| 2nd March 2010 |
| Milestone matches |
|  Many congratulations to Tony Kelleher who has umpired his 250th match. This is an incredible achievement and he is only the fourth member to reach this milestone. |
| Men's World Cup |
| The NPUA's very own Andy Mair and Hamish Jamson are currently umpiring at the Men's Hockey World Cup. To read more about the tournament and umpiring visit Andy's blog at www.peelywallyindelhi.blogspot.com |
| Congratulations! |
| Congratulations to Andy Poulain who is now a Level 3 Umpire and a member of the NPUA, following his successful assessment. |
| 26th February 2010 |
| Mens World Cup Hockey on TV... |
| FREE Live television coverage of the World Cup on Zing
Viewers in the UK can see FREE live coverage of the World Cup, including all of England’s games, on music and lifestyle channel Zing.
Zing is available on:
Sky Channel 789
Freesat Channel 509
Virgin Media
The tournament will be broadcast live including all of the England, India and Pakistan matches.
Watch England’s first match against Australia at 13:05 GMT on Sunday on Sky Channel 789, Freesat Channel 509 and Virgin Media.
... More |
| 21st February 2010 |
| NPUA Consultation |
| Thank you to all the members who contributed to the online NPUA Consultation, your suggestions and feedback are very much appreciated.
Nearly 40% of the membership participated, providing over 80 responses, which was an excellent reponse rate for the first NPUA survey of this kind.
The results will now be analysed, the thoughts and ideas provided will help direct the NPUA Strategy which will be the main focus of the Executive Committee meeting in June 2010.
Outcomes from the Consultation and Strategy meeting will be shared with the membership during the summer and in greater detail at the NPUA Conference 2010. |
| Los Reyes 2010 |
| Martin Twist and a group of umpires from across the membership took part in the umpire exchange programme to Los Reyes in January 2010. Despite the snow delaying their return home, Martin has provided his thoughts about the opportunity he experienced. See the 'Umpiring Guidance' section of the website to read more. ... More |
| 16th February 2010 |
| EHTV |
| The second edition of EHTV is available via www.englandhockey.co.uk. EHB are covering two EHL premier division matches each weekend, showing these along with features on players and other hockey events. Footage is available from Tuesday lunchtime. ... More |
| 15th February 2010 |
| Appointments for March 2010 |
| The umpire appointments for the period up to and including 14 March were published on the website on Sunday 14 February.
In accordance with the agreed policy, the appointments for the final two EHL weekends in March will be published on a week by week basis in order to reflect the key matches in each division. As with last season, this may mean that umpires will find themselves umpiring in different situations to that which they are normally used to. It will greatly assist the Appointments Coordinator if all umpires can keep themselves available for these weekends to ensure maximum flexibility for these appointments. |
| 1st February 2010 |
| Communication with an appointed assessor or coach |
| As you will be aware the next tranche of appointments has been made and published. At the end of last year feedback was received that some coaches and assessors had not been contacted prior to the match by the umpires that they were working with.
As a reminder to all please note that if you due to be assessed or coached, out of courtesy to those who are giving up their time to help you, please remember to contact them. The NPUA Handbook asks you to do this as soon as the Host Club has contacted you with the match details, but in any case you should do this no later than the Tuesday evening before the match. Whilst most clubs also copy in details of the match to appointed assessors and coaches, this does not absolve you of your responsibility to contact them as well. |
| 29th January 2010 |
| Expenses |
| The NPUA system will be processing outstanding expenses which need claiming at the beginning of February. This is so that outstanding subscriptions can be claimed and paid. All members (especially those who have not yet paid their subscriptions) are requested to enter their feedback as soon as possible. Richard Kirk and Richard Wood will be in contact with those members who do not have enough expenses to cover their subscription to discuss options.
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| 28th January 2010 |
| International Congratulations |
| Congratulations to Lee Barron who has been promoted to the FIH Indoor Promising List as a result of this recent successful tournament in Poland. |
| Conference09 round-up |
| The Conference09 round-up newsletter has been added to the website to share with you what went well at the last Conference and what can be improved. Thank you to all those members who contributed feedback as a result of Conference09 and we hope this will stimute interest in anticipation of the next Conference on 4-5 September 2010. ... More |
| 26th January 2010 |
| Leisure Shirts |
| Due to the sudden shutdown of a supplier the supply of Ayres Rock shirts has been discontinued. We are in the process of sourcing a new supplier and will keep you updated. Those of you who already have orders on the system can either cancel the order or wait until a new supplier has been arranged. |
| 18th January 2010 |
| Hosting an umpire exchange |
| At the end of the first half of the season several European umpires were invited to participate in the National Programme. Several NPUA members helped make this weekend a great success by welcoming the umpires, organising the transport, hospitability and much more. Rob Jenkins has shared his experience of this weekend. ... More |
| 13th January 2010 |
| Hamish Jamson promoted to World Panel |
| It is with great delight that we can congratulate Hamish Jamson, who has been promoted to the Men's World Panel.
On this special occasion EHUSP Chair, Paul Box-Grainger, said: ”This is fantastic news and is worthy of a special mention because of its rarity.
”Following the World Cup in Moenchengladbach 2006, Hamish was returned to the World Development Panel – rather than give up, as many would have done after 70+ internationals matches, Hamish re-examined every aspect of his umpiring and was both willing and able to make the adjustments necessary.
”That combination of willingness to change and commitment to the performance ethic has gained him the respect of the umpiring world across the globe and has reflected incredibly well on his own strength of character and the reputation of English umpiring.
”Many congratulations to Hamish, we are all very proud of what you have achieved.”
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| 8th January 2010 |
| Indoor News |
| Due to the adverse weather condiions all indoor is cancelled this weekend (9th-10th January).
This will result in a reorganisation of future dates so the published appointments for 16 - 17 Jan WILL be changed.
The selectors will endeavour to publish these changes ASAP. |
| 5th January 2010 |
| French Umpire Exchange experiences |
| Recently, the NPUA participated in an umpire exchange with France. Matt Harrison and Andy Burnette have written about their experience of umpiring in the another country's national league. It is a valuable insight into how and why such exchanges are beneficial. ... More |
| 15th December 2009 |
| IDG - Men's Report from Lille |
| At the end of October the Men's IDG attended the World Cup Qualifier in Lille and Andrew Kennedy has written a report to share the groups experiences and benefit from being part of the IDG. ... More |
| 11th December 2009 |
| Coaching & Development Administrator (CDA) |
| The NPUA Executive Committee are delighted to announce the appointment of Martyn Gallivan to the post of Coaching & Development Administrator. Martyn takes up the post from the New Year and will be an asset to the continued development of the coaching function within the NPUA. There was an extremely high calibre of applications and we would like to extend our thanks to all the applicants who applied. |
| 10th December 2009 |
| Outdoor Hockey 2009: clarification of interpretation |
| Rules of Hockey 2009: Interpretation of Rule 13.2.h
At its meeting in November 2009, the Hockey Rules Board reviewed the interpretation of part of Rule 13.2.h. The Rule states:
“Procedures for taking a free hit, centre pass and putting the ball back into play after it has been outside the field: from a free hit awarded to the attack within the 23 metres area, the ball must not be played into the circle until it has travelled at least 5 metres or has been touched by a player of either team other than the player taking the free hit.”
The Rule itself is unchanged but the following interpretation of a particular action is added and should be attached as a note beneath the Rule in printed copies:
”It is permitted to play the ball high above the attacking circle so that it lands outside the circle subject to Rules related to dangerous play and that the ball is not legitimately playable inside or above the circle by another player during its flight.”
This interpretation will be applied with effect from 1 January 2010 (ie it will not be applied at any FIH tournaments conducted before 1 January 2010).
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| 17th November 2009 |
| Milestone Congratulations |
|  Nick Lockhart became only the third member of NPUA to reach 250 games this weekend. Nick's national league umpiring career has spanned the whole life of the national programme, since its inception back in 1988. Congratulations to Nick, following the match at Loughborough at the weekend. |
| 13th November 2009 |
| International Congratulations |
| Congratulations to Andy Mair who has been appointed to the Men's World Cup in 2010. We wish him every success at the tournament. |
| 1st February 2009 |
| Steelcase Solutions Information |
| Following a number of requests from members for more information about our sponsors, we have added a one page flyer to the website that can be printed and given to any interested parties.
Please take a look and use it to promote and support our sponsors. ... More |
| 26th January 2006 |
| Unusual Travel Authorisation |
|  A reminder to anyone appointed by NPUA, in any capacity, that authorisation for overnight accomodation arranged by the traveller or for taking the option of flying to a match or event must be approved prior to the event by the expenses administrator, Richard Wood.
Failing to get his approval prior to travelling or staying overnight may result in the expense claim not being paid.
No-one else can approve such arrangements. |
| 10th February 2005 |
| International Appointments Expenses |
|  In an attempt to standardise payments across all ”volunteers” in hockey, the following has been agreed with England Hockey.
NPUA will reimburse umpires for travel to and from the airport when travelling to appointments made by FIH, EHF or NPUA. This reimbursement will be on the normal mileage basis if travelling by car or the cost of train travel. NPUA will not refund the costs of taxis or airport parking.
In addition, NPUA will cover 50% of the costs of any visas required to fulfil the appointment, the remaining 50% being covered by the umpire.
This applies to England umpires in international appointments, unless appointed by NPUA. Umpires from other countries should seek clarification from their governing body as necessary. |
