To aid the budding Umpire a number of documents have been collated below which provide guidance on how to officiate in a professional and consistent manner. We hope these documents prove useful.
For more information on Umpiring, please visit the Umpiring section of the England Hockey wesbite.
The Official Rules of Hockey
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Useful tips and hints for Umpires
Umpires Areas of Responsibility
Match Day Discipline Forms
On rare occasions an umpire is required to enforce discipline during a match and sometimes this can result in Control Cards (Green / Yellow / Red) being issued to a player. A number of useful forms and guidance documents are provided below to aid the Umpire in reporting the more serious incidents to the regulatory authorities:
Guidance for Umpires – Completing a Red Card or Match-Day Misconduct Report Form
Matchday Disrepute Report Form
Matchday Misconduct Report Form
Red Card & Matchday Misconduct Offence 2008
Please check the EMHUA Web Handbook website for more information and to check for updated versions of these forms.



