Umpires

We recognise the importance and value of umpires to our sport, to our club and to all of our members.

We are very willing to support any member (adult or junior) or any parent/guardian who would like to train as a new umpire.

Please get in touch and I'll be happy to talk and help you develop your umpiring skills!

We welcome any adult member, junior member or parent/guardian to take the Level 1 Umpire training course (a 2 hour online course). There are many courses available to suit your availability. The initial training is online, booked through the England Hockey Hub training site. Click the link below to find a course.

To umpire in the lower leagues, an individual only has to complete the EH basic level 1 training - there is no formal assessment required. Once you've done the training we can help you get assessed as a level 1 umpire and take the level 2 training if/when you are ready.

The club will fund the cost of the training for those who can't afford the fee, provided they do subsequently umpire at least 5 games.

Once trained we can arrange for new umpires to start with a friendly game or perhaps a junior game to build confidence. We can also arrange for training so umpires can collaborate using 2-way radios.

We also intend to support umpires develop their experience and expertise with further training, assessments and coaching.

To encourage our own members to umpire and to be able to bring in outside umpires if needed, we are willing to pay umpires for home matches as follows:

- Adult match £20 (Qualified umpire, including L1 un-assessed)

- Adult match £10 (Un-qualified umpire)

- Junior match £10 (No qualification required).