As a club we have a duty to provide umpires for club matches (junior and senior) and its important we share the load and not rely on the same volunteers to umpire every week. Although becoming an umpire will benefit the club it will also benefit you:
The club will pay you £20 per game if you umpire a game for the club:
We have an Umpire Liaison Officer who will work with the captains and managers to assign umpires to the right games. We run communication through a WhatsApp group. We will make sure you are only asked to do games within your experience level and will help to arrange your assessment match when you are ready.
If you are interested in starting to umpire or getting booked onto a course, please get in touch.
Since 2018, Individuals from Umpiring Associations, National Programme Umpiring Association (NPUA), Technical Appointing Panel (TAP) and England Hockey have been working in collaboration to develop a unified vision for Officiating and we are delighted to announce the launch of the EHO.
The EHO is a single membership body designed for anyone involved in Officiating, at every level of the game. The vision of the EHO is to provide a unified approach to support and develop all members across the game via a Nationally Led, Locally Delivered organisation.
All umpires MUST register with EHO.
England Hockey has an online resource for umpires, with various online development modules, as well as the current FIH Rules and information on how to book onto an umpire course.
If you need to purchase any equipment for umpiring please use the link below:
Umpire positioning is hugely important to the success of the officiating team, as well as the flow and attitude of the game. It is important for an umpire to ensure they are in the most effective position to both view and communicate with players effectively. You will find that it is also important for players to feel as if the umpire is making an effort to get into effective positions. They are likely to have a negative and possibly critical view of an umpire if they believe decisions are incorrect due to an umpire's positioning, which is likely to effect an umpire's ability to effectively manage a game.
Areas of Control
The left umpire is responsible for the red side of the field, with the right side umpire being responsible for the blue. In the Grey area between sides and ends of the field, control Is generally given to the umpire to which the play is coming towards. For example, if the play is going >> then control would be with the Blue umpire - Or if the play Is going ^^ then control would be given to the Red umpire.
General Play Positioning
Keep a 45 degree angle from your colleague , this helps with vision for both umpires and makes it easy to locate your fellow umpire. Be sure to remember, that as the ball moves to the far side of the field, you should move into the mid field. Then head towards your own side-line as the ball comes back to the midfield, and your side of the field.
Change to Rule 9.10
Rule 9.10 has been changed to allow for the playing of what is commonly referred to as Aerial Ball. Players must not approach within 5 metres of an opponent receiving a falling raised ball until it has been received, controlled, and is on the ground. An exception is that an aerial ball may be intercepted within 5 metres but outside of playing distance of the receiver, provided it is done safely. Playing distance is defined as the distance within which a player is capable of reaching the ball to play it.
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