Officiating Forum Sky City Convention Centre May 2010 Craig Gribble Hockey NZ Umpire Development Manager

Best Practice Initiative Identification of 2 issues: Lack of quality umpires emerging at national level Insufficient female umpires officiating in hockey

Attracting junior umpires into the sport Commitment to having junior umpires officiating at junior age group tournaments

Domestic tournament v age of officials U year old officials U years U years U years

In 2009, over 250 umpires between the ages of 14 and 21, umpired at national tournaments

Attracting female officials For all Hockey NZ flagship tournaments from U13 through to the National Hockey League the umpire appointments are gender specific

Additional considerations There needs to be adequate support, coaching, assessment and reporting to validate the process Together with the 250 umpires, were 40+ technical delegates and umpire managers

An entry point is needed for ‘late bloomers’ Eg Championship tournaments, school tournaments and masters

Success stories Its not coincidence that trained officials end up ‘head boy or girl.’ Officiating teaches: –Time management –Interpersonal skills –Communication –Conflict management –Confidence –Motivation

Amber Church - Poverty Bay U years U U U U U Pacific Cup Fiji U NHL South American Champs International grading 2010???