by Ally Horne | Mar 5, 2015 | Announcements, Features, Galleries, Pictures, Socials, Umpire Corner
This week Knowle Hockey Club celebrated the 80th birthday of Malcolm Kingshott who has been umpiring for the club for almost 30 years and continues to give up his spare time for the club every weekend, come rain or shine. The club presented Malcolm with gifts...
by Chris Verrall | Nov 20, 2014 | Features, Umpire Corner
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...
by Chris Verrall | Nov 5, 2014 | Umpire Corner
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...
