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

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

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

4. Domestic tournament v age of officials U13 14 - 16 year old officials U1516 - 18 years U1819 - 21 years U21 20 - 25 years

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

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

7. 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

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

9. 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

10. Amber Church - Poverty Bay U13200315 years U15200416 U18200517 U18200618 U18200719 U18200820 Pacific Cup Fiji200820 U21200921 NHL200921 South American Champs 201022 International grading 2010???