Umpiring

Links
Devon Umpires - www.devonumpires.co.uk
West Umpires - www.westhockeyumpires.org

For more information on Umpiring visit the England Hockey Web Site, look under the Officiating & Education section. You will find loads of downloads full of information. www.englandhockey.co.uk.

In an effort to persuade as many umpires as possible (of ALL levels) of the importance of being as fit as they can, a new resource is available here (PDF document). It is called “Fitness for Umpires”.

Courses coming up:

Monday 26th February & Monday 5 March 2007 - Level 1 Umpiring Courses

When and Where: Sports Centre, College of St Mark and St John.
Monday 26th February and Monday 5 March 2007
Start 6.30p.m. to 9.30pm

Cost: £30.00. CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS MONDAY 20th February 2007. Places done on a first come first served basis.
Download the application form here (Microsoft Word, 22Kb).

Previous courses:

June 2005 - Level 1 Umpiring Courses

The cost of the course is £30 in both cases - cheques to be payable to Mrs S Richards. Places are limited and will be accepted on a first come first served basis.
Cheque plus your candidate contact details to be sent to:
Mrs S Richards, 1 Hookhills Gardens, Paignton, Devon TQ4 7NQ
For further details please email scr137@btinternet.com or phone 01803 843036 or 07754 699 566

23/24 May 2005 - Level 1 Umpire Course
7.00pm-9.00pm at Marjons. Cost £30-00 but you will be able to claim up to half the course fee back through PCC. Download application form here.

4th March 2005 - Foundation Umpires Award
OPEN TO BOYS AND GIRLS IN YEARS 9 to 12
Why not take the first step to becoming a qualified umpire.
Opportunities to develop your umpiring in local clubs and in the city junior league.
Download a poster here.

23rd February 2004 - Level 1 Umpires Course
Cost: £22 for PHDG member clubs & schools, £27 for non member clubs and schools.
Download an application form here.

Courses planned, to be confirmed shortly:
Young Leaders Award (14-18yrs)– March 28th & April 4th – 9.00 to 2pm - Marjons
Key Stage 3 & 4 Teachers Course – 2 day course (June/July TBC)

The PHDG are currently in the process of setting up an Umpires Appointment and development group to help with this important area of the game in the Plymouth and Tavistock area. In particular the group would like all club Umpires Secretaries to join this group. The PHDG believes that creating such a group would save all the clubs a great deal of time when trying to appoint umpires on a weekly basis. For more information contact Rob Logan.

Below are some documents that you might find useful to download. They are all in Microsoft Word format:

Ask The Umpire #0007 - Penalty Corners
Q: Is STOP replaced by CONTROL?
By UmpireHockey.com
FIH Rule 15.2.1.j is amended to read, "Penalty corner: no shot at goal shall be made until the ball has travelled outside the circle."
There are rumours suggesting that the elimination of the restriction that the ball must be stopped prior to a first shot on a Penalty Corner meant that instead the ball must now be 'controlled' prior to the first shot. These rumours are false! To be clear, under the new FIH rules the ball doesn’t have to be stopped or 'controlled' on a Penalty Corner to any greater degree than during other parts of the game. The ONLY post-insertion, pre-shot restriction is that the ball must leave the circle once before the first shot can be taken!

PHDG Level One Umpires Coaches
Tina Phillips, Rob Logan, Jamie Oxley - All three recently qualified as Level One Umpire coaches and are pleased to be able to help those wishing to gain their level one umpire badge. If you have been practicing your umpiring and would like some feedback and advice then do not hesitate to get in contact with either Tina, Rob or Jamie.

Level One Assessors
The following people are able to assess you for your level one umpires badge - Alan (Paddy) Porter and Tim Shobrook.