1. Umpiring Development Officers’ Meeting – 12 September 2016

2. Umpiring Development Officer
Encouraging a positive attitude to umpires/umpiring
Encouraging club umpires
Disseminating umpiring information – DD, red cards, courses
Developing the umpiring pathway
Raising standards – dress code
Club Umpiring Profile
Registration of umpires with NDHUA

3. Level One Umpiring Award
Introduced November 2013
55 trained tutors – on-going training programme
3664 candidates (Jan 2014 to March 2016)
11% assessed
Centrally organised
£50 per candidate
6.5 hours (2.5 hours pitch work)
On line rules test
Focus on behaviours & attitudes
Other sports

4. THE KEY POINTS Practical Work Rules are a given Consistency
Quality assurance
Review and revision
Engagement with HUAs
Value and importance
Training
Clubs

5. ASSESSMENT Course = Level One Umpire (unassessed number)
Impact on leagues
Identified assessors
Assessment criteria (revised Summer 2015)
Safety – yes/no *
Preparation & appearance – yes/no
Decision making (20)
Communication (25)
Management & Control (15) *
Positioning & Movement (10)
Attitude (10)

6. Umpire Developer Course
3 hour course
Central to umpire progression
“club people who want to assist their club’s umpires to develop”
£10 per candidate
Managed by the CHUA
Certificate of attendance – Clubs First

7. The pathway Find a course – www.englandhockey.co.uk
Register for a course
Rules test
Attend a course
Receive a Level One number (U)
Practice – umpire developer
Assessment/ Feedback/ (A)
And onwards and upwards !

8. Introduction to Umpiring
For “beginners” in umpiring
3 hour course
50% practical work
£25
Club-based
Not an umpiring qualification
Minimum age is 12 (L1 is 14)

9. RED CARDS EH disciplinary code
It is possible……for a player to receive two yellow cards. However, when an offence for which a card has already been awarded is repeated, the same card must not be used again and a more severe penalty must be awarded.

10. RED CARDS EH Disciplinary Code – new rule book January 2017
Move towards one rule for all hockey
A player can receive two yellow cards as above
If the second MINOR offence is the same as the first then a red card must be issued
A red card report form must be completed and sent to the appropriate person
Option D – second yellow card
No further suspension beyond the game
What to show ?

11. RED CARDS A red card offence is a red card offence !
Red card report – CDA – Options A, B & C
Speed of reporting is essential
A card can only be issued between the first whistle and the conclusion of the game (including a penalty stroke competition, half time and the interval between 70 minutes and the start of the ps competition)