Sunday, December 8, 2024

Umpiring

England Hockey domestic umpires seek ‘buy in’ from teams over player physicality

The National Programme Umpiring Association (NPUA) chair Sean Edwards is keen to see a buy-in from the hockey fraternity as officials get a grip on physicality in the modern...

Receiving the rules: ‘Aerials are hardest part of hockey to umpire’

Aerials are by far the hardest part of the game to umpire. That is the assertion of the NPUA, with the aerial rule leading...

Top hockey umpire: I had to crowdfund for Rio Olympics – things have vastly improved since

FIH umpire Laurine Delforge, of Belgium, on pay and keeping pace in today’s game Compared to some of the top-level international players, umpires receive relatively...