1. A Presentation for Club Umpires © England Hockey THE ESSENCE OF UMPIRING 1 Volunteer for hockey! You know it’s worth it!

2. The Essence of Umpiring © England Hockey 2 Control The key issue

3. The Essence of Umpiring Control Managing the game 3

4. The Essence of Umpiring Aspects of control Three key components: - Respect - Fitness - Appropriate use of tools 4

5. The Essence of Umpiring Respect - Empathy 5

6. The Essence of Umpiring Respect – Accuracy of decision making process 6

7. The Essence of Umpiring Fitness - Vision - Concentration 7

8. The Essence of Umpiring The appropriate use of control tools - Whistle - Cards 8

9. The Essence of Umpiring The appropriate use of control tools - Signals - Body language 9

10. The Essence of Umpiring To summarise - Use all of your tools and skills - The game will flow - You and the players will enjoy! 10