Umpire Corner – Dangerous play

Dangerous play is hard to define and apply simply because of the numerous factors involved in answering the question “was that play dangerous?”  This is also an area where the umpire has to make a decision based on their perception of the play and if you...

Umpire Corner – 5 metres

There are plenty of occasions in every game of hockey where players need to be aware of the 5 metre rules.  So do you know when these occasions are and do you actually know how far 5 metres is? Some will tell you 5 metres is about 5 big steps, ignore these people, a...