Umpiring
2011
Umpiring at Melville
- Latest Team's umpiring Allocations 30-07-2011 to 04-09-2011
- Most grades have an odd number of teams so each week one team has an umpiring bye.
That team will be required to (typically) provide 8 umpires for 4 games as per the umpiring allocations list.
Some grades will be 'self umpire' and others will have games allocated by HWA on a weekly basis.
It is absolutely essential that all our umpiring allocations are filled. Failure to do so means significant fines and these will be levied back to the teams who didn't show for their allocated duty.
Allocations for each team will be posted on our web site and also emailed to the team/grade co ordinators but it is your responsibility to check. If you have a bye, you will probably be umpiring. - April 8 notices from Hockey WA -
- Download latest Rule Book (new)
- Download Umpires Briefing (new)
- Download Codes of Behaviour
The free hit experimental rules played in 2010 are now full rules and will be played in all competitions in 2011
Rule Clarifications 2011
The Rule which used to say that 'players must not force an opponent into offending unintentionally' is deleted - any action of this sort can be dealt with under other Rules.
Be aware of attempts to gain free hits by the ball carrier, for example, by: -
- Deliberately running into opponents
- Playing the ball dangerously into a defender's body
- Trying to demonstrate an obstruction by lifting their stick dangerously over an opponent's head
These are offences in their own right and upset opponents.
Finally a reminder that all teams must have a goalkeeper with a minimum of protective headgear. The goalkeeper (or player wearing headgear) is not allowed outside of the defensive 23m zone
No goalkeeper, no game.
