:14 🎬 Stick Block of Trailing Defender 45:41 🎬 Aerial Into the D 1:12:31 🎬 A Sliding Goalkeeper Join your favourite #thirdteam friends for a solid #KeelyHour of discussion, tips, ideas and banter. Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live. 🟢🟡🔴 🏑… More
Tim Peel (NHL) & More #FHUreactions | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 26
NHL Referee Tim Peel & Hot Mic Mistake 💡Tim Peel’s removal from NHL games and what it means for hockey umpires👀 Check the original footage📰 Patrick Johnston: Hockey should just turn on the referee’s mic all the time – The Telegram📰 Kevin McGran: No one is blameless in the NHL officiating crisis. The solution starts… More
Losing Your Motivation? | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 25
💪 Lost Your Motivation?💡 More #FHUreactions Are you struggling with motivation? I am. Let’s talk about motivation, habits, mental health, and basically give each other a virtual hug on the stream today. 📅 Download to your calendar: https://fhumpires.com/ics-wuw Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live. 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 Transcript To Follow #thirdteam #fieldhockey #hockey… More
Have You Ever Lost Your Temper? | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 24
😡 Have you ever lost it on the pitch?💡 More #FHUreactions There’s a lot of conversation surrounding (ahem certain football referees) losing their temper on the pitch, Has this happened to you? What tips do you have to help us all keep our cool? 29:55 How Many of Us Lose Our Temper On the Pitch… More
More #FHUreactions | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 23.2
💡#FHUreactions Aligning the indoor bully – @selfpass Check out Ep. 23.3 here… Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live. 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 Transcript To Follow #thirdteam #fieldhockey #hockey #umpire #umpiring #FIH #FIHumpires #umpirelife #hockeyumpiretips #hockeyumpiringvideos #fieldhockeyumpiringvideos #hockeyedumpiring #hockeyumpiringrules More
More #FHUreactions | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 23.1
💡#FHUreactions Hockey.nl: dangerous shot on goal Check out Ep. 23.2 here… Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live. 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 Transcript To Follow #thirdteam #fieldhockey #hockey #umpire #umpiring #FIH #FIHumpires #umpirelife #hockeyumpiretips #hockeyumpiringvideos #fieldhockeyumpiringvideos #hockeyedumpiring #hockeyumpiringrules More
More #FHUreactions | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 23.3
💡#FHUreactions Goalkeeper throws equipment for a penalty stroke (PS) but not card – RealHockey Check out Ep. 23.1 here… Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live. 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 Transcript To Follow #thirdteam #fieldhockey #hockey #umpire #umpiring #FIH #FIHumpires #umpirelife #hockeyumpiretips #hockeyumpiringvideos #fieldhockeyumpiringvideos #hockeyedumpiring #hockeyumpiringrules More
#FHUreactions & Rants | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 22
💡#FHUreactions & Rants That’s right, it’s a random AMA and tea-spilling show this week! Have an idea for a future topic? Let me know in the replies or comments or by DM––I’d love to be able to help you. USFHA Indoor Dangerous Shot Indoor Goal or No Goal – @Hockeyfilmpje Stuart Baxter and Rape Culture… More
Dissent & Misconduct | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 21
💡Dissent – Where’s the Line? This week, we talk about why we deal with misconduct. Spoiler alert: it’s not to protect our own egos! Have a watch for some principles, examples and confidence builders. 💻 fhumpires.live Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live. 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 Transcript To Follow #thirdteam #fieldhockey #hockey #umpire #umpiring… More
Whistle Techniques | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 20
#WhatUpWednesday Ep. 20 Live Jan. 6 (edited) 💡Getting Handsy with Whistles – David Hughes 💻 fhumpires.live Bring on your thoughts and comments for the show, and even call in to join the live broadcast! Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live. 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 Transcript To Follow #thirdteam #fieldhockey #hockey #umpire #umpiring #FIH #FIHumpires… More
AMA and Recovering From the Big Mistake | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 19
I recommend you curl up by the fire with a Bailey’s and cocoa to listen to this one! Tons of fun questions from the AMA portion about some of my best and worst umpiring experiences, and we get into serious storytime when I give advice on how to recover from the Big Mistake. Check out… More
Staying Calm Making Big Decisions | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 18.2
In this segment, we go over what big decisions really are, and share tips on how to stay calm when making them. Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live! 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 Transcript Keely Dunn 0:00 Completely. Okay, let’s get on to Greg’s Second. Second question. I got 15 minutes. I’m staying on this… More
The Drag Flick Above The Knee | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 18.1
Ready for some mathy-physics stuff? No? Just pretend it isn’t happening and watch as I go down a serious rabbit hole trying to puzzle out the knee-high danger rule for drag flicks. Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live! 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 #thirdteam #fieldhockey #hockey #umpire #umpiring #FIH #FIHumpires #umpirelife #hockeyumpiretips #hockeyumpiringvideos #fieldhockeyumpiringvideos #hockeyedumpiring… More
Where Is the Spot of the Foul? | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 17
It’s another one-fer, as we work through why fouls are awarded where. Many words are spent on the danger rule, and why it’s dumb. Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live! 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 #thirdteam #fieldhockey #hockey #umpire #umpiring #FIH #FIHumpires #umpirelife #hockeyumpiretips #hockeyumpiringvideos #fieldhockeyumpiringvideos #hockeyedumpiring #hockeyumpiringrules More
To PC or Not to PC a Foot Inside the Circle | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 16
Dare us to talk for an entire hour about whether a defensive foot inside should result in a penalty corner or not? CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. This was unexpectedly epic and lots of great participation from the ridiculously good-looking third-teamers out there. (Sorry for the piss-poor 720p quality of the video––my hard drive ate the download and… More
Free Hits Around the 23m | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 15.2
Effectively managing free hits you give around the 23m line requires anticipating the play and a little bit of tough love. Working off a specific scenario, we spin a wild tale of savvy players, proactive management and making sure, as always, the scales of justice remain in balance. Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will… More
Stick Blocks vs. Obstructions | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 15.1
It’s not easy to distinguish between attacking stick blocks and defensive stick obstructions, but we’ve got a few tips here to help. As always, shift your focus to the defender’s stick, and practice watching tackles with this focus to train your brain to ignore the fancypants goings-on with the ball. And hey, at least you’ve… More
Advantage on Dangerously-Raised Balls | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 14.a
There’s a difference between intentionally-raised aerial passes and 5m infringements, and accidentally-dangerous deflections––and it has big ramifications for how and why we’d play advantage or no foul at all accrues. Check out the deep dive and share your thoughts in the comments. Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live! 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 #thirdteam #fieldhockey… More
Free Hits Inside the 5m Dotted Line | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 14.b
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… More
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… More
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…. More
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,… More
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…. More
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… More
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… More
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 Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live! 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 #thirdteam #fieldhockey #hockey #umpire #umpiring #FIH #FIHumpires #umpirelife #hockeyumpiretips #hockeyumpiringvideos #fieldhockeyumpiringvideos #hockeyedumpiring #hockeyumpiringrules More
Managing a Temperamental Game | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 9b
A challenge that faces all of the #thirdteam on the regular: how do you handle temperamental games where players, coaches and the dogs watching from outside the fence all seem to be mad? All the strategies you can shake a stick at are right here! Clips That Didn’t Make It Check out when the next… More
Carding 5m Infringements on the Aerial | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 9a
HOLD THE PHONE: should we be upgrading and carding aerial 5m infringements? Find out in this vid, and let’s hear from you in the comments! Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live! 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 #thirdteam #fieldhockey #hockey #umpire #umpiring #FIH #FIHumpires #umpirelife #hockeyumpiretips #hockeyumpiringvideos #fieldhockeyumpiringvideos #hockeyedumpiring #hockeyumpiringrules More
Secrets of Advantage | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 8b
Do you have questions about when to “come back” after playing advantage? What’s “two bites at the cherry?” Get all your answers in this in-depth discussion, and let’s hear from you in the comments! This video comes goes exclusive on Oct 4th so check it out now OR sign up for the fhu3t and have… More
Working With Captains | Tips & Tricks for the Hockey Umpire | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 8a
How are your relationship-building skills working out with captains? Let me know in the comments! This video comes goes exclusive on Oct 4th so check it out now OR sign up for the fhu3t and have access to all the replays forever! Check out when the next #WhatUpWednesday will go live! 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 #thirdteam #fieldhockey… More
