Level1 Presentation

LEVEL 1 UMPIRE AWARD: 

PRESENTATION TO CANDIDATE UMPIRES LEVEL 1 UMPIRE AWARD

OUR UMPIRING STRUCTURE: 

OUR UMPIRING STRUCTURE LEVEL ONE – club/county LEVEL TWO – county/region LEVEL THREE – national programme

PRESENTATION: 

PRESENTATION LOOK LIKE AN UMPIRE Be smart Use whistle tone Make your signals clear Don’t be officious Don’t be scared to smile

EQUIPMENT: 

EQUIPMENT Umpires equipment Players equipment GK’s equipment

THE PITCH: 

THE PITCH Dimensions Lines andamp; markings Shooting circles Goals and flags

PREPARATION: 

PREPARATION PRE-MATCH CHAT - establishing consistency - work as a team PITCH INSPECTION - goals, nets, lines WARM-UP

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY: 

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Shooting circles, side lines Play approaching Eye contact When to blow the whistle

POSITIONING & MOBILITY: 

POSITIONING andamp; MOBILITY MOVING WITH PLAY (andamp; reading the play) - forwards, backwards, sideways SET-PIECE POSITIONING - penalty corners - corners - strokes

THE GAME RULES: 

THE GAME RULES TEAMS - substitutions - GK on the pitch CAPTAINS - responsibilities Duration of the Game

STARTING & RE-STARTING THE GAME: 

STARTING andamp; RE-STARTING THE GAME Centre pass Ball over the side-line Ball over the back-line - by an attacker, by a defender - intentionally, unintentionally

SIGNALS: 

SIGNALS Clear and held for long enough Confident As per the book…don’t make up your own!

THE BULLY: 

THE BULLY When / why do you award a bully? Where is it taken? What distance the other players? One touch only – not three!

SCORING A GOAL: 

SCORING A GOAL Off an attacking players stick in the shooting circle Completely over the goal-line Goal awarded in a penalty stroke situation

ACCIDENTS & INJURY: 

ACCIDENTS andamp; INJURY When to stop / not stop time Assessing an injury Treatment on the pitch The bleeding player Re-starting the game The injured umpire…what to do!

CONDUCT OF PLAY: 

CONDUCT OF PLAY PLAYERS SHALL NOT… - use of stick and playing equipment - use of body, hands, feet - the raised ball (the good, the bad and the ugly – dangerous!)

OBSTRUCTION: 

OBSTRUCTION Onus is on the tackler Consider: - position - intention - timing Shielding the ball with the stick

PLAYERS MAY NOT…: 

PLAYERS MAY NOT… MANUFACTURE AN OFFENCE - examples? TIME WASTE - examples?

GOALKEEPERS MAY…: 

GOALKEEPERS MAY… Inside the circle… Outside the circle… Lying on the ball - obstructing

ADVANTAGE: 

ADVANTAGE A penalty shall be awarded ONLY when a player or team has been clearly disadvantaged by an opponent’s offence Why signal it andamp; who are you signalling it for?

FREE HIT: 

FREE HIT Awarded for an offence by an attacker in the opponents 23 Awarded following any offence by any player between the two 23’s Awarded for an unintentional offence by the defence outside their circle and within their 23

PENALTY CORNER: 

PENALTY CORNER Intentional offence by a defender outside the circle but within the 23 metres area they are defending An offence by a defender in the circle which doesn’t prevent a probable goal Intentionally playing ball over own back-line Intentional offence in the circle by a defender against an opponent who does not have possession of the ball or an opportunity to play the ball When the ball becomes lodged in a players clothing or equipment while in the circle they are defending

PENALTY CORNER cont…: 

PENALTY CORNER cont… Managing the Penalty Corner Where are the players positioned? Where are you? Where is your colleague? First hit shot andamp; height restriction Danger…what is it? Ball beyond 5 metres of shooting circle

PENALTY STROKE: 

PENALTY STROKE Awarded for: Offence by a defender in the circle that prevents the probable scoring of a goal. Intentional offence in circle by a defender against an opponent who has possession of the ball or an opportunity to play the ball. For defenders persistently crossing over the back-line before permitted before the taking of a PC.

PENALTY STROKE cont…: 

PENALTY STROKE cont… TAKING a Penalty Stroke - time stopped - position of players andamp; GK - position of umpires - after the whistle

PENALTY STROKE cont…: 

PENALTY STROKE cont… ENDING a Penalty Stroke - goal scored or awarded - ball caught by GK - ball lodged in GK’s equipment - ball passes outside of circle - ball comes to rest in circle - taker breaches a Rule

PENALTY STROKE cont…: 

PENALTY STROKE cont… RE-STARTING after the stroke - goal  centre pass - no goal  a push or hit to defence at top of circle, opposite centre of goal-line

PERSONAL PENALTIES: 

PERSONAL PENALTIES Players including substitutes may be cautioned, warned or suspended Intentional offences must be punished Verbal abuse – deal with it promptly Upgrading a penalty and reversing a decision

USE OF CARDS: 

USE OF CARDS What does each card represent? The general principles to apply Same colour…different offences Duration of suspension for minor offence versus duration for more physical or serious offences

DEVELOPING YOURSELF: 

DEVELOPING YOURSELF Practice, practice, practice Watch other umpires Get someone to video you Talk with players and coaches Always be prepared to listen

AND FINALLY…: 

AND FINALLY… Help raise the standard of the game Ensure every game is played in the right spirit Make sure you are suitably insured Work at your fitness Enjoy your umpiring!