What our Umpire Co-ordinator has to say about Crowborough Hockey Club Umpires.....

"Our club umpires are a fantastic group of volunteers who give up there own time to ensure all our adult, development, junior and mixed teams can play. Most umpires start their journey as players who want to learn more about the game and do more for the club, they begin by umpiring some of the younger teams with a more experienced umpire to help them along the way. When they are ready to move onto adult hockey they will start with lower league games again with an experienced umpie along side them to build up their confidence. We provide our umpires with radio headsets to ensure they support each other in their decision making. Those who umpire adult hockey take the England Hockey Level 1 course to become an unassessed umpire and qualify them to undertake lower level adult appointments. Following experience at this level and when right for the individual we put them forward for their England Hockey Level 1 assessment which if passed means they can umpire teams at all levels. CHC Umpires are a very supportive of each other, discussing decisions and supporting in more challenging situations. Our priority is to ensure our umpires enjoy the role and feel part of our umpiring team and most importantly the club."

- Amanda Catling, Umpire Co-ordinator.

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If you are interested please contact us - crowboroughhockey@gmail.com