To assist developing umpires within Clubs, Ulster Hockey will be running a series of Umpire workshops in August, September, October and November across the province.
The purpose of the workshops is to offer support and guidance to all club umpires, no matter at what level, in order to assist, develop their skills, improve confidence, and attain consistency in decision making and rules interpretation.
The format for the workshop will be as follows:-
Introduction
Pre-match preparation
Areas of control & Positioning – Open play/Penalty Corners/Penalty Strokes.
Communication and control – Cards, Signals, Verbal, where to send suspended players.
Game Management – Players/Benches/Spectators.
Identifying and explaining offences
Areas of Difficulty – self pass, free hits, aerials, 5 metres, obstruction, etc
Code of Conduct
Question and Answer session
*** You will be expected to have a basic knowledge of the rules of hockey. This is NOT a rules test. However rules interpretations will be discussed, along with club umpire support.
Workshop Dates/Times/Venues
Date: Monday 16th September
Time: 7.00pm-9.30pm
Venue: Mossley Hockey Club
Date: Tuesday 1st October
Time: 7.00pm-9.30pm
Venue: Portadown Hockey Club
Date: Monday 7th October
Time: 7.00pm-9.30pm
Venue: Coleraine Hockey Club
Date: Monday 21st October
Time: 7.00pm-9.30pm
Venue: Lisnagavery Hockey Club
Date: Monday 18th November
Time: 7.00pm-9.30pm
Venue: The Pavilion, Stormont
Cost: £25 per person
Places are limited and will be filled on a first come, first served basis and will only be confirmed upon receipt of payment.
Club Umpire Officer Programme
What is the Club Umpire Officer Programme
The Club Umpire Officer Programme is aimed at engaging with, and growing the number of umpires within clubs, supporting umpires to be confident and to enjoy umpiring.
The main part of this programme involves the training up of a Club Umpire Officer (CUO). They will be trained and supported by Ulster Hockey.
What is the Role of the Club Umpire Officer
Club Umpire Officers will facilitate and manage umpiring within their own club. This CUO will be the point of contact for umpires within their club in terms of questions about how to manage situations, how they can develop, or any questions that they have on umpiring. They will also have the basic skills needed to watch club umpires and provide them with some suggestions about how to improve.
Minimum qualifications for Club Umpire Coach:
Current or retired umpire
Completed (or will complete) online rules test & Fundamentals of Umpiring 1
Workshop venue / date: Lisnagavery – Tuesday 24th September – 7.00pm-9.00pm
Workshop venue / date: Belfast Harlequins – Thursday 24th October – 7.00pm-9.00pm
