Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Umpiring

‘Fantastic challenge’: What I learned from umpiring my first club hockey game

Rookie umpire Alastair Whatley, Southgate HC's secretary, talks through his experience blowing the whistle for his first league game. I was definitely nervous. The tell tale signs were there. Too...

Meet the top Olympic hockey umpire who also captains Belgium indoors

Laurine Delforge has been selected to umpire at her third Olympics this summer, but she has earnt the call-up while also representing Belgium as...

Aerial rule in hockey: ‘FIH isn’t pushing boundaries, the players are doing that’

Whenever the FIH conducts calls with top coaches, the aerial is the “hot topic” of conversation. The briefings’ book is updated after every tournament...