Minkey and Grads

Managers, Coaches and Umpires

All teams require a coach, manager and umpire.

Coaches need only limited experience with hockey as they will be provided with a coaching manual. Their input into the program will be rewarded with the enthusiasm and rapid progression of their teams.

The manager will be responsible for the team equipment and keeping all team members informed of up and coming events and liaising with the Minkey/Grads coordinator.

Umpires are only required approx fortnightly. Rules at this level are quite basic and can easily be picked up.

For further information please contact Theresa Rayfield or phone 9313 6513 or 040 101 9570.

Managers

Minkey Manager's Job Description

Be contact between team and Theresa
Pick up and return bucket each week from clubhouse
Organise an orange roster
Read file (in bucket) and the notice board each week & pass on information to your team - also make sure all parents are getting emails
Advise the coach/team which field you are on the following week
Make a contact sheet for your team
Organise your team when they are on canteen roster
Wash or organise someone to wash bibs if they get wet and or dirty
Organise a back up if you are going to be away

Umpires

Minkey Umpiring Guidance

Please let those who volunteer to umpire read -

Umpiring Year 1-3 is very simple - keep it safe!

Don't pull up for feet unless they deliberately kick it like a soccer ball
Blow if dangerous - against child causing danger
Blow if child falls over
Blow if the kids get in a melee & are running as a pack - alternate direction of free hit

Umpiring Grads - home team umpires

Coaches can be on the park to coach - no participation though

Most important to encourage flow of game & discourage dangerous play

Basic Rules

Teams line up & do 3 ra's at start
Toss stick & call round or flat - winning team picks end

Signals

Blow whistle loudly to start & restart after goal
Point with straight arm direction of free hit
Goals - point both hands together at goal

Free Hits

High or dangerous lifting of stick, unsportmanship, deliberate offence - eg tripping
When a player gets hurt - stop play
Let the foot rule go unless the player is trying to kick it or has lots of repeated foot offences
If play gets congested, blow whistle and award free hit on rotation of teams

Autoplay

We are playing this new rule - please ask if you do not know what this is