Tag: umpire
Umpire’s voice in danger of losing out to player-centric hockey
Hockey is in danger of having an overly player-centric sport, writes our umpire columnist Andy Mair
I was fortunate enough to be working with the umpires...
Why the whistle should be mandatory for all hockey players
As a coach at school and club level, much of my preparation for a season would be focused on drills, cones, bounce boards, enough...
Young Pilgrim makes progress as 11-year-old hockey umpire
By Richard Bright
An 11-year-old hockey fanatic is widely thought to be the youngest ever in the country to become a Level 1 hockey umpire...
Taking next hockey umpiring step doesn’t have to be daunting
By David Ellcock
In a recent Hockey Paper piece, I suggested that people should just try umpiring and that this might lead to their getting...
Ireland hockey debacle leave negatives for umpire community
Video Umpire expert Andy Mair picks the bones out of the Canada v Ireland controversy
The national teams to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic...
FIH urges England Hockey to adopt four quarters
World Hockey chiefs hope that England Hockey will still introduce the four quarters rule across the domestic game after a decision to implement the...
Why the 2019 hockey rules are umpire friendly
By David Ellcock | Umpire's view
In my last column I looked at two of the biggest changes to the Rules of Hockey in their...
Women’s Hockey World Cup: Shoot outs still excite, if right calls...
Analysis
Not surprisingly, the first shoot out of the Vitality Women’s World Cup created the tournament’s first genuine controversy. With Louise Versavel needing to score...
Women’s Hockey World Cup: Are umpires leaving an open goal over...
THP analysis
The weekend can't come soon enough. Eyes are on the Dutch, England and Argentina but Pool D's wide open permutations has set the...
Hockey World Cup: video umpires and rules explained
By Andy Mair | Hockey Cam
The hype and fervour of the Football World Cup may be over, and the graceful energy of the Wimbledon...
